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Creative Wellbeing Volunteer

Do you love getting crafty and sparking creativity?
We’re on the lookout for volunteers who enjoy making, creating, and chatting to join our Crafts for Wellbeing sessions. From painting to paper crafts, this is all about bringing joy, connection, and a little sparkle to the community. No need to be a professional artist – just a friendly face with a love for creativity and conversation

As a Creative Wellbeing Volunteer you will support in the overall planning and delivery of a weekly arts and crafts session using a variety of medium such as water colour, charcoal, acrylic and textiles. Experience in using technology, photography and in planning exhibitions would be particularly welcomed. We are open to ideas!

This role will be based in one of our community centres with Poplar & Bow.

All volunteers will be required to complete and application form, undertake an informal interview and be able to supply the names of two referees from whom we will seek character references.

Useful Contacts

Sabiha Khanam
Volunteering Partnerships Manager
Volunteer@poplarharca.co.uk

Details Benefits Requirements

Description of tasks

  • To ‘meet and greet’ all those attending sessions, ensuring a welcoming atmosphere
  • To research ideas and develop of art based activities
  • To support individuals with their art work
  • To keep registers up to date and support new users to complete the any paperwork
  • To ensure that the room is set up and tidied away at the end of the session
  • To familiarise yourself with activities and deal with enquiries or signpost as required.
  • To support with publicity and promotion, this may include occasional outreach
  • To be part of The Community Centre team and support with the practicalities of the session, for example, keeping the art cupboard tidy
  • To help us maintain a warm, caring and safe environment
  • To volunteer within Poplar HARCA policies and procedures
  • To fulfil any other duties considered reasonable as directed by The Community Centre staff.

 

Requirements

We’re looking for volunteers who enjoy arts and crafts, are friendly and approachable, and can support participants in a relaxed group setting. No professional skills are required—just creativity, patience, and a willingness to encourage others to get involved. On occasion you will be handling information of a personal nature and therefore awareness and understanding of the importance of confidentiality is vital.

We would like you to commit to this for at least 3 months, if you are able to volunteer for longer we believe you will have a much richer volunteering experience.

Ideally the sessions will be on a weekday, the time and date can be agreed with the Centre Lead.

 

What we can offer

  • You will have a full induction followed by ongoing support
  • You will have a named contact and opportunities for regular support sessions
  • You will be prioritised for any relevant training we have on offer
  • Volunteers who are unemployed will also be able to access support and training from our Employment and Training team
  • You will receive agreed travel expenses and can claim lunch expenses if you volunteer for more than five hours a day
  • Volunteer socials and trips
  • We will provide you with an honest reference regardless of how long you are with us

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Please provide contact details of two referees who are both willing to provide a character reference. This will involve answering questions on a range of topics from your strengths to areas for development and your time management. Unfortunately we cannot accept references from family or friends. If possible, at least one referee should know you from work, education or volunteering. There are lots of people suitable to provide references, if you are struggling to think of anyone suitable please get in touch and we can discuss your options.

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