Photograph of a man enjoying volunteering as an administrator.

Availability Details

We have opportunities available on weekdays, 9:30am - 4pm.

Venue Address

Caregivers Connected Gateshead
Room 405 Aidan House
Gateshead
NE8 3HU
United Kingdom

54.958728051794, -1.5974166634441

Areas covered
Policies in place

DBS check required

Yes
Support and Training

Expenses Reimbursed

Yes
Other information

Age restrictions apply

Yes

What's involve in the volunteering role?

We have a busy office with lots of scope for people to help out/ Being an Administrative Volunteer gives you the opportunity to develop your professional skills and support caregivers across Gateshead. We can offer you the chance to put your professional skills in an office setting. You will support the work of the wider team with basic administrative tasks.

The role would include tasks such as:

  • Data entry.
  • Contacting our caregivers to book places on activities and confirm attendance.
  • Supporting the planning and preparation of activities and workshops.
  • Any other admin duties as needed.

Can you give us 2 hours or more each week? We value your time and have flexibility for you to volunteer with us between 9:30am and 4pm, Monday to Friday.

Skills needed

• IT skills: experience of using Microsoft Office.
• Accurate record keeping.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Reliability and punctuality and the ability to commit to a regular volunteering pattern.
• Data Protection awareness – regular GDPR training will be an essential part of this role, which we will provide.
• Friendly and empathetic to the needs of our service users.

Benefits for the Volunteer

You will get the chance to feel part of a supportive team. You can get real world experience of working in an office environment. You’ll also have the chance to develop your communication skills and build your confidence. You can develop your existing professional skills or gain new ones. Once you have volunteered with us for 12 sessions we will be a position to provide you with a reference.

Register your interest
Your details will be passed onto the organisation offering this volunteer opportunity so that they can contact you directly with more information. Anonymised information will be kept for monitoring purposes.