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Directorate: Place

Hours: Maximum of 2 hours per session

Contract Type: Voluntary

Location: Mickleover Library, Riverside Library, Normanton Library, Alvaston Library

The role

Do you enjoy meeting new people?

We are looking for enthusiastic and committed volunteers to lead and support our free weekly coffee mornings.

Coffee mornings are an informal way for people to come together and chat over a hot drink.

You will create a welcoming, supportive, and safe environment for individuals to meet new people.

Tasks will include setting up and serving tea and coffee, welcoming new members and creating a warm welcome talking to people and sharing ideas on how to increase attendance and help tidy up after the session.

What we need

We need a sociable person who is confident talking to a diverse range of people, a warm and welcoming personality.

Qualifications

No formal qualifications are required – just a positive attitude.

Who We Are

Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.

Why you should apply

You will have the opportunity to improve social skills and increase confidence leading a group.

Meet new people and gain experience hosting an event.

Who can apply

Anyone aged 14 or over can apply. If you are under 16 a parent or guardian will need to agree that you can volunteer with us.

Interested? Please email [email protected] to ask for an application form.

Important Information

Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at [email protected]. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/

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