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Voluntary Workshop Assistants

  • Camphill School Aberdeen
  • VO83609

Description

As a Voluntary Workshop Assistant you will become part of a team within our farm and gardens, set in beautiful surroundings 5miles outside of Aberdeen city centre and close to the Deeside Railway line.

The opportunity does not require you to have previous experience, we just ask that you are caring, patient and willing to help our pupils, have an interest in people and different ways of communications.

Our pupils age from 12-25 years old and as part of your position, you will be with them when they attend the various workshops (woodwork, metal, weavery, felt, candle, pottery, bike and Fruver- our food workshop)as part of their personalised daily routines and assist them with their tasks.

Training provided in induction and support given throughout the volunteering time within Camphill School Aberdeen.

A fantastic opportunity to help with all assistance making a real difference and greatly appreciated.

For more details please contact Naomi Paton, Recruitment Administrator at E Mail: n.paton@crss.org.uk or tel.: 01224 866162.

Organisation aims and objectives

*Our Mission: To create a community where children and adults feel a sense of belonging, support and personal growth. A place where there is an inclusive, lifelong learning culture with an integrated approach to health, education and care. *Our Vision: To be recognised as a centre of excellence where children and adults can live, learn and work in an integrated community based on mutual respect and the unfolding of individual potential. *Our Ethos: We are committed to treating everyone with respect and dignity to enable them to discover their potential. We use a social pedagogical approach which is informed by the understanding of a spiritual dimension in each individual and integrates education, care, crafts and therapy to create a holistic response to the needs of individuals. We strengthen our community through social integration in the celebration of personal achievements and cultural life. We are committed to caring for the land and strive to use the environment in the most sustainable way to support and enhance a healthy lifestyle. We seek to further develop a living and working community based on equality of rights and opportunities, collaboration, freedom and empowering, respectful relationships. We have an active engagement with the wider society, facilitating a mutually beneficial flow of information and learning. We are a community in which people can feel safe and nurtured and in which we all work towards a future where people with additional support needs are fully included and respected in society.

Availability

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Flexible times available. All help greatly appreciated.

Frequency and commitment details

Flexible times available. All help greatly appreciated.

Restrictions

Experience required: No previous experience needed. Just patience, compassion, a bit of elbow grease and team spirit required.
Travel details: The opportunity happens throughout our Camphill School Aberdeen estates- Camphill estate, Murtle estate and Cairnlee Estate. There is the Deeside railway line for keen cyclists and reliable bus routes, both with first and stagecoach (Numbers 19, 201 and 202) that can take you within a minute of the door.
Minimum age: 18

Support

Support: Named Contact For Volunteer,
Wheelchair Access/Disabled Access Toilet

Last updated 14 days ago

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