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Discover Children's Story Centre
Discover Children's Story Centre is a place where children and their families can enjoy playing, learning and making up stories together.The UK’s first Story Centre for children aged 0-11 and their families, our aim is to support a love of language, literature and stories.
Description

Discover Children’s Story Centre is a venue which incorporates literature, immersive play, theatre, and storytelling through hands-on and exploratory means for children ages 0-11 years, their families, carers, and teachers. Discover is a registered charity, and all proceeds go directly into delivering high quality innovative work. In a standard week we are expecting over 1800 visitors to the centre.

Our Story Street Facilitator volunteers will provide an engaged, friendly, and helpful contact for the visitors in our Story Street. The Facilitator will welcome families and community groups to enhance their experience of this outdoor space.

Duties

Main duties

• Proactively meet and greet all visitors arriving at Story Street and engage with them in an open, welcoming, and friendly manner.
• Help visitors to engage and activate the space, by showing them what activities they can do in the space.
• Be an ambassador for Discover, understanding we are a charity and engaging where appropriate with visitors about our work and our events programme.

Who will the volunteers be working with?
Families, children, young people and our volunteers and staff team
Training
Full training will be provided for this summer opportunity w/c 29th July and we'd love to hear from UCL students who can support us. You'll receive full support and mentoring by the Volunteer Manager and Discover Team.

Time commitment

2 days a week minimum (9:30-5:30pm), starting from 5 August 2024 and continuing over the summer holidays — with the potential to continue at weekends and special events.

What you can expect

• Volunteer t shirt and badge.
• Travel to and from the venue paid.
• Support and mentoring by the Volunteer Manager and Discover Team.
• Lunch each day from our café. Also, free tea and coffee through the day.
• Discounts in the shop and café.
Application deadline

This organisation is one of our community partner organisations.

Like all volunteer recruiters we work with, they have signed up to our service standards, agreeing to abide by our policy on partnership working to keep you safe and supported whilst you volunteer.

You’ll never be out of pocket for volunteering through us – with in-London travel expenses to and from your volunteering guaranteed.

In addition, the team here at Students’ Union UCL Volunteering Service is here to support you throughout your volunteering journey – you can get in touch with us at any time.