Supporting Volunteer (Volunteer Recruitment)

Canal & River Trust; Hague Bar; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization for waterways is seeking Supporting Volunteers to assist with administration, data collection, and social media content creation. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn new skills while contributing to the team. Volunteers can work flexibly and often from home. Ideal candidates should be reliable and organized, with an interest in digital media. Join a friendly team and make a difference in the community.

Benefits

Flexible volunteering opportunities

Supportive team environment

Skill development

Qualifications

• Ability to assist in data collection and administration tasks.
• Experience or willingness to learn about social media content creation.
• Open to volunteering both in person and remotely.

Responsibilities

• Support with administration tasks.
• Assist with data collection.
• Create content for social media.
• Take photos for promotions.

Skills

Reliable

Organised

Tools

Computer devices

Mobile devices

Job description

Take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to learn new skills and become one of our Supporting Volunteers. You will get to meet new people in our offices or online from home. As a Supporting Volunteer you will assist with things like data collection, administration, location, and filming assistance, as well as carrying out useful surveys to help us maintain our records of our presence on the canal.

As a Supporting Volunteer you will feel part of the team, with plenty of opportunity to learn more about a variety of subjects like digital media, SAP, and CRM. You will make a difference by being an additional voice in the team, supporting our steering groups to make sure we’re doing the best we can for our volunteers and staff alike.

Why we want you

Our Supporter volunteers ensure that the day to day nuts and bolts of the waterways happen be that monitoring activities on the towpath or that the running of teams and the necessary processes happen in the background. This can be anything from working with our Social Media Team to assisting with location and filming for productions. Our Supporting Volunteers also support our teams within our offices and even on the Towpath conducting audits.

Some of the things you might get up to in that role are listed below, but the specifics of what your role will involve can be discussed with your task manager

What you will be doing

• Supporting with administration
• Supporting with data collection
• Creating content on social media
• Taking photos for promotion and celebration
• This role can potentially be done from home.
• When you register as a volunteer, we will ask you about any unspent convictions which you need to declare and risk assess these as needs be.

The skills you need

• Reliable
• Organised
• Whilst not essential, many of the activities in this roles use either computer or mobile devices.

What's in it for you

• The opportunity to volunteer flexibly, often from home
• Be part of a friendly team of supportive colleagues and volunteers
• Learn new skills and understand better the day to day workings of the waterways