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Bowel Cancer Awareness Volunteers

Bowel Cancer UK
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About Bowel Cancer UK
We’re the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.
Role Summary
This role is part of our wider awareness programme and is crucial to meet our strategy aims of increasing awareness and understanding of bowel cancer across the UK. Our aim is to provide accurate information and advice about bowel cancer signs and symptoms.

This flexible opportunity enables you as a volunteer to represent Bowel Cancer UK both nationally and at a local level, by delivering PowerPoint presentations (standardised template created by Bowel Cancer UK) either virtually over zoom or to your local community (i.e. community groups and workplaces).

We encourage volunteers to add their own experience of bowel cancer when delivering these talks: we believe that people with experience of bowel cancer, either personally or through a family member or friend, are uniquely equipped to raise awareness and deliver these talks.

Main duties and responsibilities
• To deliver key messages on bowel cancer and the work of Bowel Cancer UK to a range of audiences (organisations, groups, clubs, workplaces)
• To add your personal experience of bowel cancer to the standard presentation (where appropriate)
• To always reflect the values and behaviours of Bowel Cancer UK
• To act as an ambassador for Bowel Cancer UK at a local level, displaying energy, enthusiasm and commitment to our aims
• To aim to deliver the equivalent of one talk per month, i.e., 12 per year. This is an aspirational and flexible target
• To ensure information in the local community is relevant and up to date
• To establish connections with local organisations and community groups

What you could get out of this volunteer role
• The opportunity to:
o make a direct difference to people affected by bowel cancer
o increase early diagnosis of bowel cancer by sharing your experience and raising vital awareness of bowel cancer signs, symptoms and screening
o share your own stories and experiences
o interact with other volunteers at Bowel Cancer UK
• Experience of public speaking and promoting public health initiatives
• Quality training and ongoing support from the Bowel Cancer UK team
• References for future employers or activities

Knowledge, skills and abilities
• Excellent interpersonal, listening and communication skills
• An understanding of the importance of confidentiality and data protection
• Confident public speaker
• Able to communicate with people from various backgrounds and with different levels of understanding
• Good basic IT experience or experience of using Zoom
• Reliable and trustworthy

Training and support provided
• Role specific training including but not exclusive to; GDPR, safeguarding, presentation skills and training on how to deliver our awareness materials
• Training to use Zoom and/or Teams can be provided if needed (virtual delivery of our awareness talks is optional, some of our volunteers only deliver talks in person)
• Regular virtual and face to face volunteer social opportunities (optional)
• Volunteer newsletter to hear about our wider work
• Regular support and supervision from Bowel Cancer UK staff