Gardening Team Administrator for Age UK [Surrey] Voluntary
Volunteer Title: Gardening Team Administrator for Age UK [Surrey]
Hours: To be negotiated around your availability – ideally 2-3 days a week
Supported by: The Gardening Team (of Help at Home) at Age UK [Surrey]
Location: Home Based or The Clockhouse Community Centre,
Milford, Godalming, Surrey GU8 5EZ
Main Duties:
Full Training given on our Salesforce Database and other training as needed.
Logging new Gardening enquiries for help, from older people, onto our Database.
Making telephone calls to enquirers / potential clients for our gardeners and calling existing gardening clients / clients to check in on their gardening provision.
Sending emails (you will be allocated an Age UK Surrey email address) to new enquirers with all relevant information on the Gardening service we can provide.
Checking database daily to evaluate the upcoming tasks / administration for progressing and fulfilling the dates for actioning (i.e. Tasks Queue). Training given.
Personal Qualities:
General Microsoft Office knowledge and experience of an office environment using Computers.
Good telephone manner and clearly spoken.
A clear slow speaking voice with patience and an understanding manner
Empathy with older people
Well organized and can work unsupervised.
Self -Motivated, Positive, Responsible and Reliable
Access to Godalming area via car or public transport as needed
Good volunteer role for utilising and/or improving your Administrative skills
Expenses:
To be negotiated, e.g. for transport, as needed for the role.
Volunteer Recruitment Manager: Please email volunteer@ageuksurrey.org.uk
Mission Statement
Age UK Surrey aims to:
- promote the wellbeing of older people in Surrey
- improve public awareness of issues concerning ageing
- influence public policy to meet the needs of older people
- work with other agencies in the provision of relevant services for older people
If you have the time - however little - there are so many ways in which you can help.
The rewards are great. You will use your skills, meet new people, have fun and find it very, very rewarding. You can be sure that the time you give is making a positive difference to older people in the community.
