Volunteering
Volunteering with Swinton Lock
Swinton Lock Activity Centre aims to provide an excellent volunteering experience for all volunteers in the centre. We have a range of roles in centre, the current roles available are:
Boat volunteer – A boat volunteer needs to be qualified to National Community Boat Associations CCC (Community Crew Course) standard, as an accredited centre we can offer this training to potential volunteers. Once fully trained to CCC level, volunteers can crew on our trip boat known as Spirit which is used for a variety of trips. Further opportunities to develop boat skills are available after a volunteer has gained experience on our boats.
Trustee – our board of trustees are the volunteers that govern our organisation, they devolve the day-to-day operational responsibility to our CEO. Trustees ensure our charity is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit. We require trustees who have experience in business, whether that be charity or outside industry, key skills in marketing, promotion, investment, legal services, or HR are always sought after.
As a charity we require all volunteers to undertake an enhanced DBS check in relation to working with children and we require all volunteers to undertake a set of mandatory online training courses, which are refreshed every 2 years.
Regular volunteer meetings form part of the support system in centre, and we aim to hold regular events where all volunteers are invited, some of these are team building exercises whilst others are in relation to celebratory events and opportunities to thank the volunteers for the amazing work, they help us achieve. If you are interested in volunteering at Swinton Lock Activity Centre then please download and complete the application form and either drop it into centre or email a completed copy to info@swintonlock.org.uk once received we will go through the same and arrange for you to come in and have an informal chat with us to see if there are volunteering opportunities that may be suitable. Thank you for your interest in our organisation.
Trustee – our board of trustees are the volunteers that govern our organisation, they devolve the day-to-day operational responsibility to our CEO. Trustees ensure our charity is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit. We require trustees who have experience in business, whether that be charity or outside industry, key skills in marketing, promotion, investment, legal services, or HR are always sought after.
As a charity we require all volunteers to undertake an enhanced DBS check in relation to working with children and we require all volunteers to undertake a set of mandatory online training courses, which are refreshed every 2 years.
Regular volunteer meetings form part of the support system in centre, and we aim to hold regular events where all volunteers are invited, some of these are team building exercises whilst others are in relation to celebratory events and opportunities to thank the volunteers for the amazing work, they help us achieve. If you are interested in volunteering at Swinton Lock Activity Centre then please download and complete the application form and either drop it into centre or email a completed copy to info@swintonlock.org.uk once received we will go through the same and arrange for you to come in and have an informal chat with us to see if there are volunteering opportunities that may be suitable. Thank you for your interest in our organisation.