Woking Wheels for All Volunteer

Come down to our Woking Wheels for All centre, to meet our amazing volunteers, participants and help facilitate our inclusive cycling sessions!

Wheels for All aims to promote inclusive cycling through a range of successful community engagement programmes that give people the opportunity to cycle on a regular basis.

Our Volunteers bring our cycling programmes to life, they make sure everyone feels included, they inspire others, they increase confidence, they maintain bikes and make sure that cycling is accessible to everyone.

From meeting/greeting participants, leading elements of the activity, providing encouragement, helping to move equipment to/from storage, and assisting to check working order of cycles, your support will make a huge difference to our participants and carers who attend our inclusive cycling sessions.

As one of our valued volunteers, Wheels for All will offer you:

· The chance to make a difference to the lives of people with physical and learning disabilities
· The opportunity to meet new people and feel more connected to your community
· A very flexible way to support a local community project with whatever time you can spare
· The chance to develop your skills and gain experience
· Mental health and wellbeing benefits of supporting our rewarding sessions
· Ongoing support, help and assistance from local coordinators and our national volunteer manager
· The opportunity to take part in training courses and learning new skills
· Accredited volunteer hours
· Volunteer social activities
· References
· A lot of appreciation from Wheels for All and our awesome participants and carers!

Volunteers aged 18 or under must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or supervising adult.

What skills do I need?

Skills will soon be defined by role in our soon to be released role profiles

Personal qualities we are looking for across all roles:

·        Approachability and friendliness

·        Positive attitude

·        Great interpersonal and communication skills

·        Honesty and integrity

·        Reliability and punctuality

·        Empathy and understanding of how people can react differently to certain situations or triggers

·        Adaptable and flexible to changing circumstances

·        Effective as part of a team

·        Some cycling experience (although not necessarily needed)

·        Excellent organisational skills and initiative

         Patience and an inclusive approach to engagement