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Antifreeze Centre Assistant

This important role calls for the following:

 

•            Taking clothes and other items to clients outside who turn up unexpectedly

•            Providing similar items for clients who do have appointments

•            Giving take-away hot drinks to those outside who arrive without notice

•            Providing hot drinks and biscuits in a Covid-safe manner for those with appointments

•            Helping wash up and clean up

•            Chatting with clients waiting for appointments

We will have one volunteer in a day every weekday including Wednesdays for this particular role and we would need the volunteer to be able to do 1-4pm fortnightly or weekly.

Fortnightly would be a minimum to avoid inconsistency for clients.

Slots available currently are Wednesdays weekly or fortnightly, likewise with Fridays and fortnightly Thursdays. Times above which need to be as close to the above as possible to work.

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Mentoring

It all begins with an idea.

  • Role: Meeting with students one to one to provide a listening ear

  • Frequency: Normally weekly, term time, for one lesson per student

  • Requirements: Full DBS, complete OTF mentoring training, complete school safeguarding requirements

  • Skills required: Patience, good listener, supportive, not easily shocked

  • Location: Secondary schools in BN3

 
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Prayer/Reflection Spaces:

It all begins with an idea.

  • Role:   

    • Setting up prayer spaces (in school but no direct student contact)

    • Assisting the running of prayer spaces

    o    Primary: Working with small groups of students

    o    Secondary: Being available in the space to answer questions

    • Packing down prayer spaces (in school but no direct student contact)

    • Preparing resources / printing / cutting (in school’s office)

  • Frequency: Normally at least once a month

  • Requirements: Full DBS to be in school

  • Skills required: Able to communicate with students of all ages (4 – 18), patience, prayerful, team player

    creative

  • Location: Schools within 20 mile radius of BN3

 
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Lunch Time & After Schools Clubs

It all begins with an idea.

  • Role: Playing games, chatting with students, overseeing snacks, quizzes showing movies, sharing Bible stories

  • Frequency: Weekly, term time

  • Requirements: Full DBS

  • Skills required: Fun, able to communicate / connect with students, behaviour management, conflict resolution

  • Location: Secondary schools in BN3

 
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Marketing and Events Assistant

It all begins with an idea.

This position involves:

  • 4-6 hours fortnightly or weekly

  • Assisting the Events and fundraising team to set up, promote and staff events. This will involve some weekend work - but also a lot of fun!

 
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Wellbeing Workshop/Course Volunteer

It all begins with an idea.

We are looking for women able to deliver a 1h-2h one-off wellbeing workshop on a topic you are skilled or knowledgeable in for a group of women

OR

Deliver a short course (1h-2h per week for a number of weeks e.g. 3-6 weeks) on a topic you are skilled or knowledgeable in for a group of women

Preferred time is Wednesdays 1.30-3pm but this can be negotiated.

Description of Duties: to plan and deliver a one-off workshop or short course. The workshops/ courses are aimed at improving wellbeing. Previous workshops have included Bollywood dance, bread making, first aid, singing, cake decorating, creative writing and stress management. We are always on the lookout for new workshops/ courses that could improve wellbeing. You will require the ability to teach or facilitate the workshop/ course for a group of women, and the ability to write a session plan. You need to be approachable, friendly and non-judgemental with good listening and communication skills.

Support/ Training Offered: A member of the staff team would support you during the session. You would receive brief training on our confidentiality/ boundaries policies.

This role requires a volunteer DBS (provided by us) and two references. Due to the nature of the clients’ circumstances, we require female applicants only.

 
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Administrative Support

It all begins with an idea.

Do you have office skills that you could use to support us in any way? Off The Fence has a small core team of dedicated staff for finance, HR, fundraising, marketing and communications. If you have admin skills and would like to learn a few more to grow your CV, or have a heart for our work and time to spare, we would love to hear from you!

 
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