spring 12 hls ysj involved
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What? Mentor Where? The Island When? Negotiable, Two Hours per Week for a Year Mentoring a vulnerable child or young person. Going out and having fun, participating in positive recreational activities. What? Support Assistant Where? Youth Offending Team When? Negotiable Supporting young people in a wide range of settings throughout the Integrated Young People’s Service. Community panel members, youth club support, mentoring. Health and Life Sciences Spring 20 12TRANSCRIPT
Health and Life Sciences
What? Learning Difficulty SupportWorkerWhere? The Blueberry AcademyWhen? Thursdays and Friday, 10am - 3pm
Helping people with learning difficulties in setting up a project to create produce for sale.
Offering support with decision making, goal setting, practical craft skills mentoring and teamwork.
What? MentorWhere? The IslandWhen? Negotiable, Two Hours per Week for a Year
Mentoring a vulnerable child or young person.
Going out and having fun, participating in positive recreational activities.
What? Support AssistantWhere? Youth Offending TeamWhen? Negotiable
Supporting young people in a wide range of settings throughout the Integrated Young People’s Service.
Community panel members, youth club support, mentoring.
Spring 2012
YSJinvolved // 2 Spring 2012
more opportunitiesWhat? Independent Custody VisitorWhere? North Yorkshire Police AuthorityWhen? Once or twice a month
Visiting police stations to check and report on welfare and treatment of people arrested and detained in police custody.
What? Swimming Co-ordinatorWhere? Special Olympics City of YorkWhen? Negotiable
Various admin-related tasks in preparation for the Special Olympics.
What? Scout LeadersWhere? Lidgett Grove Scout GroupWhen? Negotiable
Various organisational and team-leading tasks. Planning and running activities, events and trips.
What? HelperWhere? Friends of York HospitalsWhen? Negotiable
Opportunities including working as a guide, in the library, on specific wards and fundraising.
National StudentVolunteering Week
events throughout the weekincluding free cakes and cookies
on friday 24th february
ask anu or andy for full details
spotlight
What? Language BuddyWhere? York St John UniversityWhen? Four hours per month minimum
Working with women whose second language is English.
Socialising with them to assist the development of their English language skills.
internal opportunities
What? Coffee / Tea Afternoon HelperWhere? York St John Students’ UnionWhen? Wednesdays 2 - 4.30pm
Making coffee / tea and serving biscuits cakes to older residents of Heworth at St Wulstan’s Church.
YSJinvolved // 3 Spring 2012
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chaya manawammaChaya has volunteered in the Alumni Development Office, at St Thomas’ Parish Church and in various projects in the university such as ‘Careers. Officially Not Scary’. Chaya is now the new ‘Freecycle’ Co-ordinator. She said “I want to make the most of university life and engage in the community”.
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