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Museum of Brands
Just around the corner from the world-famous Portobello Road Market stands a treasure trove of retro design and memories. The objectives of the charity are to educate the public on design and in particular to the subjects of advertising and packaging and their history by establishing and maintaining a museum to be open to the public for displaying exhibitions.
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 Brand Memories programme, including community events, which may run at weekends or evenings.

• Computer-based tasks, including online research, resource development and testing, building contact lists and helping with marketing campaigns.

• Other administrative-based tasks which may arise from time to time. 

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.

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.