About Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre Ltd
The Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre is the key local organisation that provides community services and manages local facilities in Ringsend & Irishtown. We have an integrated approach to the provision of services from “cradle to grave” with approximately 35,000 usages/year.
From the Creche to the Active Retirement Group, we cater for our Youth and those in our community with mental and physical disabilities. From legal and political advice to gardening, dance and yoga. The Centre is at the heart of our multi-cultural community. We also reach out, with our Breakfast Club and Afterschool programmes.
What's Involved
RICC Radio aims to provide a special interest Community Radio service which stimulates, informs and entertains listeners in Ringsend, Irishtown and the greater Dublin area. Its activities and programming are based on community ownership, access and participation, and aims to reflect the special interests and needs of this community, in line with the community ethos of the BAI licence and the AMARC charter.
Our objectives include training of an adequate number of volunteers and staff, establishing the station as a going concern, and developing the station to the highest professional standards in order to best serve the broad community of Dublin.
We here at RICC Radio, are committed to all volunteers being a part of the RICC Radio family and will be encouraged to take part in many different areas of studio life.
Volunteers should have an interest in community radio. We are particularly looking for individuals interested in; sound, engineering, production, researching, social media, journalism, PR, Marketing and administration.The people here in RICC Radio are very friendly and you will always have a bit of a laugh and lots of tea and coffee!
What's required for this position
Radio Producers:
1. Overall responsibility for the program they are producing.
2. Arrange production meetings to plan the program.
3. Responsible for the program content.
4. Complete running order and accurately times the program.
5. Provides scripts and running orders for all the team members *Evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the program following the broadcast.
We are looking to produce more shows and have less shows on repetition.
Radio Programme Researchers – Dublin
The volunteer will work alongside a radio programme presenter to research topics for programme, identifying people to interview, help with writing a script and generally helping to develop interesting programmes. Volunteers should have an interest in current affairs, and a good knowledge of local issues and community activity.
All other positions require a level of commitment and a willingness to be a part of a team.
- Arts/ Music/ Drama
- Business/ HR/ Management
- Computer/ Web/ ICT
- Event management/ Fundraising
- General Admin/ Office Support
- Personable Skills
- Phone Support/ Information Giver
- PR/ Marketing/ Market Research
- Research/ Journalism/ Media
Level of English required for this role:
Fluent English
Times and commitment required for this role
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Minimum time commitment: 3 months
Hours required: 4hrs Weekly
Other Details
Location of volunteering opportunity:
Thorncastle Street, Ringsend, Dublin 4
Screening details for this role:
- Informal Interviews
- References
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Volunteers will be provided with the following supports:
- Support/ advice/ recognition
- Supervision
- Initial induction and training
- Insurance cover
- Ongoing training opportunities
Volunteers with the following challenges will be supported in this role
- Physical Disability
- Sensory Disability
- Learning Disability
- Mental Health Difficulties
Age restrictions:
Over 16
Is this opportunity suitable for groups/teams of volunteers?
Yes
Benefits you will receive as a volunteer
The roles will give a great boost to volunteer's confidence and skills and is an opportunity to meet new, interesting people and of course have fun.
Getting there
The numbers 1 and 47 bus service Ringsend from the city centre. The point village Luas stop is a short walk away.
