Volunteer Telford

Arleston Community Centre in Wellington is a trustee and volunteer led facility in the heart of the community of Arleston. We hire space to a wide range of community groups and organisations, along with individuals looking to hire event space.

We are looking for more volunteers to support with Maintenance & Gardening at the centre. 

In this role we are looking for someone to support with maintenance and gardening at the community centre to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for all our hirers and visitors. 

The role is to work alongside the council’s security & ASB team to help ensure communities are safe places to live and work. You will view live CCTV in our borough control room from where you will be based.

You will link in with the current teams when you view live incidents that need our teams support. The role will also involve downloading CCTV footage for the wider council teams.

Uniform provided,

Full training on systems will be given.

Opportunity to progress

Bounce and Rhyme volunteer.

Do you enjoy working with children?

Do you enjoy singing? Are you interested in introducing under 5s and their parents and carers to the pleasure of books and rhymes?

This could be the role for you.

The aim of the role is to lead a 30-minute singing and rhyme session for babies and children under 5 with their parents/carers. The sessions help children develop speech and language skills in a fun way and also has positive benefits for maternal mental health. This is an opportunity to make a difference to somebody’s day and have fun while you’re doing it.

As a volunteer you will be involved in leading a group of children, parents and carers in singing rhymes and songs. You will also set up the space for the activity.

You do not need to be musical or a singing expert, just have a willingness and enthusiasm to sing in public.

Due to the nature of this work, volunteers must be over 18 years of age.

Locations:

We have opportunities for this role in the following libraries:

- Newport Library

- Southwater Library

- Wellington Library

- Stirchley Community Library

- Donnington and Muxton Community Library

- Hadley Community Library.

Duties

To lead parents/carers and their children in singing and actions with a variety of nursery rhymes and songs.

Promote the library service.

Prepare for a session by putting out chairs, moving tables and rug etc.

Tidy and clear the area, putting furniture back at the end of a session.

Brookside Community Fridge with support from Stirchley and Brookside Parish Council and Brookside Central CIO have launched Telford’s first Community Fridge.

The aim of the Community Fridge is to enable residents and businesses to share surplus food and for anyone to help themselves to quality food that would otherwise be wasted.

Volunteers to drive to and pick up food donations from local businesses – this will ensure the community fridge remains full.

Tasks

• Respond to requests from our Big Local Team.
• Be able to drive and collect food donations from local shops.
• Deliver food donations to Brookside Community Fridge.
• Respond to requests from Big Local.
• Adhere to Policies and procedures set out by Big Local.
• Volunteers will work off-site picking up food surplus from local suppliers.
• Volunteers will be working alone so will adhere to the lone working policy and will complete a risk assessment with staff member.
• Volunteers will carry food stuff to Brookside Community Fridge.
• Regular evening pick- up sessions Monday to Thursday evenings (Times in line with shop timescales (Usually 2 hours before shop closes).
• Early pick up of food stuff from stores (07:00am- 09:00am).
• Drop food to Brookside Central early mornings (09:00am onwards).