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Updated 26/08/2008
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Kurdistan Childrens Fund
English teachers
Deadline: 31/08/2008
Are there any volunteers out there that are adventurous, can motivate children and are looking for a challenge? The Kurdistan Children’s Fund are looking for positive, enthusiastic, and energetic volunteer English teachers for their Exemplary School in Sulaimaniya, Iraqi Kurdistan. Applicants should have English as their first language, have experience of TEFL and hold a British passport. This is a mixed school for both boys and girls
These positions are for the 2008/2009 school year September – June with 3 weeks break at Christmas and all other local holidays. Volunteers will be provided with flights from the UK, accommodation, and meals. Anyone with the appropriate qualifications will be considered. If you would like to apply or want more information please contact Maureen on 0191 549 8341 or e-mail mcluck_kcf@yahoo.co.uk
Vital Regeneration
Full Time Volunteer - Youth Led Careers Project
Deadline: 15/09/2008
Think you’ve got what it takes to help young people with advice around careers? Prove it! We’re offering a limited number of places to people aged 16-25 to make an impact in an innovative new project. You’ll get your own office space, equipped with computers, telephones and links to the Creative, Beauty, Construction, IT and Education industries. Stamp your mark on the marketing, PR and advertising campaigns; set up and promote events to develop an inspirational advice project for young people, by young people.
Applications for Full Time Volunteering Opportunities [4 days/week x 10 weeks] and Full Time Internship Opportunities now open. In less than 300 words, submit your ideas or a list of skills you have / wish to develop, to vital.reevolve@googlemail.com, if you are interested in becoming a Full Time Volunteer or Intern. For more information email the above address or go to http://www.vitalregeneration.org/re_evolve, www.myspace.com/vital_re_evolve Re-Evolve is a V! ital Regeneration
Kith and Kids
Volunteer Mentor
Deadline: 15/10/2008
We are looking for volunteer mentors to support young adults with autism to develop their employment and life skills on Kith & Kids’ exciting daytime project. We need your support to help us deliver creative life skills workshops, basic skills sessions, and leisure activities. The project runs on Mondays & Wednesdays from 10am-3pm.
We are holding training on Sunday 21st September and Saturday 18th October. No experience needed just commitment, enthusiasm and energy! You'll receive ongoing training, support & travel expenses. For more information call 0208 801 7432, email mentors@kithandkids.org.uk, or visit the website. We’d love to hear from you!
Planet Aid UK
2 year volunteers
Deadline: 31/10/2008
Planet Aid UK is looking for volunteers to participate in its 2 year volunteer scheme, involving 6 months living in Birmingham with other volunteers and working for the charity, 6 months volunteering in Africa or India, and then a year working in Europe, either setting up your own or expanding work for the charity in a country in Europe.
If you are interested please contact Naomi Mortimer at naomi@dapp-uk.org, we recruit volunteers every three months so are looking for starters in April, July and October of 2008.
(Regd charity no 1118290, DAPP UK)
Drugsline
Drugsline Telephone Volunteer
Deadline: 31/10/2008
Drugsline is a drug and alcohol charity that helps both drug addicts and their families and friends.Volunteers are needed to answer Drugsline's crisis and support telephone line as well as see drop-ins face to face. No experience necessary - training provided. We are particularly recruiting for volunteers avilable in the daytimes and volunteers who speak Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Hebrew and Yiddish. However, all applications welcome. You must be 18+.
Please call Chavi on 020 8554 3220 or e-mail chavi@drugsline.org for more information and an application pack. Drugsline is based in Gants Hill, Essex. Please see our website for more details.
Elsecar Heritage Railway
Volunteer
Deadline: 14/11/2008
We are looking for volunteers that can multi-task. We are a small Railway that provids a train service to members of the public. We requrie people wishing to... advertise, drive the train, learn to guard the train, work in the shops.
Please email ElsecarHeritageRailway@hotmail.co.uk for further information.
VolResource
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Deadline: 31/12/2008
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The Children's Society
Young Person Support
Deadline: 31/12/2008
Support Plus is a project of The Children’s Society, which is a national children’s charity. We are currently recruiting volunteers to support disabled young people from the Middlesbrough and Stockton areas to access activities and develop their skills.
The project is offering an opportunity to volunteers with an interest in supporting young people, such as teaching or social work students. We also wish to recruit volunteers from disadvantaged and under represented groups who want to learn new skills and become more involved in their communities.
All volunteers who join the Support Plus Project will receive appropriate training, giving people a head start if they want to work in social care or education. For an information pack please contact: vol@childsoc.org.uk or Tel: 01642 559147.
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