Community Response Support Volunteer

4 weeks ago


United Kingdom Volunteer Centre Harlow Full time
Community Response Support Volunteer

Maldon& District CVS and Partners Run the Maldon District Community Responseproject, this project provides one-off emergency support to individuals and families in theDistrict who are in immediate crisis.

Resourcesinclude emergency food, childcare and essential household items, cookingequipment, warm packs, supermarket vouchers and other essentials.

Wehave a community container which stocks a lot of our emergency provision which is based inMaldon.

Weare currently looking for volunteers that would like to become Community Container keyholders, who will be able to open up the container, collect the emergency itemsneeded and then deliver to local residents in need across the District whichincludes the Dengie area.

Volunteers willplay a vital role in us being able to continue offering this much needed emergencysupport service to our residents.

Residents are referred for support by local organisations or professionals, but they can also self-refer as needed. 

Youwill be added to a secure database of volunteers which allows M&DCVS toemail tasks for you to accept or decline based on suitability or youravailability. Please note: an active email address will be needed forthis. 

This role is classed as a micro volunteer opportunity as there is no set day or time each week that you will be needed to comment to, however we can get referrals come in a various times which could result in support requests coming to you with short notice and on rare occasions same day.

Skills

There are no formal skills are needed for this role, but we are looking people that are: 

Kind and non-judgmental.

Trusted and reliable. 

Keen to support their local community.

Happy to support across the Maldon District.

Please note: this is a driving role, so you will need to be confident and responsible while driving. Some lifting may be required. 

You will need a full, clean driving license with no unspent convictions, access to you own vehicle and the appropriate motor insurance. Any penalty points will be considered on an individual basis. 

There will be no set days and times for this role, due to the nature of the role this support would be classed as ad-hoc as referrals can come into the office Monday- Friday 9:30-12pm. We can discuss your availability during the application process.Volunteers are able to support anytime between 9:30-5pm with deliveries etc., based on your availability and that of the local resident.

Location

This opportunity is available in: Maldon

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