Volunteer Mascot
Children's Air Ambulance
| Name: | Volunteer Mascot |
| Organisation: | Children's Air Ambulance |
| Location: | North Somerset |
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Part Time
Flexible role for one off events across North somerset. Dates and locations to be confirmed.
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Description
Do you enjoy acting, having fun and enjoy attending events?
We need your help to wear our kids club mascot costume, called Blade at events to promote our kids club #thecrew.
The Children’s Air Ambulance is a unique service, flying critically ill babies and children to hospital for specialist care in the only dedicated neo-natal and pediatric helicopter emergency transfer, working alongside the flying NHS intensive care teams. We transfer to 11 specialist units across the country including the local Bristol Children’s hospital.
We receive no government funding; we rely solely on the generosity of the general public and businesses to keep us in the air and flying to save lives.
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Organisation Description
The Children’s Air Ambulance is a life saving transfer service for critically ill babies and children.
The Children’s Air Ambulance is a unique service, flying critically ill babies and children to hospital for specialist care in the only dedicated neo-natal and pediatric helicopter emergency transfer, working alongside the flying NHS intensive care teams. We receive no government funding; we rely solely on the generosity of the general public and businesses to keep us in the air and flying to save lives.
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Cause / Interests
- Children
- Emergency Services
- Families
- Health and Hospital and Hospices
- Sport and Outdoor Activities
Types of Activity
- Community Work
- Employee and Group Volunteering
- Entertainment
- Fundraising
- General and Helping
- Local Events
- Youth Work
Skills and Qualifications
Requirements
What we are looking for ...
As Blade mascot you don’t need any previous experience, just be enthusiastic and enjoy attending events. The costume is quite heavy so you would need to be reasonably strong and able to stand for a length of time. The costume will fit up to an adult size 14/16. When attending events you would never be alone, we would ensure you are accompanied by other staff or volunteers and you would have regular breaks from the costume.
This role is very flexible, any time you can give helps us to fund our lifesaving missions. As the charity will invest time in processing your application and providing you with training to carry out your role, we ask that you commit to a minimum of two events per year.
In return we'll give you all the information you need to be successful in the role, provide training, support from a local friendly Community Fundraising Executive in your area and the opportunity to gain experience working for a national charity.
We will communicate all planned events to you regularly so that you can plan ahead and let us know which events you are able to support.
Benefits
Chance to meet new people and make friends with like-minded people. Do something worthwhile in your community that will make a positive difference for a lifesaving, emergency service, children’s charity.
Additional/Specific Suitabilities
| Minimum Age: | 18 | |
| Maximum Age: | NA | |
| Disabled Access: | Yes | |
| Wheelchair Access: | Yes | |
| Expenses: | Yes | |
| Restrictions: | Under 18’s to accompanied by an adult | |
| Induction: | Yes | |
| Insurance Cover: | Yes | |
| Special Needs: | Yes - where possible | |
| Offer: | Yes from the community fundraising executive | |
| Training: | Dedicated team of support staff and access to a data base for online support and training. | |
| Other: | NA |
Recruitment Method
Application form, Informal discussion, References