Energy Champion volunteer training

The Renewal Programme are partnering with Newham council, the Cadent Foundation, Groundwork London and Skills Enterprise to deliver a community led Energy Champions programme that supports vulnerable communities who are strugglingly to pay their energy bills.

IMPORTANT: future volunteers will need to attend all 3 training sessions.

Our Community Energy champions will give tips on how to: save energy, reduce bills, and keep warm. You will volunteer as part of a small team of volunteers, supported by our project leads, to connect with the community through attending events taking place across the borough. We strongly encourage each volunteer to bring their own ideas, personality and skills to the table.

Volunteer tasks include: - Develop confident presentation skills when talking about Energy tips and the work of the Renewal Programme. - Attend events with the aim of providing energy tips and sharing our work with more people in the local community, giving them information about our relevant services. - Engage with your community (neighbours, family, groups), providing energy tips and sharing our work with them. - Identify organisations, groups, locations and events where the project lead can create links with the community. - Ongoing communication with project lead, to gain a strong understanding of the services on offer. - Ensure resources are collected and organised for the events and that event stall is set up correctly. - Ongoing leafletting in the community.

When you’re out there sharing the work we do, you might, for example: ● Attend a local coffee morning ● Attend an event focusing on fuel poverty ● Attend a neighbourhood fair ● Be invited to speak to service users in another charity ● Any other relevant events

Personal qualities most suited to the role: ● A strong interest in supporting people ● Confidence and excellent spoken communication skills ● Community languages ● Excellent organisational skills ● Events management skills ● Able to operate independently as part of a volunteer team ● Be an excellent listener, empathetic, enthusiastic, patient and approachable. ● Experience of interacting with people from different backgrounds, including vulnerable people, speakers of other languages and professionals. ● Good IT skills ● Reliability and good timekeeping ● Flexible approach - this is a pilot project so needs could evolve depending on how the project develops ● To be able to recognise and work within personal and organisational boundaries. ● Good problem-solving skills

● Must be 18+ ● You will be required to complete a Basic DBS check

Any questions please contact Mel on 07 494 114272 or [email protected]

Apply here: https://www.renewalprogramme.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer-with-us/

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

E12 6PG, High Street North, London, United Kingdom