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General Volunteer

  • VO93453
  • Suitable for groups, One-off volunteering

Description

As a community interest company we value volunteers and their support really means a lot to us. We are looking for General Volunteers to help us in the day to day running of our organisation and other volunteers to help us out in different projects.

Any skill or interest you might have, might be suitable for one of our many projects - whether it is painting, decorating, shifting/sorting/organising through stuff, clearing up, creative skills, practical skills, all manner and form of skills appreciated. A passion for food and arts would certainly be an asset.

In exchange for your time and energy volunteering with us, we can offer the opportunity to improve employability skills, fulfill your volunteering hours for Saltire Awards/Duke of Edinburgh or your company's corporate social responsibility. You can improve your customer service skills and we can even provide you with a character reference if you have volunteered with us for a number of months.

Organisation aims and objectives

Narture CIC is an artist collective baking real bread and food/drinks from scratch to earn the dough to fund arts projects. We aim to use creativity to reanimate the historic quarter of Ayr, driven by experiential retail and cultural tourism. Our core objective is to provide community benefits by developing income sources, primarily through food and drinks and socially engaged arts. Being a community interest company, we value volunteering for the people contributing back to their communities but also through the people who would like to develop their own skills.

Restrictions

A positive personality favored over PVGs and references.
Experience required: Let us know what you're interested in and we'll find an opportunity for you.
Travel details: Our bakery, cafe and other venues are all in central Ayr and close to public transport. All travel expenses will be reimbursed.

Support

Expenses paid: Yes
Expenses details: Travel expenses paid and lunch & tea/coffee provided for a shift of more than 3 hours.
Taster available: Yes
Taster details: Feel free to contact us or drop by at the Narture Ayr Cafe 3 Cathcart Street, Ayr

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