CANVEY ISLAND - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT VOLUNTEER
Days and Hours required: Flexible, a few hours a week as and when possible
Reports to: Fundraising and community engagement staff
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:
To attend regular fundraising and communications meetings on Canvey Island in support of The Gunny project. To make new professional connections in the community while representing and raising awareness about Trust Links, in particular The Gunny project. To offer information, make new connections and collect contact information for any organisation or person wishing to connect with Trust Links. To work closely with staff to ensure that as a team, we can manage expectations of third-party groups who wish to connect or ask for a service. This role is a community connector role where existing links to community groups can be nurtured or new connections can be made and passed on to staff. Staff will then make decisions to pursue this connection or not, depending on capacity.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:
1. To attend regular fundraising and communications meetings
2. To make new connections in the community while representing Trust Links
3. To work closely with staff and pass on any new contact details so staff can choose if they can action these or not
4. To check in with staff regularly so there is no doubling up
5. To nurture existing connections with community groups or individuals
6. To represent Trust Links in a professional manner and signpost to staff when needed
7. To go to external community events, talks or community groups identified or confirmed by staff
8. Taking part in appropriate training and development activities
9. Notify staff if you are on holiday or cannot attend a meeting
10. Ensure Health and Safety regulations are adhered to in line with Trust Links Health and Safety policy
11. Ensure Safeguarding requirements are met in line with Trust Links Safeguarding policy
Skills
Volunteers will need:
* Local connections to community groups, businesses, and individuals or a willingness to establish these relationships
* Excellent communication and people skills
* Empathy and listening skills
* Professional manner
* Commitment to self-development
* Willingness and commitment to undertake further training and development
* Commitment to the role
* Tact
* Responsiveness
* Realism
* Honesty
* Enthusiasm
* Teamwork
This opportunity is available in: Castle Point
Great Holland Community Benefit Society Limited - The Ship Inn Great Holland
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