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Community Facilitator

  • VO97155

Description

Being a Community Facilitator is all about delivering a variety of lifesaving first aid skills in community engagement workshops and projects, within local communities, and primary and secondary schools. A lot of these projects involve talking about and demonstrating the basics of first aid to community groups that can include children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

The role is all about promoting first aid awareness and helping to achieve our mission to create a nation of lifesavers.

Minimum hours is 20 per year.

Skills: Able to work as part of a team, excellent communication skills, excellent organisation and planning skills, positive attitude, flexible and adaptable to needs of charity.

Interests: Please apply if you are interested in supporting your local community or interested in first aid, and/or looking to expand and develop your public speaking skills.

Experience: Please apply if you have experience of public speaking, a basic understanding of first aid, or maybe you’re studying a medical related degree (or even have one) and looking to volunteer.

Organisation aims and objectives

St Andrew’s First Aid is Scotland’s dedicated first aid charity and leading first aid training provider. We believe no one should suffer or die because they needed first aid and didn’t get it. Our mission is to raise awareness of the importance of first aid skills through first aid event cover, first aid training courses and first aid education within schools and communities across Scotland.

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Restrictions

No Gender Restriction, wheelchair access can vary according to the location. We encourage those with disabilities to apply and are more than happy to have a conversation about the role according to your needs.
Experience required: Befriending / Mentoring,Community Development / Social work,Education / Training,First Aid / Medical / Therapy,Fundraising, Caring,Good Communicator,Good Listener,Open minded,Organised,Patient,Reliable / Dependable,Sociable,Social Conscience,Team Player,Trustworthy,
Travel details: The opportunity takes at multiple location across South Lanarkshire Across South Lanarkshire
Minimum age: 16

Support

Expenses paid: Yes
Expenses details: We pay for expenses such as travel required to complete this volunteer role. For longer activities additional expenses, such as sustenance, may be covered. A detailed expenses policy will be provided to successful volunteers.
Training details: Qualifications/Training required: Standard Event First Aid Certificate, Moving and Handling Principles, Introduction to Child Protection, Community Facilitation Module. More information on this and how to attain this training can be provided by contacting us.
Support: Named Contact For Volunteer

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