Climate Action Champion

About us

East Renfrewshire Climate Action Hub at Voluntary Action brings together local people, community groups, and organisations to improve wellbeing and help create a climate-ready East Renfrewshire.

About the role

We are looking for volunteers to help plan and deliver events and training in East Renfrewshire. Our  aim to get the climate conversation going through interactive, thought-provoking and fun activities. They may be on a particular theme or designed to raise awareness of the climate emergency.  We are hoping to deliver climate cafes, local pop ups, family fun days, seed swaps, local litter picks or any ideas you may have as a Climate Action Champion volunteer you will help us to design and deliver these events and or deliver our climate change training sessions to community groups.
Our events and training take place in-person and sometimes online.
You do not need to be an expert – we can provide training. A little understanding of how we change the things we do can have a big positive impact on our planet, would be great.

Main Duties
Assisting with design and delivery of events that promote and increase positive actions on climate emergency.
Assisting in delivering climate change training to local organisations, businesses and the general public.

Volunteer Commitment
Varied depending on events and what you want to be involved in, but could be to be a few days a month, once a week, however on the run up to events there maybe an increase in time commitment.
Events take place weekdays and at the weekends. Some take place during the working day and some in the evenings.

Personal qualities
A good communicator and good listener
Able to work as part of a team
Friendly, approachable and welcoming
Organised, enthusiastic and flexible

Skills and Knowledge
Some knowledge or interest of climate issues would be useful

Support and Training
Full induction will be given
We can provide relevant training from ourselves and our partners
Travel expenses will be covered (receipts must be produced by volunteer)