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Venue Address

United Kingdom

Areas covered
Policies in place

DBS check required

No
Support and Training

Expenses Reimbursed

Yes
Other information

Age restrictions apply

Yes

What’s the role

As a Digital Ambassador you will help us to raise awareness of caring and the support available to unpaid carers and caregivers in the Gateshead area.  We are looking for people willing to use their social media platforms to promote key messages, news and  events through. 

 

What's involved?

We will contact you each month by email and ask you share social media posts about our current events and activities as well as important news and information for carers. 

You’ll help to signpost carers, young adult carers and caregivers to Caregivers Connected Gateshead.

You’ll help to develop our online content by feeding back and reporting on what works and what extra information people might ask you for and other feedback you receive about your posts.

 

How we will support you

Our Volunteer Co-ordinator will have regular monthly contact with you to supply support and guidance throughout your volunteering adventure.

You can also come along to our monthly volunteer drop in to meet other volunteers.

  • Flexible volunteering.
  • Regular contact with the team .
  • Digital Safety/GDPR training.

Skills needed

• A good knowledge of at least one social media platform
• Access to a computer, tablet, or phone with internet access
• A friendly personality
• Excellent online communication skills

Benefits for the Volunteer

You will get the chance to make a difference from the comfort of your sofa. You won’t have to do much, but you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing that by sharing information you can help people who might not realise the are caring for someone.
You’ll also have the chance to develop your IT and communication skills at the same time.

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.