Volunteer Workshop Assistant

5 months ago

Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom Spectrum Community Arts Ltd Full time

**ROLE SUMMARY**:
We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable people to join our team as Volunteer Workshop Assistants, to support our **Wednesday workshops in Astral Park Community Centre, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire from 4.45pm to 7.15pm (2.5hrs) during term time.**

As a Volunteer Workshop Assistant, your role is to help the participants engage in the workshops and support the facilitator in the smooth running of the sessions. During each session, there will be the facilitator, workshop assistant and other Volunteer Workshop Assistants, who all work collectively as a team.

No experience is necessary to undertake this role, however we ask all volunteers to enter each session with energy, positivity and the desire to participate in the sessions.
- Please note that this is a volunteer role and there is no pay compensation_

**WEEKLY WORKSHOPS**:
Our Wednesday workshops:

- **MINI SENSORY MOVERS** - Wednesdays - 17:00 - 17:45 - Astral Park Community Centre, Leighton Buzzard - A fun club using sensory props to explore music and movement, a place for 4-8-year-olds to be themselves
- **SENSORY MOVERS** - Wednesdays - 18:00 - 19:00 - Astral Park Community Centre, Leighton Buzzard - A sensory movement to music club for or 8-17-year-olds.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
A Spectrum Community Arts Workshop Assistant Volunteer will:

- Join in the workshop with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude
- Read, understand, and follow our safeguarding policy, so you know how to safeguard our participants and yourself
- Accompany participants to the toilets in pairs
- Encourage anxious or shy participants to get involved
- Support participants on a 1:1 basis where necessary
- Hand out and clear away props for the routines/exercises
- Assist with the setting up and clearing away of the sessions
- Tie shoelaces and help with coats and jumpers where necessary
- Assisting the Lead Facilitator and Workshop Assistant where this is required/requested

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS YOU WILL NEED**:

- Organised and reliable
- A professional, friendly and outgoing manner
- Interpersonal skills
- Works well independently and as part of a team
- Committed to our values
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to build strong relationships with new people
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable

**Desirable, but not required**:

- Experience working with people with disabilities and additional needs
- Experience in the performing arts
- Experience working with children
- First Aid training
- Safeguarding training
- Experience with communication aids such as sign language and PECS
- Driving licence

**NEXT STEP**

**Job Type**: Volunteer

**Benefits**:

- Free parking
- On-site parking

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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