We're looking for a very special person - or persons! ...
We're looking for people who love Heavitree and want to be a part of a movement creating community connection - CONNECTING PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE AND PEOPLE-TO-PLACE. Between them, they need to be able to give 7 hours a week, to be IT savvy and set up from home and ready to join a group of 5 other very special Place Champions in the county. We completely love our Place Champions and that's why the National Lottery Heritage Fund has enabled us to create a special package of training and support to ensure that you get the most out of this participation opportunity. Here's what we offer:-
A FUNDED AND SUPPORTED TRAINING PACKAGE - FREE TO YOU:-
THIS IS OFFERED AS PART OF A VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY
What it will mean?
We can provide a 12 month training package for a Heavitree resident/s, who will volunteer as the Heavitree Squilometre Place Champion (for average of 7 hours per week). This package will give them a professional development portfolio of evidence demonstrating expertise in heritage interpretation and community facilitation.
You'll join a team of 5 other Place Champions so that you can all support and help each other with your individual street projects.
A FUNDED AND SUPPORTED TRAINING PACKAGE - FREE TO YOU:-
- ORAL HISTORY RECORDING
- DOCUMENT RESEARCH
- LOCAL HISTORY RESEARCH
- COMMUNITY FACILITATION
- CREATIVE PLACEMAKING
THIS IS OFFERED AS PART OF A VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY
What it will mean?
We can provide a 12 month training package for a Heavitree resident/s, who will volunteer as the Heavitree Squilometre Place Champion (for average of 7 hours per week). This package will give them a professional development portfolio of evidence demonstrating expertise in heritage interpretation and community facilitation.
You'll join a team of 5 other Place Champions so that you can all support and help each other with your individual street projects.
CHECK OUT THE PLACE CHAMPION ROLE AND OTHER VOLUNTEERING OPTIONS HERE!
You'll also have an assigned mentor and be recruited with a Volunteer's Agreement and supported through the Interwoven Productions CIC Volunteering Policy.
What you have to bring between you (role can be shared)
- Enthusiasm for your community - you have to be a local resident.
- An interest in heritage or the arts.
- A commitment to around 7 volunteer hours a week (can vary) and to the role for at least 12 months.
- No particular qualifications or experience required.
- We will need to apply for Extended DBS Clearance for you.
- Online access at home.
Role description
- Building and connecting your community through social networking and creating an online newsletter.
- Exploring your local heritage through documents/maps and oral histories (training with experts will be provided).
- Bringing residents together into a steering group (or “Pod”) for each street project. Facilitating their discussion and encouraging their ideas.
- Liaising with local groups and schools for joint working.
- Liaising with ECI Community Builders and local councillors to raise funds/awareness.
- Interweaving all of the ideas generated into celebratory events to share with the rest of the community.
- Events: - Booking venues, publicity, managing budget, co-ordinating volunteers, commissioning professional artists/other experts.
**PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU'D PREFER TO JOB SHARE THIS ROLE**
Note: You will be supported through your first 12 months and have training and full Interwoven support for any areas that you’re not yet confident in.
We hope to attract someone who will want to continue in the role indefinitely but can provide other pathways to further development and paid opportunities. If you think you will want to leave the role after your 12 month training period (or progress to other Interwoven opportunities) we would ask that you work with us to help find and train your replacement.
If you're interested please send a CV to [email protected]. We hope to speak to everyone who applies although it may need to be via Skype/Messenger/WhatsApp during lockdown.