Photo of Sea Cadets with a completed STEM team building activity
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Date(s)

monthly, starting from Monday, August 31, 2026 - 12:00am, forever
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Availability Details

Most of the tasks of a Marketing & Social Media Trustee can be completed remotely and you can dedicate as much time to this role as you are able. You may need to consult with the rest of the Gateshead Sea Cadet Unit team when they are on parade nights on Monday and/or Thursday evenings, but you would not be expected to regularly attend the unit on those nights.

Unit Management Team members do need to attend a regular UMT meeting – usually one hour, monthly or bi-monthly, on a weekday evening.

Venue Address

Sea Cadets Gateshead TS Leviathan
Pipewellgate
Gateshead
NE8 2BJ
United Kingdom

54.965210206369, -1.6105495851379

Policies in place

DBS check required

Yes
Support and Training

Expenses Reimbursed

Yes
Other information

Age restrictions apply

Yes

Details

Volunteers must be 18+ years old.

DBS:
DBS check is mandatory.
Interested volunteers would be invited to the unit for an informal interview and visit in the first instance.
At this visit they would be able discuss their interests, skills and the position that would best suit them.
From there, they would then complete a volunteer application form where they will be asked to provide details for 2 references.
They will then undergo an enhanced disclosure check and ID check.

Training:
All new volunteers are required to complete mandatory e-learning modules. This is to ensure that you gain a good level of understanding of Sea Cadets practices.
These courses include:
• Adult Induction
• Sea Cadets – Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Safeguarding at Sea Cadets – Introduction & Virtual/Live Courses
• Sea Cadets – Responsible for Information
• Sea Cadets – Health and Safety
Thereafter, should volunteers wish to undertake further training in specific areas, they can discuss this with their Officer in Charge and be booked onto relevant training

Expenses:
Subsistence and travel are not covered at weekly parade nights. However, if volunteer instructors attend courses or weekend events, then their travel, and sometimes food expenses, will be reimbursed. Volunteers claim for these through our online App FinanSys.

Are you organised, creative and confident with digital platforms?
Could you be our next Marketing and Social Media Co-ordinator? 
Here at Gateshead Sea Cadets, we are looking for someone dynamic and creative to help our Unit shine online!
If you love crafting eye‑catching posts, telling real stories, and boosting community engagement, we would love you to join our dedicated team.
This is a vital and rewarding role which will help keep Gateshead Sea Cadets' profile in the public eye.
Get in touch today and help inspire the next generation of young people and adult volunteers!

Skills needed

Previous marketing or social media experience would help, although having the right attitude and a passion for improving the lives of young people are the most important things! If you think the person specification below sounds like you, then please get in touch:

• You are reliable, honest and trustworthy
• You are creative
• You are enthusiastic and keen to learn new things
• You are a good communicator
• You enjoy working as part of a team
• You will be a role model to young people

Benefits for the Volunteer

• Supportive environment
• Volunteer with like-minded people
• Join a welcoming community and make new friends
• Develop skills in new areas
• Gain a range of recognised qualifications
• Free Safeguarding training and DBS check

Register your interest
Your details will be passed onto the organisation offering this volunteer opportunity so that they can contact you directly with more information. Anonymised information will be kept for monitoring purposes.