Welcome to this week’s edition of Volunteering Opportunities.
There are loads of roles across London to get involved in over the coming months that span across the voluntary sector; from health-related opportunities and web-design roles to working with children and spending your weekend supporting a local museum.
Spend a few minutes scrolling though this week’s selection and drop me a line to find out more!
Kind Regards,
Oliver
Education
(**NEW THIS WEEK**) HAMPSTEAD SECONDARY SCHOOL
YEAR 11 STUDENTS’ PROGRESSION DAY
Friday 10 February
9:30am-11:00am
We are looking for 20 UCL students to spend one hour at the Year 11 Progression Day talking to individual students about your life at university and your background to inspire and encourage students to aim for Higher Education. We would also like you to introduce Year 11 students to the UCAS website and discuss the grades that are required and subjects they need to take in order to maximise the chance of a successful application. To this end we would also like your volunteers to spend 20 minutes or so introducing the course search facility on the UCAS website.
If you are interested please email Fiona at f.addison@ucl.ac.uk ASAP.
(**NEW ROLE**) ITSA INDIA
UCL GROUP MEMBERS
Independent Thought & Social Action in India (ITSA India), an education reform organization running Social Action Training Camps that promotes critical thinking and social action to students in the traditional, rote memorization based Indian education system. ITSA India is looking to form a core group of organizers and team members at UCL to work together on curriculum development and on developing the organization during the semester at UCL.
Team members will work on tasks such as curriculum development, education research, social media, publicity, blog writing, video creation, graphic design and website development & design.
To get involved, please contact Oliver Peachey on oliver.peachey@ucl.ac.uk
(**NEW ROLE**) UCL STUDENT HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMME GRASSROOTS PROJECT
VOLUNTEERS
The UCL Student Human Rights Programme Grassroots Project provides workshops teaching human rights to children aged between 12-16 years old. We need volunteers from UCL, Undergraduate or Graduate, to deliver the pre-prepared syllabus across schools throughout London. You do not need to be a Law student. Admittedly we would prefer students reading Law, History, Politics or Philosophy. However, if you can prove that you have an interest in Human Rights that is enough for us!
We will be providing training to introduce you to the syllabus and give example games and teaching ideas. The beauty of the project is that the volunteers will have much freedom to plan and develop their own lesson plans. There will be a brief introduction meeting to get acquainted and also hand out necessary forms we need you to complete in the coming weeks, followed by a few training sessions.
If you are interested, get in touch by email: grassroots@uclshrp.com
Please provide in your response, your name, a copy of your CV, the subject you are studying, contact details, as well as answers to the following question: Why are you interested in volunteering for the UCLSHRP Grassroots Project?
Deadline: Friday 3rd February
Languages
(**ONE OFF OPPORTUNITY**) LANGUAGE CULTURAL DAY
GERMAN VOLUNTEERS
Friday, 10 February
9:00am-1:30pm at UCL
If you speak German and like working with children we have an exciting opportunity for you. A class of children between 6 and 7 years old will be coming to UCL to participate in a series of creative, fun activities involving different languages and cultures.
The sessions will include anything from origami, food tasting, national dress, music and dance as well as language activities. We would like students to help with the planning, preparation and the running of small group activities. This is a great opportunity for you to share a part of your culture and language with some enthusiastic children.
If you are interested please contact Fiona at f.addison@ucl.ac.uk
Health
UCH MACMILLAN CANCER CENTRE
WELCOMERS AND GUIDES
The UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre will open on in April. This brand new, purpose-built facility will redefine cancer care, putting the needs of patients at the centre of everything we do. Volunteers will be vital to ensuring that patients, their carers and loved ones receive the very best information, care and support.
Are you enthusiastic, committed and interested in being part of this ground-breaking centre? We’re recruiting volunteers now for a range of roles: from greeting patients, their families and carers and guiding them around the centre to providing a range of activities for young adults and teenagers.
This is an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of people affected by cancer as well learning new skills and meeting inspiring people. Find out more about the roles by e-mailing Oliver Peachey on oliver.peachey@ucl.ac.uk
Children & Young People
(**NEW ROLE**) CCHF ALL ABOUT KIDS
VOLUNTEER
Volunteers required for children’s charity based in Hassocks, West Sussex. We need volunteers who can motivate and be a positive role model to our children who aged between 7-11 on weekend and/or 5 night residential camps throughout the year.
You must be over 18. Acceptance is subject to interview, training & enhanced CRB check. Email Oliver on oliver.peachey@ucl.ac.uk for more information!
(**NEW ROLE**) CITY OF WESTMINSTER LIBRARIES
SUMMER READING CHALLENGE MENTOR
The Summer Reading Challenge is a national reading initiative which challenges children to read six library books of their choice over the summer holidays, encouraging children to read more books, more widely, as a fun thing to do, but it also has a positive effect on their learning. Children join the Challenge at their local library and are given a membership card and a record card. Each time they read a book they come back to the library where they receive rewards such as stickers, and medals and certificates are awarded to children completing the Challenge. Maybe you took part when you were younger!
Last year 760,000 children took part across UK, with over 2,500 taking part in Westminster libraries. We are looking for young people to help us deliver the Summer Reading Challenge in Westminster libraries this summer holiday. You will be working in libraries enrolling children (mainly 4 – 11 age range) to the scheme, explaining about the Challenge, talking to them about the books that they have read and handing out rewards and incentives. You will also be involved in helping to deliver activities and events for children and families.
You will be supported by library staff and receive training before you start. You’ll also receive a certificate for taking part. Email oliver.peachey@ucl.ac.uk to find out more today.
Media/IT
AIDS ORPHAN UK
WEBSITE DESIGN INTERN
Have you got Website design skills? We are a dynamic new Charity based in central London, helping children who have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. We have 3 projects running in Kenya and India.
Our web site has been up on the web for 2 years now and it is time to refresh it.
If you like an interesting challenge we would like some help updating and expanding the web site. We are currently getting 500 unique visitors a day and we want to convert these visitors in to donors.
Please contact Oliver Peachey on oliver.peachey@ucl.ac.uk for more information.
WEINER LIBRARY
BLOGGER
Are you a supporter of the Wiener Library? Join our team of Young Volunteers aged 16-25 as a Blogger! If you’re a budding writer with a keen interest in the work of the library and the issues surrounding its subject matter of the Holocaust and genocide then become a regular contributor to our Blog!
Please contact Oliver Peachey on oliver.peachey@ucl.ac.uk to find out more.
OPENCITY LONDON
FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER
OpenCity London is an international, public-minded celebration of documentary over four days in the heart of London. Volunteers will be needed throughout the festival that is to take place in June. We are looking for serious, committed volunteers for a flagship UCL activity. In return for your commitment and passion we promise to challenge and inspire you through the work you will do with us.
Open City is UCL’s Documentary Film festival running June 21-24th 2012. We need volunteers from during the spring and summer term to work alongside our team organising and then delivering the festival. Last year, for instance a UCL volunteer was trained to run the box office. Others worked half a day a week in our office preparing the festival.
Open City is the largest cross university public engagement event of the year. This year with strands ranging from Science Frictions, through ‘the image of the engineer in film’ to artists’ moving image and with special country foci on China and Eastern Europe – as well as our open submission competition, there will be something for everyone! Email oliver.peachey@ucl.ac.uk to find out more.
Mentoring
UCL OUTREACH OFFICE
TUTORS & MENTORS
The UCL Outreach Office is looking for students to take part in a mentoring scheme at Pimlico Academy.
This is an excellent opportunity to give a talented young person the extra support and challenge they need to succeed. Mentors on this project work with a Year 10 pupil (aged 14-15). The pupils are working on a research project that they have chosen, and need your help to develop skills in research, writing and time management. UCL Tutoring and Mentoring works with local schools with a high proportion of pupils from backgrounds which are under-represented at university, to develop the skills and aspirations of these young people.
To take part in this project you need to be free to meet your mentee on either Mondays or Tuesdays at 10 am. Pimlico Academy is close to Pimlico tube station (20 mins from UCL).
Ideally you will be a postgraduate student or an undergraduate with experience of undertaking research. We are looking for mentors to start as soon as possible, so if you already have a CRB form that will be extra bonus!
Please contact Oliver Peachey on oliver.peachey@ucl.ac.uk if you are interested in taking part
Museums & Libraries
WEINER LIBRARY
TOUR GUIDE
Join our team of Young Volunteers aged 16-25 as a Tour Guide.
Take members of the public around our exhibition, show them our archives and help them explore our fascinating Reading Room.
If you’re friendly, confident, have an interest in the Holocaust and Nazi Germany, and want to gain some lifelong skills in a unique environment then apply to be a Tour Guide at the Wiener Library!
Email Oliver on oliver.peachey@ucl.ac.uk for more information!
HANDEL HOUSE MUSEUM
FRONT OF HOUSE VOLUNTEER
Handel House Museum is a registered charity, where volunteers play an invaluable and very welcome part in the work of the museum. The volunteering program not only makes a valuable contribution to the museum’s work, it also offers volunteers a wide range of benefits; offering an interesting and stimulating environment, it enables people to develop their knowledge and acquire skills which they can go on to use elsewhere. Volunteers work in the historic rooms, shop and reception.
To get involved, please contact Oliver Peachey on oliver.peachey@ucl.ac.uk
HANDEL HOUSE MUSEUM
WEEKEND SUPPORT VOLUNTEER
The Handel House Museum is looking for a committed and enthusiastic volunteer to support weekend staff at the museum. This is a new position and a chance to gain Front of House experience and office experience in equal measure and work with members of staff and volunteers. This is a great opportunity to get an insight into how a small museum operates. An interest in, and knowledge of history and music is essential as well as excellent interpersonal and communication; including excellent written and spoken English. Full training will be given and the museum will offer travel expenses.
The closing date for this position is Tuesday 7 February 2012 at 5pm – please contact Oliver on oliver.peachey@ucl.ac.uk in advance of this date to find out more.
Homeless
ST. MUNGO’S
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES WORKER
Volunteers are required to run weekly activities sessions at a St Mungo’s project for homeless people near Euston station.
We are looking for two sorts of volunteer;
-One is people with particular skills they would like to share, such as art or cookery. This can help our residents develop new skills or rediscover old ones and can contribute to them gaining the confidence to access training or work experience.
-The other is people who are interested in running social activities such as games and puzzles groups, newspaper sessions, or smoothie-making.
The emphasis for all our activities is to provide social contact for homeless people who have become socially isolated and lacking in confidence. If you are able to commit to providing weekly sessions of around an hour to ninety minutes for at least three months, we would like to hear from you.
Please contact Oliver Peachey on oliver.peachey@ucl.ac.uk for more information.
Other Opportunities & Events
(**NEW THIS WEEK**) KIDS COMPANY AND MORGAN STANLEY
ART EVENT
UCL is currently working with Kids Company and Morgan Stanley to potentially produce a mass participation art event. The event will include the painting of a 6km long canvas and the auctioning off of several parts of it.
The purpose of the event is not only to raise money for Kids Company but also to encourage the British public to engage in the expressive world of art. We are currently still in the design stage and we would like people to post pictures that represent London to them. These pictures will then be handed out during the event as inspiration for the painting and as part of a digital painting that will be populated from the pictures that are sent.
Email to send to: apictureoflondon@gmail.com
(**NEW THIS WEEK**) New UCLU webpages – win £50 Amazon Vouchers
Some of you may have noticed that UCLU has a new website - http://beta.uclu.org/. Let us know what you think of it, and you could win £50 Amazon Vouchers. (you’ll find the link to the top of the front page). If you want to remind yourself what the old site looked like, it’s at http://old.uclu.org/
(**NEW THIS WEEK**) TAKE A STAND
STAND FOR ELECTION!
Are you looking for an opportunity to gain valuable experience leading student groups and get more involved in the overall running of UCLU? We hold elections for a range of positions so that any student can voice their preference on who should carry out the role for the next year. That someone could be you...
Every year, students at UCL elect candidates to represent them, do you have what it takes to be that candidate?
Check out: www.uclu.org/elections
TEAM LONDON ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
The London Mayor is calling on Londoners to nominate their top volunteers for the first annual Team London Achievement Awards. The awards in conjunction with Greater London Volunteering, will celebrate the positive effect volunteering can have in our communities and recognise the unsung heroes who give up their time to help others.
Individual volunteers, teams or, volunteering organisations showing best practice in managing volunteers and/or showing committed and effective leadership can all be nominated. Applicants must be based in London and efforts or contributions must benefit London or Londoners. Team London will give out four awards under the following categories;
* Improving community safety,
* increasing youth opportunities,
* building stronger neighbourhoods and
* cleaning & greening London.
In addition, one person will be selected from all of the candidates for a special Mayor's Award. For more Information please go to the website.
Deadline date for nominations is 1st February
UCL WELLBEING WORKSHOPS - PART OF UCL WELLBEING WEEK 2012
13th -17th February 2012
UCL Wellbeing Week is series of events, convened by Nick Tyler, Director, UCL Crucible, which will challenge researchers to think about wellbeing questions, some of them controversial, in a new light and to develop innovative research projects.
Monday, 13th February (5-7pm)
Are we making life worse?
Wellbeing research at UCL: What are we going to do about wellbeing in the next 100 years?
Wednesday 15th February (1.30-3pm)
Microsoft KINECT, 3D Scanning and Wellbeing
Philip Treleaven, Professor, UCL Computer Science, Director, PhD Centre in Financial Computing
Thursday, 16 February (6-7.30pm)
The extended lifespan. Is it in our best interests?
More details and booking at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-wellbeing/wellbeing-week
VOLUNTEERING AND YOUR CV
21st February, 5.30 - 7pm
South Wing G12 Council Room
Volunteering can give you a real edge when it comes to job hunting, whatever job you're applying for. But what are employers looking for and what's the best way to present your experience? Come along to this workshop to find out how to ensure your volunteering can give your CV and job applications a boost. Led by Karen Barnard, Head of UCL Careers Service, and John Braime from the Volunteering Services Unit. Don’t miss out – to sign up or for more information email Oliver Peachey