Volunteer Care Assistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
Spiral Sussex are seeking volunteers to assist at their Media Centre for adults with learning disabilities. This is a fun and challenging role within the Sussex Community, providing some of the most vulnerable people in society the opportunities to socialise, learn and have fun.
Spiral Sussex offers adults with learning difficulties of mixed abilities and ages the opportunity to gain skills in all aspects of media through making Radio-shows, Filming, Music, Photography, & Computers.
Spiral hosts the only 24-hour radio station run by adults with learning difficulties. Spiral also provides supported holidays, and activities throughout the week, weekends and evenings including; assisted arts and crafts, day trips, karaoke, sports and more.
Details of the role:
- Volunteers will assist in the daily running of the centre, Spiral Sussex operates from 9-3 Monday-Friday with the potential to partake in evening and Saturday sessions and assisted holidays.
- You will be expected to help to support and develop the broad range of activities provided at Spiral Sussex by shadowing our staff. As there is something to suit the diverse range of individuals we see throughout the week, we welcome input from specific skills within media, arts, drama and music and more.
- Volunteering with us ensures clients can pursue their hobbies and interests at the centre and as a result develop their social life and work training experience. This is a great way to meet people, and we offer many opportunities to learn new skills with us while giving back to the Sussex community.
What we are looking for in volunteers:
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
- Kindness, empathy and patience.
- Able to use initiative.
- You must have had both COVID-19 vaccine jabs.
Experience is not required and we are flexible to volunteering hours.
Training will be provided on-site and a clear DBS will be required and arranged by Spiral.
Job Type: Volunteer
COVID-19 considerations:
We ask that all employees have received both COVID-19 vaccinations.
Work Location: In person
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Volunteer Care Assistant roles across Spiral Sussex Ltd.'s corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked Salary Disclosed on Application bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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