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Volunteering roles

Here is a list of our current voluntary vacancies:

Role Based at Hours Role description and other information
Accounts Clerk Compton Hospice Flexible Ideally someone with experience of working with SAGE and Ledgers for Purchase and Sales. Computer skills are essential and proof of previous cash handling an advantage.
Hospitality and Support Volunteer Compton Hospice Saturday am 9.30 – 12.30 To assist the team with various general duites including serving drinks, sitting with patients, helping with lunches. The role requires someone who has an empathetic and caring nature with good listening skills.
Receptionist Compton Hospice

Relief to cover weekends and evenings. All duties are four hour slots beginning from 8.30am – 8.30 pm

Greeting and meeting visitors answering calls. Good listening skills required and a welcoming approach.

Night Sitters Compton Hospice From 10pm - 7am To sit with a patient who may be confused or needs some company and compassion. No formal qualifications are required as you will be given full training, but a caring and understanding nature is essential.
General Administration The Cedars Flexible General office duties and computer skills required.
Gardener The Cedars Flexible Mon - Fri General gardening duties.
Shop Assistant Compton Hospice Sunday 10am-4pm Desperately seeking volunteers to help within the shop at Compton
Shop Assistant All Shops Saturday 8.45am-4.15pm Desperately seeking volunteers to help within our charity shops

Training

The amount and type of training you receive as a volunteer will depend on the task you choose to undertake.

All volunteers receive two induction sessions but some roles require more intensive, ongoing training - especially if there is patient contact involved.

The reasons we train our volunteers are:

  • To ensure our volunteers understand, and work in line with, the values of the hospice
  • To ensure volunteers are comfortable, confident and adequately prepared for their role
  • To look after the interests of our patients
  • To provide the best service possible to our users

The amount and type of training required for a position will be outlined before you make any commitment to the hospice.

Working with patients

All volunteers having contact with patients or their families will be subject to a Criminal Records Disclosure. Volunteers working directly with patients must be 18 years of age or over. Mandatory training is provided for: Back Care; Fire Lecture; Food & Hygiene; and "A Way With Words" (if any patient contact). All training is provided free if relevant to role

 

If you think you can help with the above vacancies or would like further information then please call our volunteer department on 0845 2255 497 or email using the link below.

Alternatively you can download a volunteers application pack here

If you have any further questions about Compton Hospice and Volunteering, please call 0845 225 5497 or contact us. We will do our utmost to help with your enquiry.

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