Adult Education Volunteer (Stoke on Trent) Stoke-on-Trent, England
Job description
Community Education delivers workshops to support people to become more resilient and empowered to help those around them, resulting in more kind and inclusive communities. We ask that you: - Are available to help us for a minimum of 8 hours per month. - Can commit to helping us for a minimum of 9 months. Please note as part of this role you will be expected to travel up to one hour to venues to deliver workshops. Workshops can take place at various times, usually between 9am and 5pm during the week. You will be required to carry learning materials or light-weight training equipment. If you have previous experience that’s great, but we will give full training and support if you are passionate about this and want to get involved. We ask that you can commit to this role and to working through the role induction. 70% of the learning will be done practically, along with some online learning modules, with a view to be independently delivering one of our workshops within 3 months of joining Community Education. We will provide you with all training resources, and we will support you by providing opportunities for observations, feedback, and training. We take an individual approach to ensuring your safety, and we will also have a conversation with you to discuss any adjustments you may need. Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions about the role.
Why we want you: Can you help people in your community build essential life skills? Community Education delivers free confidence-building workshops across the UK, and we want you to help us enable and equip communities to become more resilient. You will empower people in your community by delivering workshops on a range of humanitarian topics, including First Aid and Wellbeing. This is a wonderful opportunity to represent the British Red Cross in your local community, whilst working with a supportive and inclusive team. We ask that you are available to help us deliver education workshops for a minimum of 8 hours per month and can commit to helping us for a minimum of 9 months. Our workshops take place at different times every week, so flexibility is desired.
- Tasks: Deliver a range of interactive workshops to groups of people in community settings, for example, carers groups, over 65s and those affected by issues such as homelessness and substance misuse.
Promote our Community Education workshops within your community.
- Skills: Confidence to independently deliver workshops to a group of people in a community setting.
Ability to communicate effectively with our partner organisations and community groups.
Responsible, organised, reliable and able to work independently.
Passionate about exploring humanitarian issues and values.
Able to travel to and lead a workshop each week, usually between 9am and 5pm, with the opportunity for occasional evenings or weekends. Workshops take place at different times so flexibility is desired.
Recognise the value of equality, diversity, and inclusion in the work that we do.
Able to commit to the role for a minimum of 9 months.
IT literacy, as well as access to IT.
- Benefits: The opportunity to empower and support people in your community.
The opportunity to develop your existing skills, whilst gaining new skills and experience within the voluntary sector.
The opportunity to share your skills and knowledge to help your community.
You will be part of a supportive and inclusive team.
You will have access to the British Red Cross internal Job Site.
Free training, including ‘First Aid at Work’ certification, as well as ongoing personal development for the role.
Out of pocket expenses from your volunteering activities and training will be reimbursed.
