Youth Club Assistant
What it involves:

  • Helping set up and clear the youth club area
  • Supervising and helping children in a range of areas, for example arts and crafts or sports
  • Serving drinks and snacks


Talking Newspaper Assistant
What it involves:
1. Recording audio transcriptions of newspapers for visually impaired people

  • Reading from a newspaper or other various articles while being recorded in a recording booth

2. Supporting the administration side of the department by:

  • Emptying and sorting out postal wallets
  • Erasing information on cassette tapes
  • Copying and packing of newly recorded cassette tapes


Social Group Assistant
What it involves:

  • Supporting staff in various activities (including quizzes and raffles)
  • Guiding and assisting people who use our services
  • Serving and clearing away refreshments


Recreational Assistant
What it involves:

  • Supporting people who use our services with crafts and other recreational activities, including sewing, painting, making stuffed animals, playing bowls, playing pool
  • One to one work is sometimes required, but all sessions are supervised by staff members


Fundraising Administrator
What it involves:

  • Helping out with a range of office duties
  • Extracting stamps from envelopes ready for collection
  • Counting money
  • Sending out letters
  • Inputting data into the computer using various software packages
  • Researching on the internet

All training will be provided – you don’t need to have experience of current computer packages

Eye Infirmary – Information Desk Volunteer
What it involves:

  • Giving out information about the centre, welfare benefits, aids and equipment, etc
  • Provide a listening ear to patients
  • Liaising with clinical staff (consultants and nurses)
  • Maintaining records and statistics
  • Answering the telephone and dealing with enquiries
  • Ensuring constant supply of information leaflets
  • Signposting patients – directing around the clinic
  • Ensuring DVDs, situated at the desk, are constantly in play
  • Demonstrating visual aids, eg clocks, watches and magnification aids
  • Undergoing training as required – we provide all training for this role


Coffee Bar Assistant
What it involves:

  • Preparing and serving tea, coffee and light snacks to people using our day centre
  • Handling small amounts of money
  • Helping keep the seating area clean and tidy in addition to washing up


If you’re interested in any of these roles, please contact Emma Macaulay on 01902 880111.