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Volunteer Bike Mechanic SA 24-25
Organisation Details
Biko Bikes
Activity type: Education, Environment and Gardening, Health and Wellbeing, Practical Work and DIY, Sports and Outdoor Activities
Stellify Award: This opportunity is part of 'Make a Difference'
Organisation Description: Biko Bikes is a student-led project, which contributes to a more sustainable Manchester by promoting cycling, offering affordable bicycle rental, and teaching bicycle maintenance to students.
Our workshop is located in the basement of the Students' Union on Oxford Road, and we are open Monday evenings from 5pm to 7pm as a drop-in for bike advice, maintenance, or for rentals.
If you're interested in bikes, mechanically minded or not, and wish to volunteer please come down to the workshop, visit our Instagram or contact us at bikobikes.su@manchester.ac.uk.
Our workshop is located in the basement of the Students' Union on Oxford Road, and we are open Monday evenings from 5pm to 7pm as a drop-in for bike advice, maintenance, or for rentals.
If you're interested in bikes, mechanically minded or not, and wish to volunteer please come down to the workshop, visit our Instagram or contact us at bikobikes.su@manchester.ac.uk.
Description of role: Biko Bikes is a student-led bike shop that takes abandoned bikes and makes them roadworthy, renting and selling them to students. We also help students and staff to fix their own bikes through diagnosing problems, telling them what parts they need to buy and showing them how to fix something. This makes cycling accessible to all students and staff. Saving them money, helping to be active and reducing traffic.
General roles for volunteers
- Helping customers with minor repairs
- Workshop organisation
- Repairing rented bikes
- Repairing bikes for selling
Previous experience is not necessary but preferred. Through volunteering you will learn from us as you go, but we can also send you to local training courses for more formal training.
The University of Manchester and Students’ Union Volunteering Teams welcome and encourage all students to get involved in volunteering. As a University we promote equality and welcome students from all ethnicities, genders, religious backgrounds, sexual orientations, ages, socio-economic backgrounds and disabilities.
We aim to support all students in their application process and during volunteering. Should you need any help, and/or adjustments with the application or wider volunteering process please contact the University of Manchester Volunteering Team at: volunteers@manchester.ac.uk or the SU Team at volunteering.su@manchester.ac.uk
General roles for volunteers
- Helping customers with minor repairs
- Workshop organisation
- Repairing rented bikes
- Repairing bikes for selling
Previous experience is not necessary but preferred. Through volunteering you will learn from us as you go, but we can also send you to local training courses for more formal training.
The University of Manchester and Students’ Union Volunteering Teams welcome and encourage all students to get involved in volunteering. As a University we promote equality and welcome students from all ethnicities, genders, religious backgrounds, sexual orientations, ages, socio-economic backgrounds and disabilities.
We aim to support all students in their application process and during volunteering. Should you need any help, and/or adjustments with the application or wider volunteering process please contact the University of Manchester Volunteering Team at: volunteers@manchester.ac.uk or the SU Team at volunteering.su@manchester.ac.uk
Skills / qualities associated with the role: Commercial Awareness, Customer Service, Oral Communication Skills, Practical Skills
Are volunteer expenses available?: No
Duration of role: Ongoing / Long term
Opportunity times: Monday PM, Monday Evening
DBS required: Off
Can reasonable adjustments be made regarding additional needs?: Yes
Is this organisation part of the Sports Volunteering Scheme (SVS)?: No
Minimum hours commitment: 2 hours per week
Location:
The University of Manchester Students' Union, Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PR