Duke of Edinburgh Award Placement Volunteer
Duke of Edinburgh Award Placement Volunteer
Posted for West Berkshire Council - Culture and Libraries
Posted by Volunteer Centre West Berkshire
You will be redirected to the Volunteer Centre West Berkshire website to express your interest.
Are you looking to volunteer for your Duke of Edinburgh Award?
As a Duke of Edinburgh Award volunteer this is your chance to make a difference in your local library. You can use this opportunity to become involved in a variety of different library tasks and engage with our customers, staff and the wider community.
We are always happy to try and provide placements if we can, but there is often a waiting list as places are popular.
As a Duke of Edinburgh Award volunteer you will be completing a variety tasks each week which could be:
• Helping customers to use the library self-service kiosks.
• Providing general information about the library and its services.
• Supervised helping with children’s activities.
• Shelving and tidying.
Our libraries are busy and well used by the public, you will need to be able to communicate with all ages and be to work in a team.
This opportunity is available across all West Berkshire libraries.
What skills do I need?
This opportunity would suit someone who has the ability to communicate with people, enjoys conversations and be able to conduct tasks with minimal supervision at times.
Having the confidence to choose items for other people would be an advantage for this opportunity and to be able to demonstrate patience and understanding.
You need be able to shelve items in correct sequence whether alphabetically, numerically or in special collections and displays.
Details
- Accessibility
- DBS check required
- Equal opportunities policy
- Expenses reimbursed
- Ongoing support
- Safeguarding policy
- Suitable for under 18s
- Training provided
- Volunteer induction
- Volunteer policy
- Volunteers covered by insurance
- Written role description
When is this role available?
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Location:
Newbury Library
The Wharf
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 5AU
Thatcham Library
Bath Road
Thatcham
Berkshire
RG18 3AG
Burghfield Common Library
School Lane
Burghfield Common
Berkshire
RG7 3JZ
Hungerford Library
Church Street
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 0JG
Lambourn Library
High Street
Lambourn
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 8XL
Mortimer Library
27 Victoria Road
Mortimer Common
Berkshire
RG7 3SH
Pangbourne Library
Reading Road
Pangbourne
Berkshire
RG8 7LY
Theale Library
Church Street
Theale
Berkshire
RG7 5BZ
You will be redirected to the Volunteer Centre West Berkshire website to express your interest.
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