Children's Services Office Support/Receptionist (Supporting Barnardo's Bloom service, Penlan)

Barnardo’s is committed to providing ‘Better Outcomes for More Children’. Our children’s services volunteers help the charity to deliver essential services in local communities, providing support to over 300,000 children, young people and their families. This role provides a great opportunity to join our fantastic children’s services and help make a real difference.

Barnardo’s Office Support Volunteers support a range of children’s services, such as Care Leavers, Advocacy and Mental Health support services, as well as back office support, providing administrative and reception support. Completing general admin duties, alongside booking rooms, ensuring notice boards are up to date and recording service user information, our Office Support Volunteers keep our services running efficiently.

The Bloom Project is an exciting service at Barnardo’s Swansea, supporting care leavers aged 17-25 across the Swansea and Neath Port Talbot areas. The project supports young people to reduce loneliness and anxiety, develop skills, confidence and self-esteem and help them to fulfil their potential. We're looking for a volunteer with basic administrative skills to support our team at Barnardo’s Swansea in Penlan. What you’ll do: • Help organise activities (e.g. bookings, payments) • Send invites to young people and volunteers • Promote events and activities • Social media management • Record attendance and other stats • Support general admin tasks

Why volunteer? • Earn Tempo Time Credits • Gain training and experience with young people • Access to the Barnardo’s internal vacancy listing • Be part of a friendly, supportive team • Travel expenses reimbursed

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a volunteer who: - • Can commit a few hours during Bloom’s working hours (Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm Fri 9am-4.30pm) • Is friendly, approachable, and a good communicator; able to work with staff, young people, professionals, and other volunteers.

Enhanced DBS check required

Make a real difference while developing your own experience. To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Stacey Richards at Stacey.richards@barnardos.org.uk (Mon-Wed) or Natalie Rewbridge, Volunteer Co- at natalie.rewbridge@barnardos.org.uk (Thurs-Fri).

We are looking for organised people, with basic admin skills. As a good communicator, you will be friendly and approachable and able to communicate with professionals from a range of backgrounds.