Could you provide a warm, friendly welcome for this important service?
Reception / Meet and greet volunteers needed for Launchpad Reading in RG1
Our Floating Support Service seeks a team of 5 volunteers to support with meeting and greeting our clients / visitors / members of the community
Not all our clients live in housing that we provide in Reading. Our shared houses and flats aren’t suitable for everyone, yet that doesn’t mean those people need our support any less.
That’s where our floating support comes in. It’s for people who live in other housing but might struggle to stay put or live independently without our assistance.
A variety of issues
Floating support helps people with a range of challenges and problems, many of them serious. Clients can be individuals, families with young children, mothers struggling with abusive relationships … just about anyone who needs our help but isn’t suitable for our accommodation.
The Front of House Desk for the Floating Support team is operational between the hours of 9:30 – 15:30 and requires the presence of a warm, friendly, great communicator who can support and delivery this vital service to our clients and members of the public seeking advice. This will included telephone work as well as face to face communication.
If you would like to know more about this volunteer role please contact volunteers@launchpadreading.org.uk and quote reference AR0007.
Location address line 1
1a Merchants Place
Car parking for the volunteer?
No
Secure bicycle parking?
No
Near public transport?
Yes
How much time?
A few hours a week
What times and days of the week?
Mon AMMon PMTue AMTue PMWed AMWed PMThu AMThu PMFri AMFri PM Availability required
Any of these times
Additional timing details
Volunteer Support 9.30-3.30
Task type?
Reception / Meet and greet
Will suit someone like this:
Enjoys variety and changeSelf organised/motivatedLikes team workKeen learnerGood sense of humourPatientSupportiveCommunicatorEmotionally robust
Post suitable for supported volunteering?
No
Training description
Volunteer Induction Plan and trial of 6 sessions to see if you like volunteering with us
Description of support
Regular support from an allocated staff member. Opportunitites to attend peer group meetings and 2 social events for volunteers per year
Description of expenses
regular travel
Will I need my own transportation?
No
Will the volunteer be CRB or DBS checked?
No
Are references required?
Yes
Will there be an interview?
Yes
Are they properly insured?
Yes
Do they need a specific gender?
No
How many volunteers needed?
5
Opportunity added on
16 March 2016
