Princess Alice Hospice
Location: Local Twickenham/Richmond area, Twickenham, TW1 4HG (see map)
Travel: Twickenham station. Heath Road / Twickenham bus stop.
Start date: Ongoing
What will I be doing?
- Retreive existing collection tins from an agreed section of our catchment area local to you, replacing them with new tins at least every 3 months and returning full tins to the hospice.
- Lead the collection tin activity in your local area, placing tins in local cafes, shops etc.
- Identify opportunities to place new collection tins in your local shops, cafes etc and then commit to collecting them at least every 3 months. Complete the required paperwork to record their location and details.
- Deliver event and marketing materials (leaflets, posters) to our PAH shops that are within your agreed local area.
Collection box
What impact will this have?
- Princess Alice Hospice provides free, high quality, specialist end of life care to thousands of people with life limiting illnesses in South West London, Middlesex and a large part of Surrey each year.
- In order to provide the high level of care and support to our patients and their families we rely on our local community to generate approximately 78% of our income through fundraising, retail, donations and legacies.
- Our compassionate support, comfort and advice help families, carers and friends during their loved one's illness and through the process of grief and loss.
When are you needed?
Options available:Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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Morning | Monday morning slot is available | Tuesday morning slot is available | Wednesday morning slot is available | Thursday morning slot is available | Friday morning slot is available | Saturday morning slot is available | Sunday morning slot is available |
Afternoon | Monday afternoon slot is available | Tuesday afternoon slot is available | Wednesday afternoon slot is available | Thursday afternoon slot is available | Friday afternoon slot is available | Saturday afternoon slot is available | Sunday afternoon slot is available |
Evening | Monday evening slot is available | Tuesday evening slot is available | Wednesday evening slot is available | Thursday evening slot is available | Friday evening slot is available | Saturday evening slot is available | Sunday evening slot is available |
Commitment
- A flexible commitment of around 4 hours a month, with the expectation that You will visit the Hospice around once a month.
What else do I need to know?
- We are committed to meet all health and safety recommendations and provide safe and secure volunteer opportunities. We have completed a full risk assessment against COVID-19 and we have all necessary precautions in place. As part of the volunteer recruitment and induction process we will review the risk assessment with all volunteers.
Expenses
- We do not reimburse volunteer expenses for this role
Background checks
- No background checks are required
About the organisation:
Additional Information
What skills will be useful?
- Charity
- Fundraising
- Retail and charity shops
- Interpersonal
- Negotiating
What skills can I gain?
- Charity
- Campaigning
- Events
- Fundraising
- Retail and charity shops
- Interpersonal
- Listening
- Negotiating
- Leadership
Training
- You will be invited to a group induction training course as well as be encouraged to complete a number of online learning modules and have access to our education programme.
Location
Local Twickenham/Richmond area, Twickenham, TW1 4HG