Summer Volunteering Opportunities:

Not sure why you should volunteer this Summer? Check out our reasons why here:
http://www.providevolunteering.org/volunteers/why-volunteer-this-summer.aspx

What's on offer: Summer Placements:

St John's Hospice: Music Events Organiser in Shoreditch

A well connected producer from the underground dance world has a release planned to benefit St Johns. We have an opening for a bright, self motivated individual keen to gain charity fundraising experience, build music contacts, PR/Marketing experience. Experience will be gained in radio plugging, release schedules and copyright, database management, partnership building. 1-2 days/week for 6 weeks.

Sign up here: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1051

St John's Hospice: Events Volunteer

St John's Hospice relied on its events to raise vital funds to keep the hospice running. But they need volunteers to help the events to run smoothly. Gain experience in running events, working in a small charity, teamwork, and communication skills.

8th June: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1024
3rd July: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1025
12/13th July: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1026

Kith and Kids: Summer Project: Support children with disabilities

Our Summer Project runs from Monday 12th - Friday 23rd August and is based in North London. We need a large team of volunteers to support members with a disability in loads of creative and leisure activities. Activities on the project include outings, art, sports, games, crafts, video, music, dance, yoga... and more! 3 days' full training provided. 

Sign up here: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1046

Alcohol Concern: Volunteer Blogger

Join our youth driven campaign called It's The Drink Talking. The campaign will be built partly around a lively and engaging blog project, a journalistic platform authored entirely by young people, looking at the many social issues bound up with alcohol. This will mean a great deal of opportunities for blogging, video production, citizen journalism, and local campaigning.Have your voice heard, your writing published, and your skills developed. Freedom to write in your own way and on issues that you are interested in. Get a profile page on our campaign site, with articles promoted and cross-published elsewhere.

Sign up here: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1042

Leaders In Community (LiC): Community Festivals

Help out with the creative workshops during festivals: help make masks, lanterns and just help to entertain the young people.

15th June: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1036
29th June: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1037
6th July: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1038

Or: Help encourage young people to realise their full potential through linking them with inspiring members of the community, who will share experiences, support and inspire them to make positive decisions around their education and career path. Mentoring sessions take place every Fridays from 5pm-8pm with groups of young people 16-24 from the Poplar Area.

Every other Friday: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1035

Bow Arts Centre: Open Studio Volunteers

We are looking for volunteers to help with running our successful annual Open Studio event which attracts over 2,000 visitors. Our Bow Road and P1 studios will be open to the public, alongside our gallery and cafe in the Nunnery. The roles are setting up, bar work, gallery invigilation, stewarding and clearing up. Meet new people, share information about the local arts scene and gain valuable gallery invigilation and promotion skills.

Sign up here: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1028

Westminster Befriend a Family: Finance Intern

Gain experience in Finances and related disciplines including fundraising and develop new skills while making a significant contribution to the charity. You will be trained internally and externally.

Sign up here: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1029

Westminster Befriend a Family: Project Management Intern

Managing volunteers, communicating with volunteers effectively, collect weekly report from volunteers and log their hours into the system, deal with vulnerable families and children enquiries and support them whichever way possible. Develeop manament skills, gain experience of working with or supporting young children, refugees, asylum seekers or ethnic minority communities.

Sign up here: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1032

Westminster Befriend a Family: Wesbite Writers

Website content writer needed to develop unique content for our charity websites, organisation web properties and newsletter, social policy, benefit changes, including technical writing. Great if you are interested in marketing, social media, policy of the welfare state.

Sign up here: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1053

Into University: Summer Youth Development Internship

Your role will be to help with the planning and provision of practical learning support and motivational, confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7 -18. You could be designing engaging educational resources, delivering an inspiring Holiday FOCUS Programme to young people or updating classroom displays. You will decide on a specific project you would like to get stuck in to with your Team Leader. Develop skills and gain experience working with young people, and opportunities to design and deliver educational actvities. You will be part of the IntoUniversity team and based in a centre. Access ongoing advice, guidance and support.

Sign up here: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1034

Look Ahead Care and Support: Activity and Workshop Facilitator

Support the various classes: reading/writing, Exercise classes, Art classes, Creative writing, Healthy living workshops, CV writing, Other activities that promote ETE, physical and mental health and wellbeing. Opportunity to work with a range of individuals with varying support needs. Gaining experience leading and planning activities and workshops. Gaining experience working front-line in the care and charity sectors.

Sign up here: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1027

Ragged School Museum: Summer School Volunteering

Join us at the Ragged School Museum for a summer of gluing, cutting, sticking, pasting and other Blue Peter-inspired fun! We're looking for volunteers to help out with our popular Summer Holiday programme, working with children from all over London. It's great fun and a perfect opportunity for someone wanting to gain experience in working with children or in heritage. This is also a fantastic way to get to know the local community.

Sign up here: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1044

Youth Advisor for Sexual Health Charity

Give your advice to Education For Choice on its projects, resources and communications relating to pregnancy and sexual health. Get experience working in a team, advising a national charity, and the opportunity to write blogs and create resources.

Sign up here: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1050

Association of Jewish Refugees: Befriender

Visit lonely and isolated elderly clients suffering with memory loss in order to stimulate and enhance their lives. Share the enjoyment of reading, art, music, cooking or other hobbies with them. Full training in working with Survivors/Refugees with dementia will be given together with a full background to the person and their past interests and hobbies.

Sign up here: http://www.providevolunteering.org/OpportunityDetails.aspx?ID=1039

If you want to Apply for one of these opportunities or any other Summer opportunities then get hints and tips here, and know your rights as a volunteer!

If you have any questions please contact jay.downs@qmsu.org for more information.

We have tried to compile a list of placements which are up to 3 days of volunteering a week. This means that students are able to maintain part-time jobs alongside their volunteering and so the volunteering opportunities we promote are as equal as possible.

*Disclaimer:

The links to opportunities listed on this page have been listed in good faith. QMSU's Provide Volunteering is not responsible for content on external organisation's websites. At the time of posting these links the opportunities meet the guidelines outlined above, however, as websites are constantly changing and updating Provide Volunteering cannot ensure that the opportunities listed on external websites always meet our guidelines. It is up to you as a student to ensure that any opportunity you are applying for meets the basic guidelines outlined as above.