Volunteer with us
Do you enjoy keeping fit and healthy? Are you good with people? Would you like to encourage and support your local community to become more active?
If this sounds like you, why not help us by volunteering.
We are looking for motivated and committed people that want to help others in their local community. By volunteering you will be helping people to build their confidence and activity levels through offering ongoing encouragement and support.
Take a look at the roles we have available.
Exercise Buddies
As an Exercise Buddy you will play a key role in helping individuals take their first steps to living a more active lifestyle. We have roles available in Broxbourne and Watford.
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Role Description
Depending on the time you can commit to being an Exercise Buddy, the role will be shaped around you. Your role may include any of the following activities:
- Befriending and motivating inactive people
- Encouraging people to try a variety of activities in both group and individual settings
- ‘Meeting and greeting’ at physical activity sessions, with the possibility of joining in yourself
- Accompanying people when travelling to and from their physical activity sessions
- Being a positive role model and providing positive reinforcement on people’s progress
- Having regular communication with people to ensure they stay on track
- Communicating regularly with the project team
- Carrying out small administrative tasks necessary for the role
As an Exercise Buddy you will NOT be asked to:
- Instruct or coach physical activity or sports sessions
- Give medical advice or recommendations
- Solve personal problems
- Provide counsel to people
- Transport people using your own vehicle
Benefits for you
By joining the team you will benefit from:
- Access to free training and development opportunities
- Free branded clothing
- Out of pocket expenses
- Improving the health of your local community
- Developing new skills and experience
- Boosting your CV
- Meeting new people from a variety of backgrounds
- Being involved in an exciting new project
Joining the team
To join the team as an Exercise Buddy you need to be a supporter of physical activity and sport with an interest in helping others. You do not need to have any previous experience in a similar role as full training will be provided.
The main qualities we look for are a considerate approach and good interpersonal skills when interacting with people from a variety of different backgrounds.
We also love our volunteers to be:
• Friendly and welcoming with good communication skills
• Reliable, punctual, honest and well organised
• Understanding and sensitive to the needs of others
• Able to act independently but with guidance and support
Marketing and Social Media Volunteer
Help us reach our target audience by playing a key role in promoting Active Herts via social media, our website and working with the project team.
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Role Description
Do you have a creative side and want to put it to good use? Would you like to help us reach our target audience through web and social media platforms?
As a Marketing and Social Media volunteer you will play a key role in helping us to reach and inspire individuals to take their first steps to living a more active lifestyle.
The role is flexible and can be based around your availability. You can either be based at our office in Hatfield or from home.
Your role may include any of the following activities:
- Posting via social media
- Moderating and updating our Facebook page
- Regularly updating the Active Herts website
- Writing occasional press releases
- Proof reading documents
- Communicating regularly with team members
Benefits for you
By joining the team you will benefit from:
- Free branded clothing
- Out of pocket expenses
- Help to improve the health of your local community
- Using your skills and experience
- Boosting your CV
- Meeting new people from a variety of backgrounds
- Working as part of a team
- Being involved in an exciting new project
Joining the team
To join the team as a Marketing and Social Media volunteer, ideally you will have an interest in physical activity and sport. You will also have some previous experience of marketing techniques, including the use of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
We also love our volunteers to be:
- Friendly and welcoming with good communication skills
- Reliable, punctual, honest and well organised
- Understanding and sensitive to the needs of others
- Able to act independently but with guidance and support