CYP Activities Volunteer

Henshaws Manchester/Liverpool United Kingdom Children and Young People

Company Description

Henshaws is a northern charity supporting people living with sight loss and a range of other disabilities to go beyond expectations. We believe that, wherever they are, everyone has the right to an independent and fulfilling life. Our support, advice and training enables people and their families build skills, develop confidence, help each other and look forward to a more positive future.

Position

This is a key position supporting the work of our children and young people team.

Henshaws are looking for reliable and enthusiastic volunteers to help support sight impaired and severely sight impaired children and young people and their families at our events.

CYP Activities Volunteers will lead and assist a variety of activities such as arts and crafts, games, etc. to engage and support the children’s emotional wellbeing and enhance their confidence and resilience. Activity sessions will be carried out in venues across Manchester and Liverpool, supported by the Sessional Play workers and CYP Enablement Officers.

This post is a volunteer role, however you will be reimbursed any reasonable expenditure.

DBS with child barring is required for this role - Henshaws will complete this on successful appointment to the role.

Requirements

Commitment:

Events are ad-hoc and predominately run in school holidays and at weekends.

Volunteer profile:

Have direct experience of working with children and young people is desirable.
Be reliable and committed to promoting the enjoyment and wellbeing of children and young people.
Organised.
A flexible and positive approach.
Adaptability to the role’s requirements.
Personable when speaking with members of the public, staff, and other volunteers.
Being sensitive to providing support within a care environment.

Other information

Henshaws Society for Blind People aims to employ a diverse workforce and is committed to equality of employment and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Henshaws is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. It is a criminal offence for people barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group e.g. vulnerable adults, children or both. An Enhanced DBS with barring and reference checks will be sought from the successful candidate.

Henshaws reserves the right to check social media accounts of all successful applicants. For more information, please contact the HR department on 01423 814510.

Registered Charity No: 221888

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About The Vacancy

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Data controller details

The Charity is a data controller, meaning that it determines the processes to be used when using your personal data. Our contact details are as follows:

Ben Gray, Director of Finances & Resources, Henshaws, Bogs Lane, Harrogate HG1 4ED T: 01423 886451

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your personal details including your name, address, date of birth, email address, phone numbers
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In some cases, we will collect data about you from third parties, such as employment agencies, former employers when gathering references or credit reference agencies.

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· in order to perform the employment contract that we are party to

· in order to carry out legally required duties

· in order for us to carry out our legitimate interests

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· where something is done in the public interest.

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We need to collect your data to ensure we are complying with legal requirements such as:

· carrying out checks in relation to your right to work in the UK and

· making reasonable adjustments for disabled employees.

We also collect data so that we can carry out activities which are in the legitimate interests of the Charity. We have set these out below:

· making decisions about who to offer employment to

· making decisions about salary and other benefits

· assessing training needs

· dealing with legal claims made against us

· supporting evidence for funding bids

Social Media

Recruitment processes are increasingly utilising social media as a method of engaging job-seekers. Due to the increasing amount of content posted online, viewing candidate’s social media profiles is a quick and effective way of checking details contained in a CV or gaining an insight into the values of the candidate.

Henshaws permits reviewing the social media profiles of candidates for recruitment purposes. This review will be carried out in accordance with Henshaws’s policies and code of conduct. The recruiter must make a copy of any information obtained and provide this to the HR department. Accessing of the candidate’s profile page may be disclosed to the candidate during the recruitment process. Where information is discovered that makes the candidate unsuitable for the position, the candidate will be notified and they will be entitled to make representations about the information and their unsuitability.

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