Co-Group Leader - East London Group
Motor Neurone Disease Association (East London Development Group)
The MNDA East London Group is run entirely by volunteers and aims to provide the best possible support to local people with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), their families, and carers. As a Co-Group Leader, you will plan and facilitate group meetings, ensuring that appropriate decisions are made in a timely way. You will support group volunteers in planning and coordinating group activities. Group Leaders volunteer for around 2-3 hours a week and facilitate on average 12 meetings a year.
Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a fatal, rapidly progressive disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It attacks the nerves that control movement so muscles refuse to work. It can leave people locked in a failing body, unable to move, talk and eventually breathe. It kills a third of people within a year and more than half within two years of diagnosis, and it has no cure. The MND Association East London Group is run entirely by volunteers and aims to provide the best possible support to local people with MND, their families, and carers. As a Co-Group Leader, you will: o Plan, prepare for and facilitate group meetings o Ensure appropriate decisions are made in a timely way when required o Support group volunteers in planning and coordinating group activities o Ensure group volunteers are aware of and follow the Association’s policies and procedures o Work in partnership with staff to recruit new volunteers and induct and mentor new volunteers o Act as an ambassador for the Association and as a host at group events
Trusteeships & Committees,Volunteer Management
Basic IT skills - internet & email, Managing People, Organising & Planning
This role will suit you if you: o Have leadership skills, facilitation skills and experience of running meetings o Have good communication and interpersonal skills o Are able to act in an impartial way o Are able to delegate work o Are able to commit to long term volunteering
o Enhance your leadership skills o Become part of a friendly and dedicated team o Make a positive impact to the lives of people affected by Motor Neurone Disease (MND) o Get access to a range of learning opportunities
Group Leaders will volunteer for approximately 2-3 hours a week and facilitate on average 12 meetings a year. Up to 2 of these meetings will be in person.
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Home-based (with ad hoc travel in East London)
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