We get so many amazing items donated to the Retail Hub and our team is looking for volunteers to support them with sorting and processing items.
Although you may only volunteer for a few hours a week, your support will be invaluable and you’ll make a difference to the patients, staff and visitors of Barnsley Hospice.
Please note: all applicants must be over 18 to volunteer at the hospice.
Key duties & responsibilities
- To support and assist the Hub team in recycling stock.
- Weighing stock
- Hanging and steaming garments.
- Packing orders.
- General warehouse tasks.
Volunteers must
- Maintain complete confidentiality at all times
- Be fully compliant with the Fire Action Plan wherever they are attending
What are we looking for?
Essential
- Able to give 2-4 hours regular volunteering time each week.
- Able to use Initiative.
- Able to work alone and part of a team.
- Fun, Friendly / Personable.
- Quick and eager to learn.
Organisation summary
Barnsley Hospice is a charity that provides specialist palliative and end of life care to hundreds of local people and those close to them each year. Our main priority is to achieve the best possible quality of life for people living with a life-limiting illness, whilst supporting those close to them during the period of illness and bereavement. As a specialist care provider, the range of skills we offer include, pain and symptom management, emotional support and end of life care. The hospice currently employs about 100 people and has a team of volunteers, based both at the hospice and within our Retail Hub.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Barnsley Hospice.
To apply for this volunteer role, please download and complete the application form below and return to Sarah Hodgson – Volunteer Coordinator, Barnsley Hospice, 104-106 Church Street, Gawber, Barnsley, S75 2RL or drop your completed form at our main reception in a sealed envelope marked ‘Volunteer Coordinator’.
Alternatively, you can email your completed form to: volunteering@barnsley-hospice.org.
