Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities - Olympics 2012
In collaboration with Surrey County Council, we are looking for
volunteers to join the 'Surrey Ambassadors' team over the Olympic
period. Ambassadors are being appointed to help to give visiting
spectators a really good experience of Surrey, by 'meeting and
greeting' people, guiding them to events and local places of
interest, answering questions and generally making people feel
welcome.
We need volunteers who have specific local knowledge in
locations along the route of the cycling events and the Torch
Relay. More details will be available later, but the key locations
are likely to be Dorking, Egham, Esher, Godalming, Godstone,
Guildford, Leatherhead, Redhill, Reigate, Shere, Weybridge and
Woking.
To take on this important role you must be an excellent
communicator, enthusiastic, supportive and reliable. As the
friendly face of Surrey, you need to be approachable, open minded
and patient, as well as physically fit and confident. You will need
a good knowledge of your local area so that you can talk
knowledgably about places of interest and landmarks. If you are
fluent in a second language that would be very useful, but not
essential.
Ambassadors are expected to conduct themselves with dignity and
good behaviour at all times, to be able to operate independently
(although support will be available) and use their initiative to
respond to the needs of the visitors and spectators.
Volunteers will need to be available on all of the following
dates: 20, 28, 29 July and 1 August. A uniform will be provided and
must be worn, and there will be a day's training in the weeks
leading up to the Olympics.
At the moment we are just looking for expressions of interest.
Once you have registered interest you will receivean application
form and further information. Applications will be 'sifted', and
applicants who meet all the criteria will be invited for a short
interview.
Click
here to download an application form