Volunteering at CyberZone
Our volunteers make a fantastic contribution to CyberZone. They provide support for the children and young people as well as parents and carers. Volunteers choose CyberZone for a number of reasons ranging from wanting to support our users in their spare time to gaining relevant work experience for future employment. Our volunteers have a range of skills and abilities and some were previously service users. If you would like to volunteer at CyberZone for 2 hours or more each Saturday then please contact the manager Sadhana for further information.

We are particularly keen to hear from volunteers who have skills in:

• Cooking
• Games and Sport
• Music
• Arts and Crafts
• Administrator
• Website Editor

Click on any of the above for further details.

Volunteers must have good skills in the following:
• Creating a fun, friendly and safe environment
• Working with different people
• Working in a team
• Leading and motivating others
• Managing time
• Communicating in different ways
• Being pro-active
• Using own initiative
• Being self-motivated and organized
• Planning and thinking ahead
• Being responsible and reliable
• Giving attention to detail
• Working under pressure

Policies, Procedures and Training Opportunities for Volunteers
• CyberZone is a service provided by Community Services Directorate of Lewisham Council (as a partnership between Community Education and disability services, with funding from both and numerous other organisations).
• There are no restrictions (apart from those arising from CRB checks) about who can volunteer at CyberZone.
• All volunteers can claim travel expenses and free lunch.
• Computer training is available to all volunteers.
• Some training is available outside CyberZone.
• Insurance is provided for volunteers.
• All volunteers will be supervised by the manager of CyberZone, and will be supported by experienced staff and other volunteers.
• An Equal Opportunities policy is in place.
• A complaints and grievance policy is in place.
• A Health and Safety policy is in place.
• Our core work provides a service to children and young people with learning difficulties and physical difficulties. Our experience and knowledge is extended to our volunteers.
• CyberZone is fully accessible for wheelchair users.

Volunteers are selected using the following 3 methods:
• An informal discussion
• A police check
• A trial period

Volunteer Role:
Youth Worker – Arts and Crafts

Outline of Duties:
• To take a lead role in organizing arts and crafts sessions for disabled children (aged 7-18 years).
• To involve the children in arts and crafts to prepare for special events.
• To work as part of a small enthusiastic team to enrich the lives of disabled children and their families.
• To help deliver a fun, friendly and safe environment for service users to socialize and learn through play.

Hours of work:
Alternate Saturdays, 11.00am-1.00pm (can be negotiated)
From 9th September 2006 until 17th August 2007.