Opportunity

 Community Volunteer –  Causeway Coast and Glens

 

Provide information to local organisations and community groups to help raise awareness of RNID’s activities as well as other services and support available for deaf people and those with hearing loss and tinnitus. This role includes online presentations and face-to-face activities in your area.

 

Where                       

 

We are looking for volunteers in all areas of Causeway Coast and Glens with a particular focus on Coleraine, Limavady, Ballycastle and its surrounding areas.

 

Face-to-face activities usually take place at a community centre or meeting house where community groups meet. Online presentations are home-based.

 

When            

Depending on your availability.

 

This is an ongoing role.

 

Please note that you need to be 16 or over for this role.

 

What you’ll be doing

 

As a Community Volunteer, you will:

 

·         reach out to community groups, other charities, etc. to offer informative presentations or attend meetings to share insight into deafness, hearing loss and tinnitus

·         deliver talks, presentations online and face-to-face (depending on practicality)

·         set up RNID Information stands at various locations, including libraries, community centres and hospitals within your local area

·         ensure leaflets and equipment arrive at the venue in time, and pack up at the end of the event

·         promote the work of RNID and associated local services

·         respond to questions and enquiries from visitors and assist as appropriate

·         record any enquires that are out of your knowledge base and follow up accordingly

·         monitor the number of enquiries at each event and feedback in a timely manner

·         be proactive in sourcing venues for information stands

 

What you need

 

You will need to provide the names of two referees who have known you for at least two years, preferably in a professional context.  This can include employers, colleagues, teachers, tutors, support workers, community leaders, child’s teacher or a member of a hobby or exercise group you belong to. 

 

Here’s what we think could be beneficial:

 

·         confident in delivering online presentations on MS teams/ Zoom

·         confident in speaking to groups and individuals in the community

·         willingness to learn about, or expand knowledge of, issues affecting deaf and hard of hearing people 

·         friendly, reliable, and approachable manner 

·         ability to listen to questions and to answer appropriately

·         willing to work with a wide range of people 

 

What you’ll get in return

 

As a volunteer, you will:

 

?     make a real difference to the people you support

?     help us run this important service

?     receive training and learn new skills

?     meet people in different situations

?     raise awareness of deafness in the community

?     have reasonable, out-of-pocket and pre-approved travel expenses repaid

 

Our commitment to Safeguarding

 

At RNID, we take very seriously our responsibilities for the safety and welfare of the people who use our services, our volunteers, staff and the organisation as a whole.

 

All applicants successful at interview will be asked to disclose unspent convictions under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013).

 

Criminal records will be taken into account only when the conviction is relevant and declaring a conviction will not necessarily prevent you from being considered for a role. Any decisions will depend on the type of offence and its relevance to the volunteering role that you are applying for at RNID

 

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