Reading Mencap are a local charity providing support for adults with a learning disability and their families. They have an activity day service, clubs/activities, carers service and family advice service.
They are looking for enthusiastic, proactive, patient, empathetic, caring volunteers to help run their monthly disco. You will be helping adults with a learning disability to enjoy and take part in their popular monthly themed disco, with karaoke
The sessions run on the last Thursday of the month, 7.30pm-9.30pm, except August and December.
This is a fantastic opportunity to have some fun whilst making a huge impact on a vulnerable person’s life.
Casualties Union is a charity whose volunteers spare time to train and practise casualty simulation.
The Reading Branch are seeking volunteers to help their work creating the illusion of illness or injury, from a faint to a heart attack, from a splinter to a protruding broken bone.
We study how the victim would behave, acting with appropriate posture, facial expression and speech.
You will learn about acting medical conditions and about special effects makeup.
Makeup includes materials you can find in your kitchen all the way up to Silicone and Gelatine prosthetics of a quality used in the film and TV industry.
No previous knowledge or skills regarding casualty simulation is required as you will receive training on acting, make-up and staging.
On-going training sessions are held in Reading, fortnightly, 8pm to 10pm.
Attending the training is optional and a full induction will be given.
The Ridgeline Trust offers horticultural therapy opportunities to people living with mental health issues, learning difficulties, physical disabilities and other health issue. They are seeking to add to their team of Horticultural Therapy support volunteers.
The role will include supporting individual clients or small groups to carry out gardening activities under the guidance of the Horticultural Therapists, enabling and encourage rather than instruct clients to carry out gardening activity.
This role would suit someone who has excellent listening and communicating skills, empathy with people with learning, physical and mental health disabilities and with an interest in gardening and enjoys working outdoors
Take a look at our Reading Volunteer Connect platform for details of these and many more opportunities to volunteer via our website, www.rgneeds.me. Want to get in touch? Drop us an email at volunteering@rva.org.uk or call 0118 937 2273.
