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Rainbow Trust Children's Charity

Mission Statement

 

Rainbow Trust provides emotional and practical support for families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness.

 This support comes from Family Support Workers who perform a role most people couldn’t imagine.  They maintain a sense of normality for the family by helping with hospital trips, performing household duties, taking the siblings to school and in many cases providing care during the final stages of a child’s life, helping with funeral arrangements and bereavement support.

Rainbow Trust has nine care teams across England in Surrey, North East London and Essex, Central London, West London, County Durham, Cumbria, Manchester, Swindon and Southampton. Last year they supported 1,361 families.

Rainbow Trust's vision is that one day all terminally ill children and their families will have access to a Rainbow Trust Carer.

 

Volunteer Roles

Events Team Volunteer- London Marathon and other Sporting Events

Do you want to have fun, meet new people and help a local charity?

We are recruiting for volunteers to join our Events Team, helping Rainbow Trust by representing us at a wide range of fundraising and awareness events, such as the London Marathon and Royal Parks Run. 

Every day as an Events Volunteer is different - you get to pick and choose what events you would like to attend. 

We simply could not run the huge range of events we do without the support, energy and enthusiasm of our loyal volunteers, so why not join our team? This is a great opportunity for people who work or students who are not able to make a regular commitment.

We are particularly looking for volunteers to support our runners at the London Marathon on 21st April, cheering runners, welcoming, stewarding for example. We welcome volunteers from 18+.

 

Digital Intern

The Digital Team is responsible for the digital content for Rainbow

Trust. 

We are looking for an intern to work with us for 2 or 3 days per week, to

support our Digital Team in our head office in Leatherhead.

The Digital Intern will help support the Digital Team to include content

update for the website, Facebook updates, supporting email content and

supporting graphic design work.

Your role may include:

  •  Scheduling content for social media
  •  Editing photographs in Photoshop
  •  Making edits to the Rainbow Trust website 

We’re looking for people who are/have:

  • Experienced in Adobe packages to include photoshop and premier.
  •  Passionate and interested in Digital Marketing
  •  Have a basic level of understanding of photo editing.
  •  Good written English.
  •  Energy and enthusiasm and a pro-active approach

Your commitment:

Duration: 2 – 3 months

Hours: Flexible – 2/3 days per week

 

 

Training and Support

  • A dedicated member of Rainbow Trust staff will guide and support you in

your work

  • You will receive a full induction to the charity and a programme of training

relevant to your role, to help you get the most from your time with us

  • Training will cover areas such as safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality and GDPR, as well as our IT systems
  • All volunteers will receive regular opportunities for informal and formal catch ups with their manager

Why choose Rainbow Trust?

  • We are a Sunday Times Top 100 Not-for-Profit organisation and a leading

charity for children and young people

  • Professional training and opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge
  • The enjoyment of becoming part of our friendly and welcoming team, knowing you are making a valuable contribution to the lives of the families we support
  • A calendar of social events for volunteers, including Christmas events and celebrations for Volunteers’ Week
  • We will reimburse your out-of-pocket travel expenses up to £10 per day and up to £4.00 per day for lunch

Ready to apply?

  • Get in touch by clicking the ‘fill in an application’ button.

Selection process:

  • Enrolment form, informal interview, references.

 

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