Description
The Museum of Brands is a small, friendly museum of consumer culture in West London. We are seeking Wellbeing Programme Volunteers to help deliver our new Brand Memories programme, which is a cross-departmental initiative designed for people living with or affected by dementia. This role will be based at The Museum of Brands, London, W11 1QT, with some outreach work taking place in London care homes.
Duties
- Setting up reminiscing sessions in the museum and in local care homes and preparing resources
- Assisting in reminiscing activities, including interacting with people living with dementia, their carers and care home staff. Measuring the wellbeing of the participants before and after reminiscing sessions, using a simple set of standardised questions.
- Assisting with other areas of the Living Brands programme, such as the production of Brand Boxes – letterbox sized multisensory packages for at home use
- Computer-based tasks, including online research, reminiscence resource development and testing, building contact lists and helping with marketing campaigns.
- Training as a Museum Front of House assistant and covering Reception duties, including welcoming museum visitors, transferring calls, till and ad-hoc interdepartmental tasks.
Who will the volunteers be working with?
Directly managed by the Community Development Manager and Assistant as well as the Volunteer Coordinator. The volunteer will be working with the whole team.
Training
We have an induction process, during which we give Volunteers the information we believe they need to enjoy their time with us. Training is mainly 'on the job', supported by the Community Development team. Specific training for this role will be provided as opportunities arise. We are happy to provide volunteers with references and CV support for potential employment opportunities. Volunteers are given regular feedback and we remain open to suggestions on how we can improve the volunteer experience.
Time commitment
Minimum commitment of 3 months. Volunteers can work throughout the week.