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Family Engagement Volunteers
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Summary
Are you passionate about engaging children and families in nature and cultural heritage? Do you believe in ensuring visitors feel welcome and included?Detailed description
We are seeking volunteers to support our Tuesday Toddler group and wider family engagement activities at Fyne Court. The role is Tuesday 9am-12pm.
By getting involved you could..
Become part of a friendly and dedicated team
Share your knowledge, skills and enthusiasm with children & families
Use and develop your strong people skills to foster an inclusive and welcoming environment.
Contribute to making Fyne more accessible and relevant to a variety of people.
You’d also be joining Europe’s largest conservation charity and the wider National Trust team proudly looking after 780 miles of coastline, over 250,000 hectares of land, over 500 historic houses, castles, ancient monuments, gardens, parks and nature reserves (including lighthouses, villages, pubs and a gold mine!). We are a unique charity welcoming millions of people each year and with a vision to open up places for the benefit of everyone, for ever.
What’s involved?
Supporting on a variety of activities such as family events, toddler groups, school engagement and careers engagement.
Setting up and running our Nature Explorer offer.
Championing the National Trust’s core aims of conserving nature, beauty and history for everyone, for ever.
Being a friendly face and welcoming visitors to Fyne Court
Being part of a team that may need to adapt and change in response to local needs and National Trust priorities.
We want all our volunteers to feel welcome and to have an equally positive experience when volunteering with us. So, volunteers will:
- Be provided with the necessary induction, training, equipment and reasonable adjustments to do this role well and safely
- Be offered expenses to cover agreed travel costs between home and place of volunteering.
- Have remote access to support, news and rotas via our volunteer website
This role will suit you if you are…
A good communicator and confident to volunteer with a variety of people
Passionate about enabling children & young people’s engagement in nature and heritage
Looking to use the skills you already have around volunteering with children & young people, or keen to develop these skills
Able to volunteer alone or part of a team with a positive, ‘give it a go’ attitude
What we will provide to volunteers
💸 Reimbursement of costsAbout National Trust - Somerset Coast & Countryside
Volunteering on the coast or in the countryside enables you to get outdoors and play a vital role in managing and conserving precious natural environments for both people to enjoy and wildlife to thrive.