Volunteer Telford

Role Purpose:

To support Small Woods’ new Giftware Shop as a retail sales assistant.

To act as an information point for The Green Wood Centre Site.

To promote Small Woods membership to interested members of the public/customers.

Main tasks: (All necessary training will be provided)

- To process customer purchases using ‘Square-up’ system and/or cash.

- To maintain accurate records and undertake ‘end of day’ procedures for sales

- To ensure shop displays are topped up, refreshed and well-presented.

- To act as a focal point for people requiring basic information about Small Woods and the Green Wood Centre site. To hand out leaflets as required

- To discuss the benefits of becoming a member of the Small Woods Association and to promote membership where appropriate.

Being a Day Centre Volunteer puts you right at the heart of our work. You will interact with older people and help to make their time with us feel extra special. You will help our clients to feel comfortable, supported and add the magic 'spark' that makes our support so personal.

You'll help us to run a wide range of fun, safe and engaging activities such as arts & crafts and games, in addition to serving tea, coffee and refreshments.

If you're the kind of person who thrives on being around people, making a difference and spreading joy through your warm and friendly personality - we want to hear from you!

Main Organiser Duties:

Duties include organising: a small volunteer team, a variety of activities and outings for members. Offering company and friendship to the members.

General administrative duties including: liaising with Shropshire/Telford and Wrekin Age UK, overseeing duty of care to members and volunteers, managing the accounts.

What you will get out of it:

A great sense of satisfaction, enjoy interacting with older people

Do something different and socialise, enjoy being part of a team

Give something back to your community

Full training and support in aspects such as safeguarding, food safety and emergency first aid

Volunteers tell us they get a great deal from volunteering with us

Overview:

The aim of the café is to provide a relaxed and informal meeting place for all types of people in our community and further afield.

A place where they feel safe and welcomed and can enjoy a low-cost nutritious hot snack. It is therefore vital to the success of the café that the volunteers that run it understand that it is not solely a meal service, but is a source of support and recreation for the people who use the cafe and that a patient and cheerful disposition is essential!

Role Description  

We ask café volunteers to undertake the following tasks:

Interact with Leegomery Community Centre Staff and contribute to the smooth running of service.

Help maintain a clean and safe café area including cleaning tables and equipment used in the café

Serve customers, take hot and cold food and drink orders and make hot drinks and coffee

Provide a friendly, helpful and professional service to customers using the café.

Help clear tables, and restock condiments/refreshments.

Help with kitchen tasks such as cleaning dishes, wiping worktops, emptying bins, stocking fridges, and other duties as directed by Leegomery CC staff.

Help with Stock Control and ordering

Use till system and handle cash

Completing all food Hygiene checks and labelling and completing daily records.

Work as part of a team and assist where required including set up and clear up for groups using the café space

Assist with corporate catering where required and help with events that require catering, such as tea and coffee set-ups or buffets.

Take part in any relevant training where possible (Food Hygiene etc).

Be committed to helping implement our environmental food waste policy

Be familiar with the menu information and the different type of food available for customers

Volunteers must understand and promote the centre’s equal opportunities policy and at all times abide by the organisations health and safety policy and food hygiene guidelines.

Volunteers will be required to take training on basic food hygiene and health and safety.

For many children and young people living in foster care can be unsettling but having someone there just for them to take them to the cinema, bowling, bike riding or for hot chocolate and cake can make all the difference.

You can make that difference!

We are looking for fun, reliable, and enthusiastic volunteers from all different cultures, backgrounds and experiences who have a genuine interest in making a difference in the lives of children and young people.

If you are passionate about wanting to help young people, you have 2.5 - 4 hours to spare once a month and are ready to commit to a minimum of a 2-year volunteering commitment, this role could be right for you.

You’ll meet with a child or young person who is in care, to do a fun activity together.

You’ll help the young person to do what they enjoy and provide them with a positive adult role model. The consistent friendship helps the young person to build self-esteem, confidence, and resilience allows then to experience some stability in what is sometimes a changing environment.

Our Telford and Wrekin service is looking for adult volunteers in the area to meet with a young person once a month on a long-term basis or for as long as they want an Independent Visitor (Independent Visitor is the official Volunteer Title). 

Our young people are aged between 8 to 18.5 years old and we have a number of young people already waiting for this service.