Summary of Volunteer Roles

 

Role	Skills Needed	Time Commitment	Summary of role	Key activities
Bookshops	A willingness to advise and serve customers who come into our bookshops	Can vary from 4-8 hours per week	• Advise and satisfy shop customers • Price and tidy shelves • Substitute other volunteers or staff during lunchtime	• serving • advising • encouraging
Camps/CSSM	A commitment to sharing the gospel with others with passion	From one full weekend to seven days	• sharing the good news of Jesus through actions and words • showing Jesus’ love by listening and caring	• active participation • talking and sharing • team playing
Catering	Experience in cooking for large numbers economically	From one full weekend to seven days	• to plan, buy and cook food for the duration of an activity • to work alongside the rest of the activity’s team • to plan, buy and cook food for the duration of an activity • to work alongside the rest of the activity’s team	• planning • preparing • cooking • serving
Church	Ability to enthuse others and a willingness to advertise events	Can vary from month to month. May be one hour a week or one day a month	• to advertise the work of SU in your church • to excite others about supporting SU	• enthusing • advertising • telling stories
Fund Raising	A heart to see SU free from financial constraints	Can be as little as one hour a month or half a day a month	• to give financially to SU • to motivate others to give at an organised event or monthly themselves	• giving • enthusing • organising

 

Role	Skills Needed	Time Commitment	Summary of role	Key activities
International	An interest and passion for SU’s work in other countries	As little as one hour a month or 2 or 3 days a month	• to raise awareness of SU’s ministry around the world • to promote overseas teams in your local church and area	• reading • encouraging • promoting
Maintenance	A desire to see OM remain safe and maintained at a high standard	Three hours twice a year	• to take part in manual jobs around OM • to work on a labour team	• painting • fixing • repairing
Praying	A praying heart and an ability to lead others.	About two hour of planning and two hours for the prayer meeting.	• To set up a prayer group in your area • To inform others about SU’s work and its’ prayer needs.	• leading • advertising • reviewing
Speaking	Ability to communicate SU’s story	Allow for half a day per speaking engagement	• preparing motivational talks about SU • supporting churches who are interested finding out more about SU	• speaking • enthusing • sharing resources
Youth	A heart for young people to hear about Jesus	As little as one hour per week to 2 or 3 days per month	• working with SU’s Youth & Schools team on retreats or camps • sharing your faith with young people	• enthusing • sharing your faith • leading