Activities Volunteer
5 days ago
**We're looking for volunteers to help support activities at our base in Selly Oak**
Activities Volunteers are enthusiastic ambassadors for TouchBase Pears, and for Sense, as well as being a vital part of the Facilities team. This role takes pace on an ad hoc basis with a variable commitment. You will help provide a warm welcome to everyone who come into the building and typical tasks will include:
- Supporting each other and the whole TouchBase Pears team to work together to deliver an outstanding experience of a person’s visit.
- Setting up and clearing away activities
- Supervising activities
- Interacting with the public and encouraging participation
- Ensuring the safety of the visitors when taking part in the activities
**Skills & Qualities**
This role might be for you if you are:
- Enthusiastic & cheerful with a positive attitude
- Flexible and proactive
- Reliable & trustworthy
- A team player
- Good with people and enjoy interacting with the public
- Enjoy communicating with a wide range of people with different skills, abilities and backgrounds.
- Are willing to develop the knowledge and skills to get to know and support people who are deafblind, have sensory impairments or complex needs effectively. This could include people who use TouchBase Pears regularly, visitors or co-volunteers.
- Excellent customer service skills
- Respectful of others and their diversity
- Interested in supporting the work of Sense and want to make a difference to people who have complex disabilities and are deafblind.
**What can Sense offer me as a volunteer?**
- The feel good factor - knowing that you are making a difference to supporting your local community
- An induction and ongoing support and guidance from the community engagement officer and wider Sense volunteering team
- An opportunity to develop new skills and experiences along with adding to your career and/or personal development
- The chance to meet new people from a wide range of backgrounds and join a passionate volunteering team
- The opportunity to make an invaluable contribution to Sense Touchbase Pears and the development of their events.
**Job Type**: Volunteer
**Salary**: Up to £0.01 per year
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: Touchbase Pears Activities Volunteer
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