Volunteer

Our volunteers are important in helping us to carry out our life-changing work. Your skills, experience and enthusiasm are a huge part of everything we do.

Volunteering with Vista can benefit you too - developing skills, gaining confidence, demonstrating your commitment, building your experience, meeting new people and knowing that you are making a difference to local people with sight or dual sensory loss.

There are many ways you can be involved - in our social groups, with our charity shops, fundraising events, and more.

Take a look at the opportunities currently available, and if you’re interested please complete an application form.

We're currently looking for

Charity Shop Volunteers

  • Location Oakham, Syston, Shepshed or Rothley

We are looking for people to help in our charity shops in Oakham, Syston, Shepshed and Rothley. If you have an eye for fashion or for a bargain, and can help us meet and greet customers, manage the shop floor, sort, clean, price and display goods or operate the till, please get in touch.

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Box Collector Volunteer

  • Location Home based with travel
  • Hours Flexible

At Vista, our collection boxes play a vital role in generating income and raising our profile in local communities. We urgently need volunteers to collect, count and bank donations received through charity collection boxes and act as a liaison between the box holders and Vista. If you could give a little time to help bring in this money in your local community we would love to hear from you.

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Bucket Collections Volunteer

  • Location As required
  • Hours Flexible

We have ambitious targets to reach in the fundraising team at Vista. One way we want to increase our income and local profile is by holding more regular bucket collections - but to make them successful we need a team of enthusiastic and willing volunteers to hold the buckets and collect vital funds for us.

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Collections Team Co-ordinator

  • Location As required
  • Hours Flexible

To make our regular bucket collections successful, we need a dynamic, enthusiastic and willing volunteer to lead the team. You will be responsible for booking collections across the region, as well as coordinating our fantastic volunteer collections team, ensuring you have enough people to hold the buckets and raise vital funds for Vista.

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Community Fundraising Volunteer

  • Location In your local community
  • Hours Commitment to fundraise for Vista for the next 12 months

We have ambitious targets to reach in the fundraising team at Vista. One way we want to increase our income and local profile is by setting up “Friends of Vista” fundraising groups. We need dedicated, enthusiastic and hard-working volunteers to lead these groups and raise funds in their communities.

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Children's services Volunteer

  • Location Based in Leicestershire
  • Hours Evenings/ Weekends and holiday time

We’re looking for volunteers to help with our children’s trips and activities during school holiday times, weekends, and evenings.

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Tech Together Volunteer

  • Location Within their local communities in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland
  • Hours Half a day a week/Flexible

We’re looking for Tech Together Volunteers to support people with sight loss by helping them find out more about technology. They will advise and train the people we support in the use of technology and equipment.

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Volunteering for Café Meet Up Groups

  • Location Locations in café and community venues. Service located across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland the opportunity to meet with others and take part in activities.
  • Hours 2-3 hours per week

We're looking for friendly volunteers to support our Meet Ups. These sessions provide a relaxed setting for people affected by sight loss, and provide an opportunity to meet others affected by sight loss. Sessions are hosted in cafe and community venues across the area.

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Administration Volunteer

  • Location Vista Head Office, Provincial House, 37 New Walk, Leicester, LE1 6TE
  • Hours Minimum 2 days a week (Approx 4 hours)

We have an exciting opportunity for a volunteer to support our Rehab Administration Officer in the delivery of day-to-day services.

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