Ref: V_CTC
Location: Twickenham TW1
Special Note: All applicants must live in the Richmond Borough
Expenses: Up to £100 maximum per week (Depending on individual circumstances & provided receipts)
Qualification: An accredited Level 2 Qualification
Duration: Until March 2010
Placement Description: Local Authority - Curriculum & Training Centre
Commitment: Flexible volunteering of up to 30 hrs per week / Participation on a Duke of Edinburgh Residential project
Age: 16 - 24 only
Eligibility:
- All applicants must live in the Richmond Borough
- Expenses will only be provided on production of valid receipts
- All volunteers are subject to a Criminal Records Bureau Check
Volunteer Placement Duties:
- Answering telephones, taking messages including booking rooms & facilities & assisting centre users with information & support
- General administration tasks, including word-processing & photocopying
- Assisting the Centre Technicians in setting up technical equipment including laptops, projects to be used in rooms at the Centre
- Assisting in providing refreshments to conference delegates, setting up rooms & general tasks support the services offered by the Centre
- Using Outlook to communicate with colleagues & staff
- Assisting in mounting artwork displays
Skills and Abilities Required:
- Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people directly and on the telephone
- Able to understand and respect the importance of confidentiality within and outside the workplace
- Able to work within a team, asking for and giving support as needed
- Accurate basic keyboard skills – knowledge of MS Word and Excel, and database is desirable, or willingness to be trained
- Aware of equality and diversity and health and safety
- Prepared to travel within the local area (travel expenses covered)
- Good timekeeping
How to Apply
Please call Pamela Ridgers or Mary Castledine at Way to Work on 020 8487 5383 to make an appointment to be interviewed at our office in Twickenham, Middlesex.
