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OUR AIM is to provide a visionary and unique centre to enable children, young people and adults throughout Gloucestershire to overcome disability. This includes pupils of The Milestone School, and ...
Receptionist (School Hours)
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Summary
As a Chamwell Centre Volunteer Receptionist you will provide a warm and friendly welcome to our Centre’s visitors.Detailed description
9am to 3.30pm weekdays - during term time
What is The Chamwell Centre?
The Chamwell Centre is a state-of-the-art centre adjacent to The Milestone School, in Longlevens, Gloucester. Our aim is to provide a visionary and unique centre to enable children, young people and adults with disabilities across Gloucestershire the opportunity to access play, exercise, therapy and friendship.
What will I be doing?
As a Chamwell Centre Volunteer Receptionist you will provide a warm and friendly welcome to our Centre’s visitors. This will involve:
- Answering the Centre reception telephone to respond to queries, take bookings for our facilities and activities, resolving queries where appropriate, transferring calls to the Charity Office.
- Meeting and greeting visitors, directing and possibly escorting them to relevant areas with the Centre.
- Receiving deliveries and ‘pick-ups’.
- Engage with visitors, giving them information about the Centre and answer queries.
- In the event of fire/panic alarms being activated, alert duty manager/Site Team in a timely manner in order for assistance to be given and the alarm responded to.
- Provide visitors with up-to-date information regarding membership, events and booking procedures.
- Assisting the Charity Office team with clerical tasks as required.
- Taking card payments via our till system.
What skills and qualities should I have?
- Be passionate about the work of The Chamwell Centre Charity.
- Be presentable and approachable.
- Have an ability to prioritise multiple tasks and keep calm in an emergency situation.
- Be a good communicator and able to communicate information clearly.
- Be motivated and reliable.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with others.
- Be respectful of others and their diversity.
- Experience using Microsoft Office 365.
What impact will I have?
By being a Chamwell volunteer you will be:
- an advocate for The Chamwell Centre demonstrating our values of respect, being helpful, polite, and calm at all times
- enhancing the well-being of our visitors by promoting a positive and inclusive environment
- an individual who visitors can look to for support and reassurance enhancing their confidence and self-belief, and
- promote community engagement.
When am I needed?
On a rota basis initially 9am to 3.30pm weekdays, during term time.
Commitment
There are no fixed dates to volunteer but you would be working as part of a wider team of volunteers on a rota basis.
You can dedicate as much time as you want – a few hours or days a week: The time commitment depends on what time you have available.
Background Checks
A DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check is required before commencing work in the Chamwell Centre. We will help you with your DBS requirements and will guide you through the whole process.
Training
You will receive The Chamwell Centre bespoke volunteer training relevant to this role. This includes general induction and Safeguarding training.
You will be supported throughout your journey and there will always be someone who will be available to assist you in your role.
Getting there
About The Chamwell Centre
OUR VISION is to enhance the wellbeing of those with disability - how they feel, how they function on a personal and social level, and how they feel about their lives as a whole.
Volunteering for a charity brings huge rewards to the individual offering their time, experience, or skills, as well as making a difference to the lives of others.
A volunteer is a person who gives their time, skills and experience freely without expectation of financial reward. We recognise the immense benefits that volunteers bring to an organisation, and the bridges that they build between the organisation and the local community. In return, we hope to give our volunteers an opportunity to exercise their skills in a different environment and to undertake new experiences.
We take our responsibility of ensuring the safeguarding of all our visitors to the centre very seriously, therefore all staff, volunteers and work experience students will be required to complete an on-line safeguarding course, together with applying for a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) certificate. Our staff will be happy to assist you with applying for these.