Are you a regular internet user who would like to help others? We are looking for Digital Champions to help get more people in Reading online.

In the digital age essential services are being increasingly accessed online, and inevitably those without the opportunity and skills to access online services will eventually be at a disadvantage.  Reading Voluntary Action is pleased to be supporting the council’s Digital Inclusion project, where volunteers will be helping to get more people online. We are looking for volunteers to work for a couple of hours each week, supporting computer users who are unfamiliar with using the internet and email. Volunteers will be working with visitors to help them get started with their own computer, tablet or smartphone, or on the library’s computer equipment.

Volunteers will:

• Enthuse people about using the internet
• Show sites or services that meet their need

and help people to:

• Send and receive email
• Use a search engine
• Browse the web

Generally volunteers will be expected to have basic computer skills and experience of using email and the internet for accessing online services. There will be an induction session for volunteers and some additional online training can be provided.

Up to now the project has been mostly based at Reading’s central library in King’s Road, but we are now extending it to other local centres around Reading.  For more information on the project please visit www.go-reading.org