Volunteer and make an impact!

Visit site, review and update the user instructions and risk assessments for all onsite activities, including checking the current Girlguiding requirements

August each year
5-10 hours

Approximately 10 documents

Visit site, review and update the risk assessments, fire risk assessments and fire action plans for the site and all buildings

August each year
5 – 10 hours

Approximately 10 documents

Painting the inside of main building. Cleaning and touching up paint work in between the professional redecorations (every 5 years)

Wednesday during term time.

or

Weekends in January

4 days per year
4-6 hours

Need to be happy to use a ladder

Check, clean and if necessary repair all the external signs on the site. Report missing or broken signs to county campsite officer to be replacement

Wednesday during term time.

or

Weekends in January

Twice a year – January / June

4-6 hours

Cleaning doors and pathways at front of building.

Wednesday’s during term time

Every 3-4 months

1-2 hours

Ideally would suit a small team of people and perhaps combined with other maintenance.

Filling all the pot holes and flattening drive way between courtyard and road.

Once a year

Half – full day

Ideally a small team of people.

Need to liaise with office for ordering materials.

Cutting back undergrowth (nettles, brambles, weeds)

Litter picking from around the site

Cutting willow, planting, strimming

Wednesday during term time.

Every 2 weeks

4-6 hours

Ideally would suit a small team of people.

Opening our onsite shop when requested by groups. Involves taking money for small souvenirs and badges purchased by young visitors and ensuring records takings are counted and recorded.

Weekends ad hoc – as per group requirements

Approx. 45 weeks

2 hours

Any volunteer dealing with money will need to complete the Girlguiding recruitment & vetting process

To co-ordinate a weekend of cleaning and maintenance jobs in Paxmead

A weekend in January

Once per year

2 days

To help with a variety of maintenance jobs in/at Paxmead

A weekend in January

Once per year

2 days

To be done as part of a team.

To join various organizing committees for the events held at Paxmead – Water fun days/Rainbow Winter wonderland

Meetings in the year prior to the event, event setup & clear up and the day of the event

Meetings as required and the event

Up to 2 hours per meeting plus days leading up to, including and after the event

To be done as part of a team.

To help run large annual events held at Paxmead.

Run activities, catering for volunteers, bank support, parking & traffic management.

End September & Early December

Pre event briefing and on the day

1, 2 or 3 days

To be done as part of a team.

To prepare the boathouse and craft ready for the paddlesport season.

To help inflate paddleboards, check equipment and reposition for use.

A weekend day in May.

Once per year

6-8 hours

To be done as part of a team.

To record the minutes of the Herons Wey Management Committee Meetings and ensure they are distributed within a week of the meeting

Monthly Monday evening via zoom and one weekend day per year

3-4 hours

Includes meeting preparation time and attending meetings held via zoom with one meeting held on site per year

This is a non-voting role

Join the Paxmead Management Committee as treasurer

Little and often every week.

1-2 hours

50 weeks a year

Training provided will need to work closely with Campsite manager and be IT literate to use Xero and Checkfront (booking system)

Volunteers to become Paddle UK paddle sport instructors who can take out Brownies, Guides & Rangers on/in Paddleboards, Kata Kanus, Canoes & Kayaks.

Ad-hoc evenings and weekends

End May -End October

Session dependent

Sessions are in the evening and at weekends from May half term to October half term (river/weather conditions dependent)

Paddle UK membership paid for if doing 4 or more session.

Training provided at cost.

To take a sample of river water and drive to drop off point in Tolworth for testing each week of the paddlesport season.

Approximately 22 weeks

1 hour per test

Equipment and training provided. Mileage cost can be claimed.

Paddlesport season is May half term to October half term.

Keeping the grass mowed short enough to make an enjoyable outdoor space

Weekly/fortnightly

2 hours per mow

Ride on mower – ideally a person with experience

Open for the season, prepare weekly kits, sweep annual seal and repair

Weekly

30min weekly plus 1 longer visit

Training provided

To run Tomahawk sessions for visiting groups who do not have their own volunteers.

Ad hoc Weekends, evenings, school holidays.

2-3 hours per session

We are looking for up to 10 people for this role.

Free training provided with commitment to run 4 sessions in the first year.

Check tomahawk equipment and set up before bookings

Checking /sharpening axes

Weekly when we have bookings

20-30 weeks

2-3 hours

Training provided