Tasks:

Special Olympics Ireland need 3000 volunteers to shake buckets on Friday 23rd April to help raise
funds and change the lives of people with an intellectual disability

Skills/ Qualities Needed:

Positive attitude, good peopleskills,friendly,honest, reliable

Training and Support Provided: Yes

Time Required: Once Off Opportunity

Number of Volunteers Needed:  3,000

Location of Volunteering: Galway

Minimum Age Requirement: None given

Screening: None given

Extra Information:

Special Olympics Ireland provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in
a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develope physical fitness, demonstrate courage,
experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

(FU/ON)

Tasks:

Prepare and send weekly Notices and monthly Newsletter, send by text or email. Keep up to date members database. Research and prepare agenda/presentation for meetings.

Skills/ Qualities Needed:

Excellent IT skills word processing, spreadsheets, database, email/internet. Good communication skills, friendly manner, confidentiality, mature outlook

Training and Support Provided: Yes

Time Required: 3  hours per week for 6 months

Number of Volunteers Needed: 1

Location of Volunteering: Galway

Minimum Age Requirement: 18

Screening: Informal Interviews; References

Extra Information:

Anam Cara Single Friendship Social Group is a not for profit, non denominational organisation for single/unattached/widowed people. It organises meetings/social events and activities for its members

(OF)

Tasks:

Assist in the smooth running of the kennel; Cleaning kennels, feeding, walking and socialising with dogs.

Skills/ Qualities Needed: Animal Lover

Training and Support Provided: Yes

Time Required: Anytime between 10am-5pm

Number of Volunteers Needed: 8

Location of Volunteering: Connemara

Minimum Age Requirement: None given

Screening: Informal Interviews

Extra Information:

MADRA is dedicated to finding new homes for unwanted, neglected, abused and abandoned dogs.

(AN/PR)

Tasks:

To assist our members in the chosen activity.
Current activities include tandem bike cycling, cooking and swimming.

Skills/ Qualities Needed:

Full driving license and their own car.
Skills dependant on activity.
Comfortable to take part in water activities if taking part in swimming.
Relatively fit if taking part in cycling.

Training and Support Provided: Yes

Time Required:

3 month commitment required. Times dependant on activity. Activities generally take place in the evening and at weekends.

Number of Volunteers Needed: 5

Location of Volunteering:

Galway city and county. Dependant on volunteer and member.

Extra Information:

Galway Visually Impaired Club is a club for people with visual impairment that enables people to take part in activities of a social nature.

(BE/HE)

Tasks: Social Activities within Galway City and County

Skills/ Qualities Needed:

Good listener, understanding of social issues and clear boundaries

Training and Support Provided: Yes

Time Required: 5 hours per week for one year

Number of Volunteers Needed: 3

Location of Volunteering:  E-Plus Premises -Tuam Road

Minimum Age Requirement: 18

Screening: Formal Interview; Garda Vetting; References

Extra Information:

Empowerment Plus Provides a family support service in partnership with the HSE that covers Galway City and County Galway. They also provide out of hours support to their clients especially in the area of 'befriending' and 'social interactions'.

(BE/SO)

Tasks:

Organise fundraising opportunities and events and raise profile of the organisation through the media

Skills/ Qualities Needed:

Previous experience of media and fundraising

Training and Support Provided: Yes

Time Required: 20 hours a week for one year

Number of Volunteers Needed: 4

Location of Volunteering:

Within Galway City and County - depending on clients

Minimum Age Requirement: 18

Screening: Formal Interview; Garda Vetting; References

Extra Information:

Empowerment Plus Provides a family support service in partnership with the HSE that covers Galway City and County Galway. They also provide out of hours support to their clients especially in the area of 'befriending' and 'social interactions'.

(AR/FU/MA)

The Brothers of Charity Services is a voluntary organisation, which provides a broad range of services to people with learning disabilities

Volunteers are required to enhance the social and recreational opportunities of our service users through activities such as  walks, coffee, bowling, swimming, cinema, soccer and also share mutual interests and share a skill.

The work could be based from any of our centres or residential houses in Galway City or County.

(BE, HE)

Tasks:

Befriending children and adults in our Ballinasloe service.
The role will involve enhancing the social and recreational opportunities of our service users.

Volunteers will undertake walks, coffee, bowling, swimming, cinema, soccer and also share mutual interests and share a skill.

Training and Support Provided:

Time Required: Approx one and a half hours per week. Six month commitment required.

Number of Volunteers Needed: 5

Location of Volunteering: Deer Park Services, Cleaghmore, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

(BE/HE)

Tasks:

To raise awareness of our group through emailing, postering etc. Help needed with organising events during the year and networkingf with other organisations.

Skills/ Qualities Needed: Commitment to eradicating hunger and poverty.

Training and Support Provided: Yes

Time Required: Times to suit volunteers. Approx one hour per week

Number of Volunteers Needed: 5

Location of Volunteering: Galway One World Centre and Amnesty Cafe

Minimum Age Requirement: 18 or 16 with parental consent

Screening: Informal Interviews

Extra Information:

Trocaire works for poor people in developing countries through aid, training, project development, education and civil society supports. This group aims to raise awareness in Galway.

We need new ideas and people who are able to network in the local community. No fundraising or physical work is required for this role.

(CA)

Tasks: Help and support small groups of exam students their homework.

Skills/ Qualities Needed: A good knowledge of the subject they will teach.
An interest in building good relationships with their students and encouraging students to achieve their potential. To hold patience with students.

Training and Support Provided:  Yes

Time Required: One hour per week between Monday and Thursday for the academic school year. Homework support group runs from 4.15 - 5.45 pm

Number of Volunteers Needed: 5

Location of Volunteering: Galway Community College, Moinin na gCiseach, Wellpark, Galway

Extra Information: Galway Community College caters for the educational needs of all sectors of the community that it serves. The college offers a broad range of academic and practical subjects. The college believes in the principle of co-education, espouses a policy of gender equality and practices a non selective enrolment policy. The college is at the forefront in providing a quality education to all its students.

(ED/YO)

Tasks:

To develop your own artistic/creative project or those of other local artists.
To regularly liaise with the Website Developer in assisting to keep website up to date on current arts events.
Assist in the planning and co-ordination of any artistic events and projects taking place in the Clarinbridge and surrounding area.

Skills/ Qualities Needed:

Experience in the Arts.
Event Management skills - Ability to organise, plan and co-ordinate and publicise events.
Ability to network and liaise with artists in local area.

Time Required:

Hours of work and time commitment can be determined by the volunteer. Work can begin immediately and run up to and beyond the Clarinbridge Arts Festival October 2009.

Number of Volunteers Needed: 1

Location of Volunteering:

From volunteer's own home, ideally would suit someone living in or close to Clarinbridge.

Extra Information:

The ideal volunteer will have an interest in being involved in the arts and organising events, liasing with artists etc.
It is an opportunity for an individual to develop their own artistic project in Clarinbridge or to introduce new creative projects to the area developer.

(AR)

Tasks:

Fundraising e.g. organizing events to raise money and raise the profile of the Charity – walks, quizzes etc.

Skills/ Qualities Needed:

Previous experience would be good but not essential. Enthusiasm with imagination and interest in the work would be good as there is room for creativity in this position.
Good organizational and communication skills and ability to work independently and with others.

Time Required: 6 months – 1 year commitment required. Hours can be negotiated.

Number of Volunteers Needed: 3

Location of Volunteering: 8 Bowling Green, Galway

Minimum Age Requirement: 18

Screening: Informal Interviews; References

Extra Information:

This position would be ideal for someone who is looking for an opportunity that will be stimulating and challenging. This Charity is a relatively young Charity and has scope for initiative and creativity. Especially suitable for someone concerned about the natural world and our environment.

(FU/MA)

Tasks:

Drive members to and from Spirit (Youth Group) events/outings primarily in the evenings with occasional daytime work.

Skills/ Qualities Needed: Full B or D Licence

Training and Support Provided: Yes

Time Required:

Driver would be required on no more than two evenings in any week. 5.30-9.30 pm
3 month commitment required.

Number of Volunteers Needed: 3

Minimum Age Requirement:  18

Screening: Formal Interview; Garda Vetting; References

Extra Information:

Our association is made up of a network of members, staff, and dedicated volunteers. Together we work to achieve greater independence, freedom and choice for people living with a disability.

IWA has Resource and Outreach Centres throughout the country. These centres support people with disabilities in their day-to-day lives by offering locally-based recreational and educational programmes which are designed to facilitate personal development and interaction with the local community.

(DR)

Tasks: Driving for our meals delivery service, in and around Galway city area.

Skills/Qualities Needed:
Ability to take directions with regard to clients. This role will require a person who has a good rapport with older and vulnerable people. Volunteer must have own transport, full clean drivers license and own insurance.

Training and Support Provided: Yes

Time Required: Monday-Friday mornings (2 hours) for 6 months

Number of Volunteers Needed: 5

Extra Information:
COPE provide emergency accommodation for homeless people and women and children experiencing domestic violence. COPE's services for older people provide a meals on wheels service, and a day centre- SONAS, where we have laundry facilities, drop-in centre, advocacy and pension collection.

(DR, PR)

Tasks:

Planning and conducting a PR campaign for Arts events, conducting media research and compiling a media database, obtaining media sponsorships. Working with business sponsors,organising local, national and international media coverage, managing and editing events' web-pages, conducting post-event promotion, write good media reports organising work.

Skills/ Qualities Needed:

Very good English writing skills, friendly and open minded, responsible and full of initiative, love the arts and have an interest in classical and historical music and an interest in pursuing a career in PR and Marketing.

Time Required: 8 hours a week for 4 months

Number of Volunteers Needed: 1

Location of Volunteering: Cnoc an Oir, Rahoon, Galway

Minimum Age Requirement: None given

Screening: Informal Interviews

Extra Information:

At the end of the 2010 project the volunteer will get a full work experience report, will have a very clear idea of what a PR and Marketing job in Arts is about, will have an impressive entry in their CV and advantages at job application.

Tasks:

Designed to meet the need of cancer patients who stay in the residence, 'Inis Aoibhinn' and receiving radiotherapy at Galway University Hospital.
The volunteer will be required to accompany the patient to and from their radiotherapy appointment. These patients may be more dependent than other patients, e.g. may be wheelchair bound or require greater support to access radiotherapy services.

Skills/ Qualities Needed:
Physically fit, good communication skills, friendly manner.

Training and Support Provided: Yes

Time Required: 2 hours a week for 6 months

Number of Volunteers Needed: 6

Location of Volunteering: Inis Aoibhinn And Galway University Hospital

Minimum Age Requirement: None given

Screening: Garda Vetting; Informal Interviews; References

Tasks:

To assist in the carrying out of a language/literacy assessment in the hostels.The volunteers will work with a member of GRSG staff to assist residents in hostels to complete an assessment form with a view to documenting their language skills and abilities.

Skills/ Qualities Needed:
Previous experience of interviewing and/or working with ethnic minorities is desirable but not essential; training will be provided for all volunteers prior to undertaking the task.

Training and Support Provided: Yes

Time Required: 4 hours a week for 1 month

Number of Volunteers Needed: 15

Location of Volunteering: Direct Provision Centres In Galway

Minimum Age Requirement: None given

Screening: Informal Interviews

Extra Information:

GRSG is a community development organization working with asylum seekers and refugees in Galway city and county. The organization works to promote human rights and equality for the refugee community and offers practical support/information to asylum seekers in the Direct Provision hostels in Galway city and county. It is involved in the organization of social, educational and recreational activities for residents of the hostels as well as capacity building initiatives. GRSG has also developed a special focus on the health needs of the community as well as working to address racism and discrimination in Galway.

(ED)

Tasks:

Assisting during the St Patrick’s day parade and/or Amnesty Galway’s play in the spring. Tasks include designing and making costumes and banners, Acting, singing, dancing, and more creativity tasks

Skills/ Qualities Needed: Enthusiastic and creative

Training and Support Provided: Yes

Time Required: 12 hours per week

Number of Volunteers Needed: 20

Location of Volunteering: Galway City

Minimum Age Requirement: 18

Screening: Informal Interviews

(AR)

Tasks:

To help out in the outreach, administration work and coordinate the young ones.

Skills/ Qualities Needed:

Experience in administrative work and an interest in working with children and youth ages 5-19 years

Training and Support Provided: Yes

Time Required: 10 hours per week for 4 months

Number of Volunteers Needed: 5

Location of Volunteering: WORD ALIVE MINISTRY Building
Oldenway Business Park, Monivea Road, Ballybrit, Galway

Minimum Age Requirement: None given

Screening: Formal Interview; References

(SPI/YO)

Tasks:

Assisting with events in Seachtain na Gaeilge and Rith 2010; door and ticket duties, organising stands and helping out as stewards duuring St. Patricks day parade.

Skills/ Qualities Needed: Team player, warm and pleasant personality

Training and Support Provided: Yes

Time Required: 3 hours per week

Number of Volunteers Needed: 20

Location of Volunteering: Galway City

Minimum Age Requirement: 18

Screening: Informal Interviews; References

Extra Information:

Volunteers are required from 1-17 March 2010. Stewards for Rith 2010 and the St Patrick's Parade will be trained.

(ON/PR)