Saint Francis Hospice - Volunteering roles

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Volunteering roles

There are lots of great ways to support Saint Francis Hospice, but our volunteers make a special difference for the people that need our care.

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Shop volunteer

Minimum age:

Location:

Various locations in Brentwood, Havering, Barking & Dagenham and Redbridge

Are you looking for valuable work experience in a retail environment, or a way to give back to your local community? This could be the opportunity for you!

Gardening volunteer

Minimum age:

18+

Location:

Saint Francis Hospice, Broxhill Road, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, Essex, RM4 1QH

Are you a budding gardener, that enjoys working in the outdoors and would like to help make a real difference to our patients and their families who stay here? Then we would love to hear from you!

Events Volunteer

Minimum age:

Location:

At various locations across Brentwood, Havering, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and West Essex

Would you like to help us at our many exciting fundraising events each year? Then this role could be the one for you!

Volunteer Receptionist

Minimum age:

18+

Location:

Saint Francis Hospice, Broxhill Road, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, Essex, RM4 1QH

If you like the sound of joining a well-established team, looking after telephone calls and greeting visitors to the hospice, then our Receptionist team would love to hear from you. We have various vacancies within the hours stated, providing an essential service to our organisation.

e-Commerce volunteer

Minimum age:

18+

Location:

Retail Head Office,

Unit 10, Ashton Gate, Ashton Road, Harold Hill, Essex, RM3 8UF

Are you a digital savvy person looking for a new volunteer role? Look no further!

Warehouse volunteer

Minimum age:

Location:

Retail Head Office,

Unit 10, Ashton Gate, Ashton Road, Harold Hill, Essex, RM3 8UF

Love a bit of variety? This could be for you!

Parcel Packing Volunteer

Minimum age:

18+

Location:

Retail Head Office, Ashton Gate, Harold Hill, Essex, RM3 8UF

Be an essential part of our retail team by helping to pack orders made via our online shop and ebay.

OrangeLine Team Member

Minimum age:

18+

Location:

Saint Francis Hospice, Broxhill Road, Havering-atte-Bower, RM4 1QH

Do you have good listening skills you can offer to help people needing support, who are feeling isolated, lonely and/or bereaved? Our OrangeLine team provides valuable emotional support and guidance to our local community.

Volunteer Driver

Minimum age:

18+

Location:

Saint Francis Hospice, Broxhill Road, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, Essex, RM4 1QH

Would you like to help our community patients? Our Therapies Team is looking for volunteer drivers to help transporting patients and equipment between their homes and the hospice.

Ward Volunteer

Minimum age:

18+

Location:

Saint Francis Hospice, Broxhill Road, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, Essex, RM4 1QH

Our Ward Volunteers assist our nurses and housekeeping staff in the looking after of our inpatients. The role is non-clinical, with practical tasks. Whether you can help on a regular basis or occasionally, we would love to hear from you.

Survey Support Volunteer

Minimum age:

18+

Location:

Saint Francis Hospice, Broxhill Rd, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford RM4 1QH

We're looking for people to encourage hospice visitors to complete a digital survey, giving us anonymous feedback about their experience of our services and support received. If you enjoy IT and have good communication skills, along with a personality that visitors will warm to, please contact us.

Laundry Assistant Team Member

Minimum age:

18+

Location:

At the hospice site in Havering-atte-Bower (free car park, 375 bus service passes through)

Our busy friendly Housekeeping Team would love to hear from anyone who can assist them with this important role of looking after the hospice’s laundry for our patient services.

Domestic Helper

Minimum age:

18+

Location:

Saint Francis Hospice, Broxhill Road, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, Essex, RM4 1QH

Assist the domestic service with cleaning, laundry, service-user meal and beverage services, which may be separate to, or in conjunction with, the meals and beverage service the Ward volunteers assist with.

Young Adult Group Assistant

Minimum age:

18+

Location:

The Hall, Broxhill Road, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, Essex, RM4 1QH

To attend the monthly Young Adult Group and to assist the group lead with activities within the group such as colouring, computer games, painting, listening and talking to attendees and their carers.

Administration Assistant

Minimum age:

18+

Location:

The Hall, Broxhill Road, Havering-atte-Bower,
Romford, Essex, RM4 1QH

This role provides valuable administrative support to our busy teams across the Hospice. The role is available across a range of clinical and non-clinical services including support services such as People and Culture and Voluntary Services.

Complementary Therapy Volunteer

Minimum age:

18+

Location:

Saint Francis Hospice, Broxhill Road, Havering-atte-Bower, Havering, RM4 1QH

Edit FieldThe volunteer will provide clinical complementary therapies, covered by the hospice policy, to patients and carers referred to the service, alongside the other palliative care complementary therapists within the hospice.

General Group Helper

Minimum age:

18+

Location:

Saint Francis Hospice, Broxhill Road, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, RM4 1QH

To provide practical assistance and support to the Pemberton Place team in the care of patients, carers and visitors attending Pemberton Place; to other hospice departments using the facilities within Pemberton Place.