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OPEN Project
- VO72847
Main purpose of role:
Da Café volunteers can have many different roles, depending on what you want to do and have the opportunity to do. The important thing is that roles are negotiated and agreed with your youth worker.
Main Responsibilities:
While the Da Café volunteer can have many different responsibilities. There are a set of core values that go with being a volunteer.
Your main responsibilities are to:
• Behave safely
• Not take advantage of your position
• Be a positive role model
• Be honest and trustworthy
• Be reliable
• Ask for help when in doubt
• Respect any facilities and equipment
• Actively promote equal opportunities
• Be open and positive
• Be constructive
• Be proud of what you achieve
• Enable other young people to take on more responsibility and encourage them to work up to taking on a Volunteer role too.
Some tasks you may be asked to do in Da Café are:
• Talk and engage with all young people in the space
• Encourage people to take part in games
• Spend time talking with those that are alone
• Clear up tables of rubbish
• Help with the sign in process and handing out vouchers
• Take the lead in setting up games or introducing new games or activities
• Feed into the evaluation form at the end of the session
• Feedback any worries or concerns to the youth worker
Experience required
Please see responsibilities section of role description.
Travel details
Da Cafe is based in the Olive Tree, Bolts Shopping Centre.
Support
Taster available
Restrictions
Minimum age: 14
Availability
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Frequency & commitment
Mondays and Thursdays 4-6pm (term-time)
Volunteers (aged 14-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity.
Find out more
Please fill out this form to register your interest in the opportunity Da Cafe Volunteer with OPEN Project
Your email address and phone number will only be used by the organisation/TSI you are contacting to discuss in more detail the opportunity you are enquiring about.
Your message will be sent to the organisation that supports volunteering in Shetland:
Contact name: Kathleen Williamson
Email address: kathleen.williamson@shetland.org
Phone: 01595 743910
Thank you for registering your interest in Da Cafe Volunteer with OPEN Project.
OPEN Project has been sent your details and message, they will respond to you at the email address you provided.
Something has gone wrong, please let us know about this issue at milosupport@scvo.scot quoting reference #VO72847.