Description
An opportunity to help deliver Rosslyn Chapel’s award-winning learning and outreach programme. Volunteers will assist with variety of education workshops for visiting primary schools (Tuesday/Wednesday mornings), and with the Junior Tour Guides programme (Thursday mornings). Most workshops are at the Chapel in the mornings, but some workshops involve going out to schools for follow-up sessions in the afternoons. Volunteers will not be required to lead entire sessions on their own but will assist Rosslyn Chapel staff. They may lead smaller groups of pupils within workshops. The Junior Tour Guides programme involves chaperoning, assisting with learning lines and helping with costumes and props during rehearsals and performances. There will also be occasional as-and-when opportunities to help with scouts/girl guide visits in the evenings, and with summer living history activities on Wednesdays at the Chapel during the school summer holidays. Volunteers will be required to become members of the PVG scheme.
Organisation aims and objectives
Rosslyn Chapel Trust (RCT) is a charitable trust established to operate the Rosslyn Chapel Visitor Centre to provide funds for the conservation and maintenance of Rosslyn Chapel. RCT provides a guide service for visitors, a retail outlet, and a cafe for light refreshments. The Chapel itself is used to host selected artistic concerts/events. As part of its wider role, RCT engages in educational and interpretational activities.
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4 hours a day
Restrictions
Role requires some level responsibility towards children and membership of PVG scheme
Experience required: Interest in and preferably some experience of working with children and supporting children’s learning. Ability to work within a team. Flexible working approach. Interest in history and heritage.
Travel details: Short walk (5 mins) from Midlothian buses 37 service route and East Coast buses 140 service route.
Minimum age: 17
Support
Expenses paid: Yes
Expenses details: We will reimburse volunteers for travel costs incurred within a 30-mile radius. If travelling by bus, please retain bus tickets. If driving to the Chapel, we can reimburse for mileage within the radius, travelling both ways. The mileage rates are the statutory mileage rates approved by the Government: 45p per mile for cars and vans; 24p per mile for motorcycles.
Training details: Induction training provided before any workshop delivery. External training e.g. child protection. In-house staff training for the Learning and Outreach team will include volunteers. Informal support sessions to discuss how the volunteering is going.
Support:
Named Contact For Volunteer,
Wheelchair Access/Disabled Access Toilet