Social Media Volunteer

Social Media Volunteer

Ongoing role
J99324
At a glance

Skills

  • Social media marketing

Where

Hexham, NE46 4TU
Remote opportunity

Time

Either in or out of office hours Estimate of time needed:
1-3 hours / week or 3-7 hours / week

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Welcome to Reach Volunteering. We are a community and registered charity that connects people, skills and good causes.

To apply for this role, and any other on our platform, you need to be based in the UK, have at least three years of experience using the skills you wish to volunteer in a professional capacity or have lived experience (for trustee roles). Read more about our criteria.

Enhance the awareness and engagement of Tynedale Hospice at Home on our social media profiles (Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn). This role not only offers valuable experience but also allows you to use your creative and social media skills.

What will you be doing?

Role Summary:

In this role you will use your online skills to help us monitor and update our social media presence. You will be acting as our ‘Social Media Gatekeeper’ whilst the communications team are unavailable. There will also be opportunities to further develop this role during your time with us.

Key tasks include:

  • Monitor our social media accounts at specific periods.
  • Engage with our audience by either responding to comments with the Hospice ‘tone of voice’ and with pre-agreed phrases or by liking third party posts.
  • Respond to any comments that might need further investigation with an acknowledgement or signpost.
  • Maintain the Hospice’s professional profile at all times and minimise reputational damage.

Opportunities

This volunteer role has capacity to develop and expand to include other marketing opportunities for example help develop posters; post Facebook live from events; create innovative ideas to help increase our media profile.

What are we looking for?

For this role you will need excellent communication skills, experience of using social media channels, and be organised and self-motivated.

Experience of using Facebook and Instagram is expected in this role.

Experience of using X and LinkedIn is desired.

Experience of Google Analytics is also desired.

What difference will you make?

You will be supporting a great cause that is integral to the local community in providing care for those with life limiting illnesses and supporting families dealing with the loss of a loved one.

If you are interested in a career in Social Media and/or Marketing, or in improving your CV, this role provides an opportunity for developing your skills so you can demonstrate the right experience and knowledge needed to flourish in a Social Media and Marketing roles.

You will be volunteering in a flexible environment in order to fit around your lifestyle.

Before you apply

Please contact us via Reach for more details and application instructions

Causes
  • Children / families
  • Counselling / advice
  • Health and well being / research and care
  • Local / community
  • Organisation type: 
    Charity

    Tynedale Hospice at Home mission is to enable all those impacted by life limiting illness, or death, to live and die well.

    The majority of people would choose to receive care in their own...