Volunteering at Trinity

"Word of mouth brought me to Trinity, I have been to many great gigs and club nights here over the years, but a friend suggested I might like volunteering here. Subsequently I found out there are a number of voluntary roles available.

Currently out of work, I have always loved volunteering as a way of keeping engaged, busy, maybe opening up new opportunities, and making new contacts.

I chose to work on reception because I have some previous experience in the role and wanted to update my computer skills, whilst also seeing how Trinity worked as an organisation.

As a volunteer on reception the tasks are varied: answering the phone and redirecting calls, taking messages, meeting and greeting visitors, office admin 'overflow', answering queries, and showing visitors around, to name a few.  There is, after a settling in period, a chance to take on other small projects.

So now, I feel that I have mastered the switchboard telephone, am getting a good grip on some of the admin systems and am using my customer service skills to a high standard; all very transferable skills for the jobs market.  I also now have a current reference for my job applications.

The team are all friendly and a host of creative and interesting people come and go throughout the day.  It is also heart-warming to meet members of the various community groups that use Trinity for regular meetings and events."

If you're inspired by the testimony of one of our volunteers and would like to get involved, why not join us as a volunteer receptionist? Click here to find out more.