Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Volunteer Role Description
Shakespeare Centre - Heritage Education
Role Title: Volunteer Schools’ Education Assistant
Reports to: Nicola Hawley, Children’s and Families’ Education Officer
Purpose of role: To support the Heritage Education team by assisting with the delivery of schools workshops.
Responsibilities:
Assisting with schools workshops:
· To contribute to the delivery of established and high quality educational programmes for Primary School children (5-11).
· To embrace a lively, flexible and interactive approach to delivery.
· To learn about objects and documents from the Trust’s Collections and to be ready to incorporate that into delivery for schools.
· To understand the need for tact and discretion and to maintain confidentiality.
· To lead small group work.
· To maintain our high standards of customer service in interactions with teachers and pupils.
· To promote the work of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust wherever possible.
· To set up learning spaces and to clear and pack away at the end of each session.
· To share responsibility for keeping cupboards and storage areas tidy.
Skills:
· A genuine interest in children and their education.
· A friendly personality and commitment to teamwork.
· Ability to work unsupervised and use initiative.
· An interest in/knowledge of Shakespeare, his works and the times he lived in.
· A reasonable level of fitness is required.
· Ability to ensure health and safety guidelines are followed and to be responsible for your own personal health and safety.
Commitment:
· A regular commitment to volunteering a minimum of one full day per week during term-time.
· It would be ideal if volunteers were able to give additional support during Shakespeare Week (20th-26th March 2017).
· A commitment to attending regular training sessions.
Length of project or placement:
· Ongoing
Benefits of volunteering:
· On completion of 20 hours volunteering for the Trust, all volunteers receive a volunteer card giving free entry to SBT properties and a range of discounts
· There will be an annual service award each January for volunteers who have achieved 200 hours or more of volunteering in the previous year. This will be acknowledged by a lapel pin and certificate.
· Volunteer celebrations days and coffee morning chats will be programmed throughout the year.
Administration points:
· The Trust will reimburse volunteer travel costs between their home address and the place they volunteer at the rate of 40p per mile, up to a 25 mile round trip or £10 per day. Parking costs can also be claimed within the £10 daily maximum. Volunteers can claim a combined total of up to £10 for mileage and parking.
Volunteers travelling by train or bus may also claim up to a £10 daily maximum.
· Training will be provided.
· Volunteers will be DBS checked
· Volunteers to wear own smart clothing
· Volunteer badges will be provided
· Smoking/alcohol is not allowed on site
· Food and drink is only to be consumed in the set areas
Authorised by: Nicola Hawley
Title: Children’s and Families’ Education Officer
Date: 16/03/16