Educational Events Assistant Volunteer
To support and assist the Education Officer with child safety educational events. Engaging with Year 5 and Year 6 pupils from mainstream and non-mainstream schools in supporting learning safety messages. Making sure they have a fun, positive and enjoyable experience.
What will you be doing?
- helping with the preparation, delivery of safety workshops and collecting contacts from teachers during the sessions
- groups are primary aged children within YR5 and YR6 and can include children not in mainstream school
- tasks will include leading the safety workshops under the direction of the Education Officer
- supervising activities, safety procedures
- be knowledgeable on the work of Dogs Trust and specifically our safety messages
- other administrative tasks as requested by Dogs Trust staff.
We're looking for someone with:
- an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring service) check is required for this role
- enthusiasm and effective communication skills
- confident, calm, and approachable manner
- willingness to work with children from a wide range of backgrounds and with different abilities
- able to use own initiative, common-sense approach to problem solving
- non-judgemental
- a sense of fun
- the ability to follow instructions
- own transport
- efficient time management skills due to the strict time limits of the sessions.