Volunteer Helper

Woolmer Hill School; Bourne; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local primary school in Bourne is seeking volunteer helpers to support educational activities. Responsibilities include listening to children read, assisting with classroom duties, and sharing skills that may benefit students. No prior experience with children is required, making this a great opportunity for community members to contribute to education positively.

Qualifications

• No specific experience working with children required.
• Ability to listen and read to children.
• Willingness to support teachers and students.

Responsibilities

• Listen to children read and improve their literacy.
• Share professional skills relevant to the curriculum.
• Assist with school trips to provide enriching experiences.
• Support teachers with classroom duties.

Job description

Volunteer Helper at Bourne Westfield Primary Academy

9 Days Remaining

Job Reference #: EDV/2023/BWPA/23357

Location: Westbourne Park, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9QS

Contract Type: Not Applicable

Contract Term: Not Applicable

Closing Date: 11:59pm, 30th Sep 2025

Start Date: asap

Positions Available: 2

Interview Date(s): tbc

About this Role

In the classroom, your volunteer work could include:

• Listening to children read. Reading is an extremely important skill for children to learn, but can be difficult to acquire. Any time and help that you can give could make a huge difference to children's future achievements levels in school. Additionally, you might be asked to read to children - this can be of great benefit to their language and literacy development.
• Sharing your professional skills. For example, if you're a doctor, you could talk about healthy living to give children an up-to-date, specialist perspective on an area of the curriculum.
• Helping on school trips. Schools need a certain number of adults to go with them on trips, but they can't always spare the teaching staff. If you can make up the numbers, it means they have the opportunity to give children these enriching experiences that they may not otherwise be able to have.
• Taking on classroom assistant duties. To support the teacher, volunteer classroom assistants might check children's planners, get them settled as they arrive in the morning, photocopy worksheets, design displays, answer questions in the lesson, work one-to-one or in small groups, and do story time. This gives the teacher more time to focus on teaching the lesson content - together, you can make an excellent team.

Volunteers in education settings help to improve the learning experience, and often have an impact even after they have left. They aren't accountable for the outcomes of the children they work with in the same way that teachers are, meaning that their roles can offer a way to work in education without the pressure of a permanent job.

Volunteers might be parents, college or university students, or other adults in the local area - you don't need any experience working with children in order to become one.

Keystone Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the above post will be subject to detailed, current references and satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.