Community Education delivers free educational workshops to groups of young people and adults across the UK to help increase community resilience. We would like you to: - Be able to volunteer on a regular basis. - Be able to contribute a minimum of 8 hours per month and having flexibility with their availability would also be advantageous (workshops usually run on weekdays between 9am and 5pm, with occasional opportunities in the evenings or at weekends). - Can commit to volunteer for at least 12 months. - Willing to undertake all the required training for the role. - Willing to travel to workshop venues in your community independently. *Due to the nature of this role, applicants must undergo Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Applicants will be asked to provide ID documents in support of the DBS check.* Diversity is something we celebrate. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to the Red Cross and feel that you belong. We want to create an inclusive environment, and promote and spread the power of kindness. As part of creating an inclusive space we have an expenses policy that prioritises volunteers not being out of pocket for expenses linked to your role. If up front costs are difficult, you can speak to your volunteering manager about this to find alternatives. We welcome refugees, asylum seekers and others currently in the UK to volunteer with us. We want volunteering to be accessible to everyone. **Health and Safety Statement** We take an individual approach to ensuring your safety. We may ask you to complete a simple risk assessment and will also have a conversation with you to discuss and identify any adjustments you may need. *Unfortunately, we can’t accept applications from 15 – 17-year-olds for this role. Please get in touch and we can support you to find another role in your area.* If you have any questions before applying, please contact us at [
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Why we want you: We impart skills and knowledge to help people prepare for crises and deal with them. To support even more people, we require the help of our volunteers who know their local communities. Together, we can help enable positive outcomes for people impacted by adversity. This is a wonderful opportunity to act on our shared values as a representative of the British Red Cross in your local community and play your part in helping build the next generation of humanitarians. The suite of workshops that we facilitate can be found on the link below (please copy and paste the link into your internet browser); https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-involved/teaching-resources/community-education-workshops
Tasks: Facilitate face-to-face or online workshops to groups of young people or adults, on a range of humanitarian topics to help strengthen your community.
Help promote our work within your community so that more people may benefit from our education offer.
Skills: Passionate about exploring humanitarian issues and values.
Believe in the importance of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Responsible, organised, reliable and able to work with minimum supervision.
Ideally, you will have a reasonable level of IT literacy, and have access to suitable IT equipment and internet connection. (There is no expectation to deliver both face-to-face and digital workshops. You may choose either or both.)
Benefits: The opportunity to share your skills and knowledge to help people in your community.
The opportunity to develop your existing skills, whilst gaining new skills and experience.
Training provided with ongoing personal development.
Reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.
An opportunity to be part of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation and the knowledge that you are making a difference to people’s lives.
