Lead Volunteer

3 weeks ago

Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Blind Veterans Full time

We need volunteers to help lead a social group in Milton Keynes for a number of members who benefit immensely from socialising with their peers. Can you help facilitate this group, meeting, and greeting members as they arrive, organising drinks and chatting with our lovely members at least once a month on a Friday morning? If you are interested in others and enjoy socialising, this could be the perfect volunteering opportunity for you - have some fun whilst helping others

Our social clubs and activities are an integral part of the support that we offer to our veterans in the community. These social clubs can support our members to feel less isolated. Our Lead Volunteers will play an important part in supporting and coordinating the clubs so that they run smoothly. They will become the lead on either a particular club/activity on a regular basis and/or will be assisting the community team in establishing new groups and activities, supporting other volunteers to feel confident in the regular running of the group by them going forward. They will support to ensure that a great time is had by all

Volunteers must be over the age of 18 years, you will be fully trained and supported so you feel comfortable and confident in your volunteering role with us.

We need volunteers to help lead a social group in Milton Keynes for a number of members who benefit immensely from socialising with their peers. Can you help facilitate this group, meeting, and greeting members as they arrive, organising drinks and chatting with our lovely members at least once a month on a Friday morning? If you are interested in others and enjoy socialising, this could be the perfect volunteering opportunity for you - have some fun whilst helping others

Our social clubs and activities are an integral part of the support that we offer to our veterans in the community. These social clubs can support our members to feel less isolated. Our Lead Volunteers will play an important part in supporting and coordinating the clubs so that they run smoothly. They will become the lead on either a particular club/activity on a regular basis and/or will be assisting the community team in establishing new groups and activities, supporting other volunteers to feel confident in the regular running of the group by them going forward. They will support to ensure that a great time is had by all

Volunteers must be over the age of 18 years, you will be fully trained and supported so you feel comfortable and confident in your volunteering role with us.

More about this role Volunteer role Lead Volunteer Volunteer manager Volunteer Coordinator Where you will be based Community Why we want you

We are looking for volunteers who are comfortable taking the lead on organising and coordinating activities for our members in the community. Supported by the community team you may be required to help establish local groups and activities with a view to supporting other volunteers to take over. Alternatively we may need you to take over an already established group. You will need to be confident in engaging with members and volunteers from a wide variety of diverse backgrounds.

Whether it's helping out with organising menus for our lunch clubs, member travel arrangements or ensuring members are feeling included in activities our Lead Volunteers will play an integral part in making sure our veterans get the most from the activities.

What you will be doing
  • Helping with a variety of activities which could include supporting to set up and/or coordinating lunch clubs and community based activities for our members.
  • Communicating with members and ensuring that they have everything they need to engage and enjoy the activities.
  • Communicating with other volunteers and staff.
The skills you need
  • Happy to be part of a team
  • Organised and reliable
  • Proactive and a problem solver
  • Supportive, friendly and patient
  • Comfortable using basic IT systems, such as email and Word.
What's in it for you
  • Full training and ongoing support
  • Meet lots of new and interesting people
  • Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
  • Be part of a great team
Disclaimer

Our values underpin the way our staff and volunteers work and interact with each other, and how we deliver services to blind veterans. Built around the central statement "We work together as One Team", we ask all to uphold our values: caring is at the heart of everything we do, we enable and trust each other, we foster a pioneering spirit and we celebrate success

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