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Activities Volunteer

Creative Support Ltd
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Leicester, Leicestershire LE5 4AA

Salary

£16,000 - £19,200 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • Creative Support is seeking enthusiastic Activities Assistant volunteers for their Leicester services team.
  • Volunteers will help organize and facilitate engaging sessions such as arts and crafts, music lessons, and board games.
  • This role requires no specific prior experience, but a willingness to try new things and show empathy is essential.
  • Volunteers will receive training, support from a named supervisor, and access to a monthly peer support group.
  • This position is unpaid, as it is a volunteer role, and aims to create a positive impact in the community.

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 or email .

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.

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