Radio ECHO Volunteer Support Assistant

Radio ECHO is seeking a Volunteer Support Assistant for its new project day, beginning March 2024.

Radio ECHO engages participants to learn all the skills needed to take them from production meeting ideas through live stream broadcasting in one session.

Whilst the quality of the broadcast element of the sessions is central to the session, the planning, researching and learning aspects of the day are equally important, if not more so, and the Volunteer Support Assistant will play a crucial part in helping the participants achieve in these areas.

Duties to include:
Supporting the Project Lead in delivering Radio ECHO sessions.
Supporting individuals or groups of participants to get the most out of their learning/ the session as a whole.
Helping participants who need extra support to complete tasks, which may include:
– Searching the internet for news stories/features
– Copying, pasting items to Word/text documents
– Helping to organise ideas and edit written features to correct word length
– Assisting the use of other software and equipment needed for a broadcast
– Leading/help leading the session if Project Lead not available – e.g., holiday cover
Volunteer Support Assistant will not be responsible for planning and preparing lessons.

Useful Skills & Experience
Good reading, writing and verbal skills.
Good IT skills
Well organised and reliable.
Experience of working with people with learning disabilities/additional needs desirable but not essential
Confident and creative in interacting with people with additional needs and being sensitive to those needs
Commitment to equal opportunities.
Available Fridays essential, also potentially to help cover Tuesday session, desirable

Training and support provided
Induction/training with Volunteer Manager.
Ongoing training and support provided by the Radio ECHO Project Lead:
Aims/objectives/principles involved in the Radio ECHO session
Use of broadcast equipment/software etc
How to set up/pack down equipment needed for the session
Principles of audio recording/editing (optional)