Activities Volunteer

Creative Support; Leicester; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Support is seeking enthusiastic Activities Assistant volunteers in Leicester to facilitate engaging and fun sessions for service users, ranging from arts and crafts to music lessons. Volunteers will gain valuable experience through training and active participation, helping enhance the lives of others in the community.

Benefits

Induction training

Monthly newsletter

Online peer support group

Qualifications

• Willingness to try new things.
• Ability to provide non-judgemental support.
• Compassion towards service users.

Responsibilities

• Setting up and assisting with activities.
• Coming up with ideas for new sessions.
• Promoting sessions to service users.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Empathy

Patience

Job description

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Our Leicester services would love to have some Volunteers join our team. We are looking for Activities Assistant volunteers to provide fun and interesting sessions for our service users. The sessions can be arts and crafts, music lessons, or board games. Our service users will be involved in deciding the types of activity sessions we hold, and you will be helping us to provide opportunities for people to relax, try new activities, to meet new people and much more. We are looking for people with enthusiasm, willing to try new things, the ability to be patient and show empathy, and to provide non-judgemental support.

We support our volunteers with an Induction, training for the role, a named volunteer supervisor, a monthly newsletter and a monthly online peer support group.

•Setting up for the activity, moving tables and chairs if necessary.
•Assisting with the activity
•Coming up with ideas for new sessions.
•Clearing away at the end of the session.
•Helping to promote the sessions to service users.

As a volunteer with Creative Support we offer training for your role, access to a volunteer supervisor, an induction, a monthly volunteer newsletter, and an online volunteer’s peer support group.
Together we can make a difference.

If you would like to discuss volunteering with us, the role you’re applying for or you application form you can contact our Volunteer Department on 0161 236 0829 or email [emailprotected] .

We are a passionate, inclusive and anti-racist organisation. We embrace diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. As a Disability Confident Employer we welcome applications from people with a disability, and as a proud Stonewall Diversity Champion we actively encourage applications from the LGBT+ community.