Volunteer Opportunities
ACTIVITIES VISIONARY
Visionary: a person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like.
Have you ever wanted to set up and run your own community group activities idea!?
We are looking for activities visionaries to join us as we open our new Community Space and Coffee Lounge in the centre of Radcliffe.
These volunteer roles will be wrapped around you in respect of your talents, skills, knowledge etc. In creating fantastic, involving and engaging new things for our service users and the wider Radcliffe community.
You may for example, want to create and run a community group around art or crafts, creative writing, indoor games, Bingo, Karaoke, Quizzing, D&D type gaming, instrument tuition, basic language skills, demonstrating cooking, photography, involving theatre, magic. Or indeed anything not on this list that you feel you would like to have a conversation about, in respect of looking to plan set up and run as a community activity.
This is a modern and unique volunteering opportunity, which you will help to create and which fits around you with ongoing support from a dedicated volunteer manager and Outreach staff.
This grid shows when you can volunteer for this opportunity.
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As with all Outreach volunteers, it is essential that they have a positive outlook and approach towards people who identify with mental health and/or learning difficulties and are local community engagement focussed.
In terms of specific qualities, skills, attributes and personality, an activities visionary should; or should be:
• Reliable and Punctual.
• Committed to the volunteer role.
• Willing to have fun.
• Be creative, and able to put forward new ideas.
• Be open to and supportive of service user new ideas and concepts.
• Have good listening and communication skills.
• Honest and trustworthy.
• Friendly and approachable.
• Organised and have excellent time management skills.
• Able to communicate well both verbally and in writing.
• Willing to engage in appropriate personal and professional reflection, and training.
• Have the ability to act on own initiative and work as part of a team.
• Have the ability to remain calm and collected in difficult situations.
• Willing to take instruction from appropriate and designated Outreach staff
• Respect all aspects of confidentiality.
• Have the ability to work within set boundaries and professional parameters.