Volunteer role: Project Support Volunteer - Huntingdon or Papworth Everard

Role title: Project Support Volunteer - Huntingdon or Papworth Everard

Summary: To support disabled people in acquiring a range of skills from performing arts to independent living skills.

Salary: Unpaid, agreed in advance expenses reimbursed.

Reporting to: Amelia Hodson

Location: Huntingdon or Papworth Everard

Days and hours: Flexible - minimum 1 session (2.5hrs) per week

Duration: 12 weeks

Volunteers will work with a Project Worker to enable learners to complete tasks. This may include teaching assistant duties such as supporting learners on a one to one basis with literacy, numeracy or art. We're looking for volunteers to support in specific sessions and will look to recruit people who have a passion for particular subjects.

How you will make a difference
You will help to build our disabled client's confidence and support them to live more independently, learn new skills and feel part of their community.

Skills and experience we're looking for
In Huntingdon, we're particularly looking for volunteers to help with cooking, core skills (literacy, numeracy) and days out such as gym visits, sailing, day trips, etc.
In Papworth Everard, we're particularly looking for volunteers to help with core skills (literacy, numeracy), ceramics and sequin arts.

Volunteers will receive all the required training for the role, as well as support and guidance from the team.

How to apply:

Please complete the Volunteer application form and the Diversity and Equality form. Please email your forms to volunteering@papworth.org.uk or send them to the address on the right hand side of this page.

More information:

FAQs for volunteers (PDF)

If you have any questions, please contact us by email at volunteering@papworth.org.uk or by phone on 01480 357200.

If you have an enquiry, please get in touch:

Phone us

01480 357200
Lines are open
Monday to Thursday:
8.30am - 5.30pm
Friday: 8.30am - 4pm

Email us

volunteering
@papworth.org.uk

Write to us

Volunteer Coordinator
Papworth Trust
Bernard Sunley Centre
Papworth Everard
Cambridge
CB23 3RG