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Bud Heritage Volunteer

  • VO79770

Description

Bud is Poppyscotland’s brand new vehicle for exploration and learning, a truck that transforms into a mobile community space, comprising a mini poppy factory, micro-museum and with interactive learning opportunities.

Bud is an interactive experience that encourages visitors to create their personal remembrance journey through exploring the exhibits. It is helping us keep remembrance relevant all year round.

About the opportunity:
As a Bud Heritage Volunteer, you will support the delivery of the Bud project when Bud is in your area.

This could see you supporting in one of the key tasks below:
Welcome members of the public and groups (schools, girl guides, brownies, cubs, cadets etc.) visiting Bud on their arrival, deliver activities both indoor and outdoor as planned by the Bud team, assist with evaluation of Bud by encouraging feedback and collecting data, be flexible in the performance of the post and undertake duties requested by the Bud team, support the staff team in set up and take down at visits and events and support staff in the delivery of activities with schools, groups and public visitors.

Organisation aims and objectives

Poppyscotland are here to provide vital funds, advice and support to the Armed Forces community throughout Scotland. Donations enable us to deliver a valuable outreach programme and learning resources to teach the importance of Remembrance, veterans, and the significance of the poppy to schools and community groups. Last financial year, there was a total welfare spend of £2.8 million, where we supported those into employment, gave advice and vital funding. For more information on the individual facts,we can send along one of our annual reports. We support everyone in Scotland, and therefore have services across Scotland. The closest will be our Armed Services Advice Project, which last year supported 2,550 individual members of the Armed Forces community. We also provided 30 individual grants to those living in the Borders

Restrictions

Experience required: Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills: Be friendly, approachable, reliable and dependable; Be committed to equality and diversity; Carrying out a range of interesting and rewarding duties; Be flexible and able to work as a member of a team; Be able to work with given instructions; Be prepared to work within Poppyscotland’s health and safety.
Travel details: This opportunity is only when Bud is in your local area.

Support

Expenses paid: Yes
Expenses details: All expenses will be reimbursed as agreed with the Volunteer Coordinator, mileage is paid at 45p per mile.
Training details: This opportunity is only when Bud is in your local area.
Support: Named Contact For Volunteer

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