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Volunteer Receptionists
When We Need You
From 01/08/2011 to 01/11/2011
About Opportunity
The Yard Adventure Centre, a warm, playful environment is looking for Volunteer Receptionists to meet and greet parents, carers and children into the main centre, ensuring they sign in and out of sessions, providing them with appropriate information on arrival, assisting them in completing forms for our records, and collecting relevant information for our use. The posts will also involve taking calls and logging messages, and basic administrative duties. The reception will be staffed initially for family drop in sessions on Fridays from 1pm-5pm, and Saturdays from 10am – 4pm (we would like if volunteers could work the four hour shift if possible – but a split shift can be arranged on a Saturday)
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About The Yard Adventure Centre
The Yard is an adventure playground and centre, especially adapted to offer freeplay oppertunities to children and young people with additional support needs between the ages of 3 to 25 years old.
Staff and volunteers support children in accessing resources and exploring the varied and stimulating enviroment on offer. The enable children to confidentally approach new and challenging experiences with an element of risk.
Skills & Experience
Good people skills, an approachable, helpful manner, good communication/organisational skills, basic computing experience, confidence in taking and recording messages, reliability, experience of working with general public (children and families would be good, but not crucial).
Travel Details
The Yard Adventure Centre, Canonmills, 22 Eyre Place Lane, Edinburgh, EH3 5EH Buses to whereabouts of centre – Lothian 8,17, 23,27,36, expenses provided
Requirements
Application Form, Informal Chat, References, Trial Period
Training and Induction Details
The reception volunteers will be offered The Yard Induction training required for all staff and volunteers to work in the Centre. Any other relevant inhouse or other training deemed suitable will be provided as appropriate also.
Work Type
Administrative / Office Work
Client Group
Families
Expenses Detail
Expenses can be paid daily or on the basis preferred by volunteer (monthly be cheque etc)
Accessibility Details
Wheelchair Access
Disabled Toilet
Frequency & Commitment
10 hours per week
Minimum Age
Volunteers must be at least 21 years of age.
Volunteers Required
1
Reference Code
26-3765
Opportunity Provided By
Contact Details
22 Eyre Place Lane
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH3 5EH
Contact: Alice Brown
Tel: 0131 476 4506
Email: alice@theyardscotland.org.uk
Website: http://www.theyardscotlan...
