Volunteer Maintenance Assistant

1 month ago

Colchester, United Kingdom St Helena Hospice Full time

St Helena Volunteers

**VOLUNTEER ROLE DESCRIPTION**

**Role Title Volunteer Maintenance Assistant**

**Department/Shop Estates & Facilities Team**

**Location Myland Hall, Colchester**

**Reporting To Estates Manager**

**Volunteering at St Helena**

**We ask that all volunteers are sympathetic to and be able to project the philosophy, vision and values of St Helena.**

**The benefits of being a St Helena volunteer include**:

- The opportunity to develop new and existing skills and gain experience in the workplace
- The opportunity to make new friends in your local community
- The satisfaction of knowing you are making a difference to people facing incurable illness or bereavement
- Full support of a specified line manager within a dedicated team
- Volunteering has been proven to help improve mental health and wellbeing and is therapeutic by keeping you active
- Regular news and updates about what’s happening at St Helena so you feel part of the team
- Gives you a sense of purpose - the feel good factor

**Role summary**

To participate as a member of the Maintenance Team covering general maintenance, domestic and health and safety duties. A good level of fitness is required for this role.

**Main duties of the role**
- To undertake simple maintenance tasks such as painting, PPM (planned preventative maintenance), erecting shelving, etc
- To undertake tasks such as sweeping external areas, jet washing of car park, removal of weeds, Hedge trimming,
- To assist the maintenance team with the delivery of goods to other hospice sites
- To assist the maintenance team with the setting up and down of rooms for meetings, ensuring all furniture and equipment requested is supplied
- To report any maintenance, security or health and safety issues to the maintenance team
- To always wear personal protective equipment required for any task
- To liaise with contractors and suppliers as required
- To respect at all times the confidentiality of information
- To respect at all times the confidentiality of information covering patients, staff and volunteers
- To conduct any other maintenance duties as requested by the Estates & Facilities team
- Volunteering hours are Monday - Friday

**Training & supervision**
- Online health and safety training is mandatory
- Full training will be provided in relation to the role

**Experience & qualifications required**
- Experience of working in a maintenance or caretaking capacity is desirable or
- Knowledge or skills acquired through a hobby relevant and transferable to the role

**Key skills and attributes**
- Passionate about St Helena
- Welcoming and friendly outlook
- The ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
- Good communication skills
- Reliable and trustworthy

**Job Type**: Volunteer

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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