As well as being extremely rewarding, volunteering is an ideal way of developing experience in an area related to your career aims.  The Careers and Employment Centre can help you identify the types of experience that may be useful to you.

If you would like to advertise your organisation to our students free of charge, please e-mail chopes@brookes.ac.uk or sholton@brookes.ac.uk

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Breast Cancer Care's Bike Blenheim Palace

Sunday 3 October 2010.  Volunteer opportunities include working in the registration and information areas and marshalling on the various cylcle routes.  A £20 bursary is provided to help travel costs, each volunteer will also be provided with breakfast, lunch and drinks throughout the day.  Volunteers must be aged 16 or over.  Volunteers have free entry to the events site and are encouraged to enjoy various activities - you can bring your bikes along if you like!  For more information or to volunteer contact: info@bikeblenheimpalace.com.

Oxfam Voluntary Internship Role

Marketing Database Analyst (GIS), Oxfam Head Office - Cowley, Oxford.  3 days per week for 6-8 months (min. requirement 6 months.                                                                                   OXFAM PURPOSE:  To work with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering.  JOB FAMILY PURPOSE: To raise financial resources to enable Oxfam to fund and deliver its programme.  JOB PURPOSE: Provide campaign selections, reporting and analysis to support Oxfam's marketing programme.  For more information about this role and to apply visit: www.oxfam.org.uk/applications/blogs/volunteer/ Closing Date: 1st September 2010

Lattitude Global Volunteering

We send young people on unique, structured and rewarding programmes that are designed to get the most out of the volunteer by developing skills, confidence and independence whilst making a real and lasting difference to their host community.  Volunteering with Lattitude is exciting, challenging and deeply rewarding, for more information visit www.lattitude.org.uk

Volunteer with Nightline

Nightline is a listening, support and information service run for and by students. We aim to provide students in Oxford with the opportunity to talk to someone in confidence.  Every term we run a training course for people who wish to join our team of volunteers. More info >>

*Are you KEEN to volunteer?*

Want something fun to do in your spare time? Try coming to KEEN! We provide a range of sporting, drama and social activities for children and young people with special needs. With four sessions a week there is plenty to get involved with, and there is no need to commit to coming, just turn up when you can. No experience necessary, just enthusiasm!                  More info >>

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Gain Social Care Experience With Two Saints

Two Saints provide support to homeless people.                                                                          We are looking for volunteers to complement our learning and activity programmes. We need versatile people to facilitate a range of sessions which might include: visual arts; creative writing; photography; multi-media; IT training; music; and reading groups. But we are always open to suggestions for innovative sessions. Sessions can be open ended, but others may be short courses of 6 to 10 weekly sessions.                                                           For more information please contact John Bennett at Lucy Faithfull House on 01865 243071, or email john.bennett@twosaints.org.uk

Raleigh Graduate Bursary Awards

Raleigh has over 300 Graduate Bursary Awards available for Volunteering Overseas. This initiative is aimed at recent graduates and final year students who are looking to develop key employability skills, explore new cultures and make a real difference to the world they live in Raleigh is able to offer those meeting the eligibility and application criteria the opportunity to join a 10 week expedition to either Borneo, Costa Rica & Nicaragua or India. You’ll work on much needed community and environmental projects plus undertake a challenging adventure phase.  More info >>

LemonGrass Volunteering in Thailand

LemonGrass Volunteering is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to come to Thailand and teach English. No experience is necessary, just the determination to have fun and make a real difference to young people's lives. We offer a choice of exciting and rewarding projects throughout the year which start as little as £149 per person including accommodation.  For more information visit www.lemongrass-volunteering.com