***Office & Community Volunteer***

***Office & Community Volunteer***

Posted for Redbridge Carers Support Service (RCSS)

Posted by Community Action Redbridge

Register your interest

You will be redirected to the Community Action Redbridge website to express your interest.

This is a varied and interesting role for someone looking to work within a Queen's Award Winning charity providing support and services to unpaid carers. 

Main tasks and responsibilities 

• General office admin
• Answering telephone calls and dealing with enquiries
• Registering new carers
• Data entry and management
• Reception duties

Benefits to volunteer

• The opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of unpaid carers.
• Experience in community -based support role
• training in safeguarding, basic awareness of working with unpaid carers, and community resources.
• meet new friends.
• You will be helping to make a huge difference to the lives of unpaid carers in the diverse communities of Redbridge. 

What skills do I need?

Skills, attributes, experience and qualifications

• Empathy, patience and a non-judgemental approach
• Awareness of or willingness to learn about the challenges faced by unpaid carers.
• Good verbal and written communication
• Confident in mixing with a wide range of people
• Good IT skills
• Able to show kindness and empathy to service users
• Need to be 18+