Social Media Team Member - Volunteer in Aylesbury

Join SHH-UK's volunteer team to create engaging social media content that supports healthcare workers living with Long Covid. Use your creativity to raise awareness, share key messages, and help us influence policy and public understanding. 2–3 hours per week.

What difference will you make?

By volunteering in this role, you'll have the opportunity to develop your digital communications skills, gain insight into charity communications, and make a tangible difference to the lives of healthcare workers living with or at risk of Long Covid. Your work will help SHH-UK reach a wider audience, strengthen our voice, and drive the change we want to see across the health and care system.

What are we looking for?

• Creativity and initiative: You enjoy coming up with ideas for posts, visuals, and campaigns that engage audiences and bring key messages to life.
• Strong communication skills: You can write clearly, adapt your tone for different audiences, and turn complex information into accessible content.
• Team player: You're comfortable working collaboratively with others, taking feedback, and contributing ideas in a supportive environment.
• Commitment and reliability: You can give a consistent 2–3 hours a week and meet agreed deadlines.
• Alignment with SHH-UK's values: You support our mission to stand shoulder to shoulder with healthcare workers and promote evidence‐based, preventative measures such as clean indoor air.

Experience:

• Experience creating content for social media platforms such as X/Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, or BlueSky.
• Knowledge of digital communication principles and an understanding of how to tailor content for different audiences and platforms.
• Familiarity with simple design tools (e.g. Canva) to create visually engaging graphics and infographics that follow brand guidelines.
• Understanding of analytics or social media insights to help evaluate post performance and audience engagement (helpful but not essential).
• Experience using social media to promote causes, events, or campaigns — particularly in charity, advocacy, or community settings.

Personal attributes:

• Empathy and understanding: You care about the issues facing healthcare workers and communicate with sensitivity and respect.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn: You're open to feedback, eager to develop your skills, and happy to explore new tools and approaches.
• Professionalism: You can represent SHH-UK positively and adhere to our content and governance policies when posting or interacting online.

What will you be doing?

Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK) is looking for an enthusiastic and creative volunteer to join our communications team as a Social Media Content Creator. This role is central to how we share our message, grow our audience, and influence change. You will play a key part in helping us raise awareness of the ongoing challenges facing healthcare workers affected by Long Covid, promote preventative measures such as clean indoor air, and showcase the positive impact of SHH-UK's work.

Working closely with our Social Media Lead and Trustee Lead for Digital Communications, you will help to plan, create, and publish content across SHH-UK's main social media channels (currently X/Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and BlueSky). This includes developing posts that align with our campaigns and key messages, such as #SafeAir4All, and adapting them for each platform's style and audience.

You will contribute ideas for new ways to engage our supporters and the wider public, helping us to tell stories that inform, inspire, and motivate action. This could involve highlighting personal stories of healthcare workers, promoting new resources on our website, or amplifying current health policy issues that align with SHH-UK's mission.

A typical week might involve reviewing our content calendar, creating visual assets in Canva using our brand templates, writing short posts or threads, and scheduling them for publication. You may also help to monitor engagement, respond to comments, and identify opportunities to share relevant news or research that fits within SHH-UK's messaging.

This is a collaborative role, so you'll work as part of a small but dynamic volunteer team. We hold short online meetings to plan content, review analytics, and agree on upcoming themes. You'll have support from our Social Media Lead and access to our shared resources, templates, and policies to ensure content remains consistent, accurate, and aligned with our governance standards.

The time commitment is flexible — around 2–3 hours a week — and can be managed around your own schedule. The role is remote, so you can contribute from anywhere in the UK, provided you have a good internet connection.

We're looking for someone who is confident using social media, understands what makes content engaging, and enjoys being creative. Experience with simple design tools such as Canva is helpful, though we can provide guidance if you're still learning. Most importantly, we want someone who shares our commitment to supporting healthcare workers and promoting evidence‐based, preventative public health measures.