Volunteer Education Speaker - Greater Manchester, United Kingdom - Blue Cross For Pets

Blue Cross For Pets
Blue Cross For Pets
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Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Volunteer role - Education Speaker


Volunteer manager - Education Officer


Where you will be based - Community


Why we want you
Sick, injured and homeless pets have relied on Blue Cross for help since 1897.

Each year, thousands of dogs, cats, small pets and horses turn to the charity's animal hospitals, clinics and rehoming services for treatment and support.


Our Volunteer Education Speakers provide an informative and influential service by talking to children in Primary schools and youth groups about responsible pet ownership and dog safety which enables us to improve the lives of thousands of pets.

This role is for speakers who will visit and deliver talks to Primary schools and youth groups in their local area.

We would love you to join us and help us help more pets in need


What you will be doing

  • Training online via elearning and prearranged webinars to become an Education speaker
  • Contacting Primary schools using details we have given you to arrange all the details for your talks
  • Visiting Primary school and youth groups in your local area
  • Delivering interactive presentations and fun talks to groups of children at Primary schools during the day, and youth groups such as Brownies and Cubs during the evening.
  • Delivering a minimum of one talk per half school term
  • Using Assemble, our online volunteering system to accept talk requests, tell us how they went and keep in touch with us

The skills you need

  • To be a confident public speaker; happy to deliver PowerPoint presentations and talk to sometimes large numbers of children and young people in schools and youth groups
  • To be selfmotivated and happy to organise talks from details we have given you
  • To be computer literate as you will need to complete your training online, deliver our predesigned presentations and use our online volunteering system to keep in touch
  • To enjoy teaching and working with young people and have a keen interest in pet care and dog safety
  • To have access to your own car or reliable public transport
  • To have daytime availability during termtime

What's in it for you

  • A chance to inspire young people to make better choices for pets
  • You'll be homebased, getting involved with influencing pet care within your local community
  • You'll use your skills such as customer service, communication and team working
  • We'll provide you a Blue Cross Polo shirt and ID, with all the training you need, including our GUEST customer service training, elearning on the work of Blue Cross, basic pet care and tips on speaking to children and young people
  • You'll join a great team of likeminded people with closed social network groups and (optional) annual volunteer meetups
  • You'll receive ongoing support and training through webinars and a regular newsletter

Disclaimer


Online training can take several weeks so you will need to commit to training before you can fully get stuck into your role.

We also ask volunteers to commit to a minimum of six talks per half term. You will need to have term-time daytime and ideally some evening availability. You'll need to be 17 or older for this role.

You must have access to your own car or reliable public transport Talks are delivered in person within a 20 mile radius of your home.

Expenses are available. As this role involves liaising with children and young people, you will need to be prepared to undertake a DBS check


Job Type:
Volunteer


Salary:
£0.10 per year


Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Holidays

Work Location:
One location
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