WEA Local Advisory Panel Volunteer
Hosted by: WEA - Adult Learning, Within Reach

WEA’s mission is to bring adult education in reach of everyone who needs it, fighting inequality and promoting social justice. Join your Local Advisory Panel as a volunteer to help shape the future of adult education in Barnsley. Together, we will create a better tomorrow for the communities we serve.

Influence and impact: Your ideas and recommendations will directly shape our strategies and initiatives and unlock the potential of local people, service-users, future and current employees. You can help us do our life-changing work even better!

Networking: Connect and collaborate with like-minded experts, forming valuable relationships that can open doors to new opportunities.

Professional growth: Develop your knowledge of the education sector and fine tune your ability to advise, negotiate, collaborate with and consult multiple stakeholders.

Recognition: Your valuable contribution will be acknowledged and celebrated. You will also receive access to the WEA’s award-winning lecture series, with a 12-month membership of the WEA.

How many volunteers are needed:

10

Recruitment process:

Click the 'Register Interest' button below and complete the short form with your contact details and why you're interested in the role. We will then send an application pack and some further information about the role.

After you've completed the application form, we will then invite you for an informal interview.

Skills and quaifications:

Passionate individuals: We seek individuals who are deeply passionate about the success of their local community or business and the importance of education to achieve this.

Diverse perspectives: We believe that the power of collective wisdom lies in embracing diversity. We welcome individuals from various industries, backgrounds, and cultures.

Expertise: We particularly value prior experience of WEA learning, but this is not essential. Experience in the following would be hugely valuable too: Work in the education, voluntary or public sector, business or commercial, fundraising or marketing, finance or law, HR or learning & development.

Collaborative Spirit: We are keen to recruit those able to work effectively within a team, listen actively, and constructively contribute to discussions.

Active advocacy: We are looking for people with an interest in forging meaningful and productive connections with community organisations, employers and local leaders to advance the WEA’s mission to bring education in reach.

Suitable for specific groups: BME, Carers, Disabled (physical), Employee volunteering, Ex-offenders, LGBTQ+, Long term health condition, Older people, Refugees and asylum seekers, Substance misuse, Unemployed
Gender restrictions?: No
Type of activity: Community Work