Youth Education Volunteer (Isle of Wight - PO30)

at  British Red Cross Volunteer

Community Education delivers free confidence-building workshops to young people, and we would love for you to help us in our mission to empower communities to become more resilient. As part of this role you may be required to travel up to one hour to venues to deliver workshops across the PO30 (Isle of Wight). Workshops can take place at various times, usually between 9am and 5pm during the week. You will be required to carry your laptop, learning materials and light-weight training equipment. In the first few months, you must be willing to travel outside of your local area to shadow and observe our workshops with your line manager. We would like volunteers who; - Can volunteer on a regular basis. - Will support in the facilitation of workshops in the community, lasting 1-2 hours. - Workshops are delivered Mondays to Fridays, 9am to 5pm. - Use of own vehicle. - Use of own phone. - Use of own laptop/computer. - Commit to delivering a minimum of 2 workshops per month. - Commit to volunteering for a minimum of 1 year. As part of the role you will actively promote our Community Education workshops on the Isle of Wight to generate demand for them. Applicants should be; - Confident and able to promote our educational workshops to community groups and schools. - Confident and able to independently deliver workshops to a group of young people after completing training for the role. - Computer literate as initial training will be online. Diversity is something we celebrate. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to the Red Cross and feel that you belong. We want to create an inclusive environment, and promote and spread the power of kindness. As part of creating an inclusive space we have an expenses policy that prioritises volunteers not being out of pocket for expenses linked to your role. If up front costs are difficult, you can speak to your volunteering manager about this to find alternatives. We welcome refugees, asylum seekers and others currently in the UK to volunteer with us. We want volunteering to be accessible to everyone. 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 volunteerrecruitment@redcross.org.uk if you have any questions.
Why we want you: Can you help young people 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 young people in your community by delivering workshops on a range of humanitarian topics including First Aid and Wellbeing.
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Tasks: Deliver a range of interactive workshops to young people in schools and youth settings.
Promote our Community Education workshops within your community.
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Skills: Confidence to independently deliver workshops to a group of young people.
Ability to communicate effectively with our partner organisations and young people.
Responsible, organised, and reliable
Passionate about exploring humanitarian issues and values.
Able to travel to and lead a workshop each week.
Recognise the value of equality, diversity, and inclusion in the work that we do.
IT literate, ideally with access to own IT equipment.
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Benefits: The opportunity to make a difference to the lives of young people in your community.
The opportunity to develop your existing skills, whilst gaining new skills and experience within the voluntary sector.
You will be part of a supportive and inclusive team.
Training provided with ongoing personal development
Reimbursement of reasonable out of pocket expenses.
An opportunity to be part of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation and the knowledge that you are making a difference to people’s lives.

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