Children

Gain valuable voluntary experience whilst promoting a project which aims to support young people in accessing and engaging with art. Access Art is seeking a one-off Volunteer to help recruit short term volunteers at the New Year Volunteering Fair. If you want to support an Arts project locally, without committing too much time then this is the opportunity for you. Through this role you will be indirectly supporting children and young people gain confidence accessing and understanding art as well as encouraging a lifelong love of art, museums and galleries. This role will provide the opportunity to work on your marketing/presentation skills and practice negotiating/influencing others.

Calling to students who speak Arabic and Romanian. Come and say hello to a year 5 class, quite a few who have Arabic or Romanian as their first language, on 28 January at the Grant Museum between 10.30-12.30 . The class is taking part in a year- long project, Creating Aspirations, and will be taking over the museums in April. We’d like them to write some labels in Arabic and Romanian as part of this. Spend 15 minutes to introduce yourselves, tell them what it’s like at UCL and take questions, all in Arabic or Romanian of course. Most of these children meet the Widening Participation criteria, Creating Aspirations encourages them to think about their long term futures and begin to think that university is something they can aspire too.

On February 6, 2020, United Way UK will host its annual event to raise funds for the Reading Oasis, an early childhood literacy programme which builds new libraries in disadvantaged schools and puts books into the hands of children that lack reading resources.

The event will be carried out in a unique concert hall in central London. It will be an evening of music and literature and will include an intimate performance by an incredible American pianist.

United Way UK is looking for volunteers to carry out different tasks in the Reading Oasis event, including assisting with logistics on the event’s day, providing a warm, friendly welcome to all guests, providing information, and other similar tasks.

This is a great chance to:
- work in a friendly team, to make new friends and meet a diverse group of people.
- develop your confidence and interpersonal skills.
- gain valuable work experience to add onto your CV and to learn new skills
- make an invaluable contribution to the Reading Oasis programme’s goal of inspiring children’s love for reading
- enjoy an intimate and exclusive performance by a renowned pianist

The Salters’ Company is a vibrant organisation eager to engage families, schools and adults.
For this event we are exploring what is at the core of our charity work- science.
Working with ‘Sphere Science’ on Tuesday 18 February we will be inviting families to partake in mini experiments which will capture their imagination.
From designing their own lava lamps, writing with and discovering the scientific secret behind invisible ink to making grapes dance by changing the density of water these activities will capture the inner scientist in children and adults alike.
You will be engaging the families helping them to leave excited about science and The Salters’ Company. But don’t worry, you don’t have to be a scientist to volunteer for this day. If you love meeting new people, learning and being part of a team then this is the role for you- and you will have a chance to try your hand at the activities after you have a full briefing on them on the day.

Join us on a Sense Holiday
Meet new people, try new challenges, explore new ways of communicating and visit new places – all whilst supporting disabled people to enjoy these experiences too. If this sounds like your kind of holiday, then why not join us this year!
Our holidaymakers and you
On Sense Holidays, groups of disabled people with complex needs - children, young people and adults - pack their bags for a jam-packed week of new activities, friendships and lots of laughs.
As a Sense Holiday volunteer, you’ll be part of a team making sure each break is the very best experience it can be for everyone involved. You’ll need to be enthusiastic, positive, open-minded and willing to be flexible. In return, you’ll have a one-of-a-kind experience. We welcome volunteers each year from a huge range of backgrounds. The unique contribution each volunteer makes, no matter your skills and experience, enables each and every holidaymaker to try new things and make new connections in a safe and supported environment.
Whatever your background and experience you will learn something – either about a new communication method, how to break down barriers for those with additional needs, or about the value of team work. You will come away with a memory full of magical little moments and a heart full of pride in what the holidaymakers enjoyed and achieved and what you did to make that possible.
Applications are now open for volunteering on 2020 Sense Holidays.

To support the students and staff during the running of the school.

To support Beaver, Cub and Scout Sections run weekly events for Young People in inner London!

GirlGuiding UK, as part of a worldwide movement, enables girls and young women to fulfill their potential to take an active and responsible role in society through its distinctive, stimulating and enjoyable programme of activities delivered by trained volunteers.

As a Unit Helper you will assist the Guider in the running of the unit. You will work with small groups of young people, helping to provide a safe environment for the girls and others working in the unit. You will also help in the preparation of unit records and financial records.

Free to Be Kids runs crucial respite breaks for inner-city London’s most disadvantaged children. Our breaks offer the opportunity for children to have fun, try new things, build their confidence and feel brave. The holidays are packed with nature and animal focused activities like kayaking down a river or den building in the forest. Without our breaks, many of these children wouldn’t have a holiday and many have never seen the sea, been to a farm or had a bedtime story. These experiences stick in the children’s minds for years afterwards and begin to help them see the world, and their place within it.

We are looking for volunteer learning mentors to support children with their homework and revision at our hostel-based Homework Club.

Our Homework Club is based in one of Camden Council’s hostels, and it provides resident children with much-needed space and quiet away from their overcrowded family units to work and study. On top of this, our volunteer learning mentors offer one-to-one academic support to individual children, helping them with homework tasks, revision, and test preparation.

Volunteer participation enables us to offer an intensive level of learning support to the children attending the club, who face considerable disadvantage in their academic development due to the general lack of space and privacy for study that hostel life entails.

From 3.30 – 5.30pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, we welcome around 10 local primary aged children for ‘After School Club’ where they can do arts and crafts activities, cooking, games, and play in a great indoor and outdoor space. The club encourages and develops children’s social and independent skills. The club is part of our delivery of child and family support services, in order that low income and vulnerable families have improved access to services, employment opportunities and life chances. Volunteers will help to welcome and encourage/support children in these activities.

Keep a note in your diary for our upcoming training opportunities for our weekend club, supporting children and young adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. You’ll be supporting them to take part in fun and challenging activities like sports & games, arts & crafts, drama and outings into London.

The Hackney Pirates are looking for enthusiastic and inspiring people to support young people’s learning at our after school sessions. Based on the premise that young people progress fastest when given personalised attention from an adult who cares, we give our young pirates the opportunity to benefit from one-to-one support from volunteers, as they work on creative writing projects that result in professionally published products such as storybooks, CDs and websites.

Kick off 2020 by helping a child learn to read, booking sessions flexibly on our app!

Leaving school unable to read well affects everything from employment to well-being, but by spending 1 hour a week at your local school you can help a child, age 5-8, become confident and enjoy reading.

As a Bookmark volunteer you will work with the same child during fun and creative sessions, twice a week, throughout the 6-week programme.

On the Bookmark app you can pick where you want to volunteer and choose sessions at times that suit you. You will receive full training and chances to develop your professional skills, as well as ongoing support from your community manager.

So if you love reading, and want to help a child near you, then start a new chapter and join the Bookmark team!

During afternoons of diagnostic assessments, parents/carers are given feedback and a possible diagnosis of child/young person. Whilst our clinicians spend time with the parents/carers the child/young person (CYP) is left alone to play - we need to make sure that the child/young person is happy and safe.
This is an important role, as well as spending time talking and/ or playing with a CYP, parents will be relaxed knowing that their CYP is being looked after during this time.

We are looking for enthusiastic and committed Coaches to help run the Yes Futures Programme from September 2017 to February 2018. The Yes Futures Programme is a challenging out-of-the-classroom experience that develops young people’s confidence, resilience and life skills. It includes one-to-one coaching sessions as well as three immersive trips to dynamic workplaces, local community projects and a 3-day residential adventure!

Coaching provides a unique opportunity for young people to receive valuable, one-to-one support. As a Coach, you will be responsible for supporting up to 10 students throughout the duration of the programme, delivering one-to-one coaching sessions as well as helping with the running of all programme elements.

Coaches will be integral to the running of our programme and a key part of the growth of the organisation. We often see our volunteer Coaches going on to paid Coach roles.

* Assist in the well-being of the children who use the project
* Help provide for the social, emotional, physical and recreational needs of children by establishing and maintaining a safe, creative and stimulating environment for play
* Help provide appropriate activities for children, reflecting an understanding of children*s individual needs
* Work co-cooperatively with parents/carers and the staff team to ensure the child*s needs are met

To enhance opportunities for 8-14 year olds taking part in our outdoor education clubs on weekends.

To support and mentor children ages from 6 to 16 years old with their English and Maths, homework, their reading skills, and help them gain self-confidence to improve their future prospects.

The programme aims to raise the aspirations of young people and adult learning in the community by providing them with the opportunity to learn and broaden their knowledge by providing one-to-one support for a child, adult and families.

KEEN London is a registered charity that runs free weekly sports and games sessions for children and young adults aged 5-25 (our athletes) with a wide range of disabilities including Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down’s Syndrome, Learning Disability and Global Development Delay.
Not only are our sessions tons of fun for the athletes but they also provide a much needed respite opportunity for caregivers. Every athlete is supported one-to-one by a trained volunteer coach which means that parents are able to leave their children in a secure and safe environment.

At sessions we are working to develop the athletes confidence, self-esteem, communication and level and enjoyment of physical activity.

The IntoUniversity Mentoring Scheme pairs university student mentors with young people aged 10-17 from some of London’s most disadvantaged areas, giving them the opportunity to receive tailored, one-to-one support in areas including academic attainment, social skills and future planning.