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Information and Advice:
Age Concern, Battle area
Older people ring or come into our office to
seek information about a variety of problems.
Volunteers are required to identify the problem
and where possible provide information or
signpost accordingly.
Volunteers should have good communication skills
both oral and written. They should be able to
fulfil general clerical duties such as using the
photocopier and filing. All training will be
provided.
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Shop Assistant:
Age Concern, Battle area
Assisting the shop manager to sort, size and tag
donated goods and place neatly on rails. Assist
and serve customers.
Volunteers should be trustworthy, polite and
friendly and enjoy working as part of a team.
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Toe Nail Cutting:
Age Concern, all across East Sussex
Older people often experience difficulty
reaching their feet so cutting toe nails can
become a problem. After training, volunteers
carry out simple toenail cutting in client's
homes or in designated venues. More complex foot
care is never undertaken.
Volunteers should be reliable, honest, patient
and responsible with good listening skills.
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Home from Hospital:
Age Concern, all across East Sussex
Volunteers visit people in their homes after
their discharge from hospital in order to offer
practical and emotional support for a short term
(4-6 weeks). You may have to do some shopping,
collect prescriptions or other light tasks
making the client's life a little easier.
Volunteers need to be trustworthy and reliable
with good listening and communication skills.
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Befriending Volunteers:
Age Concern, all across East Sussex
Volunteers befriend older people living alone in
their own homes in order to provide
companionship for a specified period of time.
They assist older people in something of their
choosing which will make their life more
pleasurable or grant them a greater degree of
independence. Examples could be joining the
local library, trips to the shops, restoring
contact with lost friends.
Volunteers need to be trustworthy and reliable
with good listening and communication skills.
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Events Volunteers:
Small Hythe Place National
Trust (NT), Nr. Tenterden
Beer festival, children's events, theatre
events. See events and free beer for over 18s.
3 - 4 afternoons per month.
2 positions available.
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Café Help:
Small Hythe Place National
Trust (NT), Nr. Tenterden
No food preparing. Helps to be friendly.
3 - 4 afternoons per month.
1 or 2 positions available.
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Educational Volunteers:
Small Hythe Place National
Trust (NT), Nr. Tenterden
Helping with school trip visits.
Monday - Wednesday afternoons, plus some
weekends.
4 or 5 positions available.
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National Trust shop:
Bodiam Castle National Trust
(NT)
Stock taking, till, customer care etc.
Monday - Friday, plus some weekends.
Mornings and afternoons.
1 position available.
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Educational Volunteers:
Bodiam Castle National Trust
(NT)
Get dressed up and show school groups round
castle, re-enactments, story telling.
Accreditation, training and life-long learning.tock taking, till, customer care etc.
Monday - Friday, plus some weekends.
Mornings and afternoons.
2 or 3 positions available.
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Assistant Drama Workshop Leader:
Act on It, all across East
Sussex
Working with "Act on It" in schools and youth
clubs. Will be CRB checked.
From September.
3 days per week.
1 or 2 positions available.
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Buddying with Barnado's:
All across East Sussex
Buddying a disabled person aged 14-19. Training
and support given. Expenses paid.
Must be 18+.
Any time of day. You must be prepared to do
this for 1 year.
2 hours per week.
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Youth Action Team vinvolved:
All across East Sussex
Want to organise events, campaigns, promote
youth volunteering?
Then join our Youth Action Team.
Lots of fun, expenses paid.
Any number of days per week.
Any number of hours per week.
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Set up your own project!:
All across East Sussex
Your idea, your own project.
Get support from vinvolved-eastsussex.
Set it up.
Give us a
call.
Any number of days per week.
Any number of hours per week.
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Retail experience towards an NVQ!:
UFOSA Foundation Charity
Shop: Bexhill; Battle, Hastings; and soon Sidley
Volunteer in our UFOSA Foundation
charity shops in Bexhill, Battle,
Hastings, Eastbourne, and soon Sidley,
and gain an NVQ up to Level 3 in Retail
Skills, which will look great on your
CV!
Gain retail experience whilst raising
vital funds for disadvantaged South
African people. You may be involved with
sorting donations, working on the till,
and creating window displays.
The UFOSA Foundation is seeking to reach
30 communities throughout South Africa,
uniting them in a far-reaching 5 year
aid and development program in
Education, Family, Wellbeing and
Health.
Click here for
more information...
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Be an Ambassador:
Chestnut Tree House
Children's Hospice
Be an Ambassador in your
area/college. Raise awareness and fundraise.
Suitable for individuals of groups.
You choose the day(s) and time(s)
You choose the number of hours per week
www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk
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Xtrax Young People's Centre:
Xtrax Young People's Centre has been running
a breakfast club since last September and now
need to increase their team of staff. The role
will involve serving breakfast, greeting young
people as they arrive and cleaning and washing
up. Hours are 8.45 - 10.30, Monday to Friday, or
how ever many days you can offer.
They also have a new opportunity for a volunteer
with computer skills to work as an administrator
for the breakfast club, helping young people
with their CV, letters and completing electronic
forms. Hours: 9.00 - 11.00am two days a week.
Click here to read more...
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Workshop Helper:
i-Candy Community Arts
To assist with the running of a community
arts centre and assist with workshops, helping
run the shop, dealing with artists placing their
work. Volunteers will have input into funding
applications and publicity and promotion where
appropriate.
Click here to read more...
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StreetGames - Active StreetGames:
Active StreetGames is part of the
Cooperative StreetGames Young Volunteers. The
project has a range of volunteering
opportunities for young people aged 16-25. These
include one off events and sports tournaments,
sports coaching, youth led activities and other
new and exciting opportunities.
Click here to read more...
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Playworker:
Club4Kids - Sandown School
and William Parker School
Club4Kids has vacancies for people who like
working with children aged 4-14. The work
includes taking part in the day-to-day
activities on offer which include arts and
crafts, board games, reading, sports and
chatting.
Click here to read more...
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Over The Wall Camp 2009:
Dorset, Scotland and West
Midlands
Volunteer to support young people
aged 8-17 who are affected by serious or life
limiting illness, at OTW camp, which provides
campers with fun, creative and challenging
activities.
Click here to read more...
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Office Volunteer:
Community Fruit and Veg
Project
General office work to support the
running of the Project. The actual duties will
be discussed with potential volunteers and
agreed depending on the skills of the volunteer
and needs of the project.
Click here to read more...
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Children's Centre Volunteer:
Hastings and St.Leonards
Children's Centre
Many and varied opportunities to
help with the Children's Centre activities
including: outreach play and learn groups, music
groups and community fruit and veg project.
Click here to read more...
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4th Hastings Rainbow Unit:
Ore
Do you enjoy working with young
children and helping them grow in confidence and
learn how to work with others whilst having fun
at the same time? A volunteer is needed to help
run a Rainbow Unit based in Ore, which has 12
girls aged 5-7. There will be the opportunity to
undertake the Adult Leadership Scheme.
Two references required and CRB check will be
undertaken.
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ITV Fixers:
East Sussex
Major media campaign, giving 16-25
year olds the opportunity to produce a short
film about a problem they believe needs
'fixing'.
Click here to read more...
or visit:
www.itvfixers.com
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If you know of any opportunities
in this area or within East Sussex, please
contact us.
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