Join our Team
All vacancies are currently unpaid, volunteer roles. Great for experience, for you CV but also for a sense of feeling valued and giving back to the community. You can be part of a team, meeting new people and contributing towards rewarding projects.
Great opportunity to get references for other roles too!
All positions require a clear criminal history, a minimum age of 16 and ability to understand basic documents but no other skills or experiences necessary.
If you do however have any experiences or skills that could be useful to these roles then please do let us know as this would be a valued asset.
Come and be a part of team with no affiliation agendas, just an aim to make Queen's Park the best place to live and work for all!
Trustee
A trustee is reponsible for governing the trust and guiding the team to ensure the trusts remains ethical, forward-thinking and continuing to benefit the residents it serves.
A trustee is reponsible for making informed, objective decisions and must act with high integrity according to the terms of the trust constitution.
A trustee should understand the purposes of the trust, know the day-to-day operations and be confident to express their concerns.
We have a small team of trustees that are expected to attend meetings and take votes on decisions that affect the trust.
Other Roles Available
Chair of the Board
We require a person who is confident and committed to organise and run meetings.
Newsletter Creative Designer
This role is a voluntary position and will require long-term commitment of 1-2 hours per month to create a one-page flyer style newsletter based on information from a monthly report document. The art is to create a sense of unity in the design but also make each one have a unique charm. Canva is the programme currently used but open to other ideas.
This role can be done remotely, working from home.
Lead Officer for Diversity and Equality
Responsible for ensuring that fair treatment, equality of opportunity, and inclusivity are central to the committee's decision-making and Trust's organisational activities. To drive the strategic EDI agenda, make suggestions to the policies, and act as a champion for under-represented groups.
Providing guidance to committee members and leadership on legal obligations, best practices, and the impact of decisions on diverse groups.
Digital News Editor
A creative and exciting voluntary role for an individual to be involved in gathering local news stories from a variety of sources and producing a snapshot of the relevant and intereting ones for our website. This person must be time committed, skilled with English and careful with copyrights (providing sources and links etc).
This role will be the editor for a new local news feature on our website. You can work from home at hours that suit you but the website must be updated a few times a week so needs someone with the time available to commit to this.
General Board Member
None of the liabilities or decision making responsibilities that a trustee has but a general board member would still sit on the trust committee and provide advice, expertise, or support.
A general board member is a valued member of the team but cannot make final decisions on behalf of the trust although may vote if a vote is open to members.
General board members will be expected to attend a minimal amount of meetings per year.
Resident Engagement Officer
This voluntary role requires energy, confidence and commitment. Work the hours of your choice and to your own initiative. A Queen's Park Westminster Ward resident is preferred for this role to understand the local residents. The aim of this role is to promote Queen's Park Trust and increase membership through engaging with residents at events, meetings, or door-to-door campaigning as you prefer.
If you value all people and embrace differences, and enjoy meeting new people then apply for this position!
Hands-on Volunteer Teams you can join
Canal Litter Clean-ups
Litter picking from the towpath and waterway along the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal from Ladbroke Grove to Great Western Road. These sessions are held on a regular basis in a small team with equipment provided.
Tree Pit Gardeners
We have a project to plant and maintain all the tree pits in the Queen's Park Westminster Ward. We need volunteers to help us get them started and also individuals to adopt a single tree or two or three and keep that tree pit free of litter, weeded and watered in the Summer.
Play Street Road Marshall
Kilravok Play Street in the Queen's Park Avenues is in need of volunteer road marshalls for 2 hour sessions on any weekday evening or weekend anytime. Training and equipment is provided. You can bring your own children to play on the street as you work.
Queen's Park Trust
Annual Volunteer Award Ceremony
Coming soon!
Date to be arranged
Location to be arranged
"You have done amazingly. You have set up the Neighbourhood Watch, gathered information about the needs of the community, fed it back to the relevant authorities, and helped find solutions. I have really enjoyed being part of these groups. I always promote the existence of these groups to the people I meet and encourage them to join so that we can become a stronger neighbourhood. Not many of us can do what you have been doing. You have created the largest WhatsApp groups I know of for local residents, and I truly appreciate that because it was something missing from W10. I hope you continue uniting the community, knowing that you have all our support along the way. In the age of polarisation and division nationally and internationally, it was refreshing to see local communities coming together to provide grassroot solutions to local issues."
Resident of Third Avenue
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