Volunteer Telford

We are a volunteer Theatre Group who have been running for two years. we are based at Arleston Community Centre. We aim to give Youth the opportunity to experience drama.

We meet on a Tuesday evenings and aim to give experience of drama that is both enjoyable and relaxing for 8-18 year olds. We endeavour to perform two plays a year for both the younger and older Youth group.

We are looking for people who are energetic and fun loving who can help with sessions, work as a team and respect everyone’s strengths and weaknesses.
These placements are hard work but rewarding and we need dedicated people who take their roles seriously. We have all procedures and processes in place and work to strict Child Protection Policies.

An opportunity has arisen for a Youth Theatre Leader / Assistant  to work  with Watch this Space Youth Theatre . The position is to work with Youth of ages ranging from 8-18 who would like to experience drama. 

The Taste of the Caribbean has been providing high quality for the past 12 Months. Our amazing team of volunteers donate over 15000 hours of their time and considerable skill in order to support the organisation. As a catering volunteer you’ll be at the forefront of our operations as part of the catering team, you’ll help to maintain the highest possible standards of cleanliness and service for our customers in our dining-rooms and kitchen. You will be given training and supervision.

Role details

- To help set up the dining room, serve meals, clear away at all meal times.

- Keep the kitchen, dining room and other catering areas clean, this includes pot washing, cleaning of appliances and operating dishwasher machine.

- Help the Cook Caribbean food preparation, put away deliveries and keep the kitchen and cooking utensils clean and tidy. Adhere to Health & Safety food & hygiene regulations. From time to time you may be required to help in other areas.

What’s in it for you? - You’ll get fully trained in a key industry skill - Have opportunity to be part of a team working environment.

 For many volunteers it’s an opportunity to develop confidence and self esteem whilst experiencing new cultures.

 As a volunteer we recommend you carry out a minimum of 4 hours volunteering a week from 3pm to 7 pm to get the most from this opportunity but of course if you have more time available more help is always welcome.

Planting, weeding, watering, simple garden tasks. Instruction given. 

One morning per month. 2nd Tuesday of every month from 10 till 1pm, weather permitting.

Benefits include better physical and mental health, free food that you have helped grow, social interaction with others,

Opportunity to learn new skills and teach ones you may have.

Volunteers would report to the team leader, James Warham. They are responsible for themselves and any children they bring.

Leegomery Community Centre,

off Leegate Avenue,

Telford.

Training:

No training beforehand.  Learning is mostly on the job.

There will be other opportunities offered from Transition Telford from time to time.

The concept of sewa - selfless and love inspired service - grounds our lives in love and selflessness. It provides us with an opportunity to take authentic action.

Time devoted to seva, is not time lost, but time gained. Those that have dedicated countless hours, days, weeks and even years to support the Gurdwara Sahib and the Sangat it serves, consistently find clarity and purpose in all aspects of their lives.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji continues to guide us with the words Vand Chako – share and consume together. One of the founding pillars of Sikhism.

Example of Seva include but are not limited to:

Langar

Daily opportunity to support cooking in the community kitchen (Langar) from 10am – 11am every morning.
On Sundays between 2pm – 5pm there is an opportunity to support the team with cleaning the kitchen.

Technology

Supporting the technical team with audio/visuals on Sundays and major events. 
If you have a good phone/camera and an eye for photography our Social Media team would also be interested in hearing from you.

General Cleaning or Gardening
There is always an ongoing need to support the Gurdwara’s general cleaning schedule. This helps to maintain our high standards to ensure the Sangat’s experience is as comfortable as possible.
Also, quirky but interesting – nobody really likes to wear “used” ramaals. Weekly washing, drying and ironing of guest ramaals is something everyone forgetting a head covering would really appreciate.