Archive Cataloguing & Digitisation Volunteer

 

As an Education & Children’s Activities Volunteer, you will be supporting the Education & Access Officer (y Gaer)/Curatorial Team (Radnorshire Museum)/Branch Librarian (Y Lanfa and other libraries) to provide engaging workshops/activities for school parties and/or one-off and regular community family events/activities.  

Tasks: 

Your role may include some, or all, of the following: 

• Supporting the preparation and delivery of formal learning activities for school groups. This may also include working with youth groups and adults with learning difficulties. 

• Supporting the delivery of community family events at y Gaer and other locations. 

• Undertaking research tasks to help with the design of craft activities and prepare demonstration items. 

• Assisting with the setting up before and removal of resources after an event/activity. 

• Welcoming and assisting with the registration of participants at activities/events 

• Demonstrating individual activities and supervising small groups of children. 

• Taking photographs and securing permission forms from visitors/guests/activity participants.  

• Helping to monitor the quality of education & children’s activities through public engagement and feedback forms. 

• Undertaking any tasks related to children’s learning and access as may be reasonably requested by the Education and Access Officer/Curatorial Team/Branch Librarian.  

Qualities: 

• A friendly and welcoming manner with excellent people skills. 

• Flexibility and creativity. 

• Previous experience of teaching or working with children would be an advantage. 

An enhanced DBS certificate is required for this role. 

Training: 

Training will be provided by the Education & Access Officer/Curatorial Team/Branch Librarian. You will also need to complete online Powys County Council Fire and Health & Safety; Manual Handling and Cyber Security & GDPR Training.  

Time Commitment:  

For school bookings (where applicable), as required, depending on the type of booking. Regular community events/activities (e.g. Storytime for toddlers or after-school Lego Club) may take place in the daytime during the week or at weekends. One-off events/activities usually take place in the daytime during the week & at weekends during school term-time and holidays. Volunteering sessions last for approximately 1-6 hours, depending on the event/activity.