Charity Volunteers Needed: Sponsorship Available

Charity Volunteers Job overview

Charity Volunteers are a valued and important asset to our healthcare services. Within the RWT Charity, we are looking for volunteers to help engage with our staff and community, promote our purpose and support our events.

As a Charity volunteer, you could be doing anything from having a stand at the hospital site, walking the wards/departments talking to staff, being out at community locations talking to the public about the work of the Charity, welcoming participants, helping set up events, selling merchandise or cheering on our fundraisers. Whatever your role, we guarantee you’ll have a satisfying time!

Charity Volunteers Main duties

–        Be welcoming and friendly to all visitors and know when to respect personal boundaries.

–        Promote our appeals by displaying appeal materials in the local community such as posters and leaflets

–        Attend community fairs with appeal literature and organising events to raise funds for appeals

–        Engage with local businesses and companies to support our appeals and provide them with fundraising merchandise to assist them in their efforts

–        Visit local schools and update them on the work we do and how they can get involved and support our mission.

–        Organise supermarket and street collections in your local community throughout the year.

–        Organise fundraising events such as raffles auctions, community days

–        Distribute collection tins in your local area, e.g. placing and changing collection tins in local businesses and shops.

–        Attend community fairs promoting appeals and organising events to raise funds for appeals.

–      Meet people and be enthusiastic, friendly and supportive

–        Have good IT and admin skills for some roles

–        Be trustworthy

–        Be knowledgeable about the local area

–        Be an ambassador for the Charity and spread the word about the work that is done

–        Support the delivery of events and workshops as required, gathering key literature to take out to events

–        Promote upcoming events and activities with visitors

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.  We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities of Charity Volunteers

Volunteers are a valued and important asset to our healthcare services. Within the RWT Charity, we are looking for volunteers to help engage with our staff and community, promote our purpose and support our events.

You could be doing anything from having a stand at the hospital site, walking the wards/departments talking to staff, being out at community locations talking to the public about the work of the Charity, welcoming
participants, helping set up events, selling merchandise or cheering on our fundraisers. Whatever your role, we guarantee you’ll have a satisfying time!

We are looking for volunteers who are able to fulfil the following criteria:
– Be over the age of 18.
– Be comfortable approaching and speaking to members of the public.
– Be welcoming and friendly to all visitors and know when to respect personal boundaries.
– Promote our appeals by displaying appeal materials in the local community such as posters and leaflets
– Attend community fairs with appeal literature and organising events to raise funds for appeals
– Engage with local businesses and companies to support our appeals and provide them with fundraising merchandise to assist them in their efforts.
– Visit local schools and update them on the work we do and how they can get involved and support our mission.
– Organise supermarket and street collections in your local community throughout the year.
– Organise fundraising events such as raffles auctions, community days
– Distribute collection tins in your local area, e.g. placing and changing collection tins in local businesses and shops.
– Attend community fairs promoting appeals and organising events to raise funds for appeals.
– As per Trust policy, we will require volunteers to complete a brief Occupational Health assessment and be DBS checked (The Trust will support this)

Charity Volunteers Roles

– Meet people and be enthusiastic, friendly and supportive
– Have a friendly approachable manner and must be able to communicate with people of all ages, needs and backgrounds.
– Have good IT and admin skills for some roles
– Be trustworthy
– Be knowledgeable about the local area
– Be passionate about their local hospitals
– Be an ambassador for the Charity and spread the word about the work that is done
– Support the delivery of events and workshops as required, gathering key literature to take out to events
– Promote upcoming events and activities with visitors Benefits of Volunteering
– Training – learning new skills, including fundraising, and gaining up-to-date knowledge in the charity sector
– Experience – meeting new people in different situations and building your confidence
– Fulfilment – you will be part of a charity that makes a difference in the community by enhancing the care of our patients and families above and beyond what the NHS is able to provide
– Expenses – reasonable expenses incurred as a result of your volunteering will be reimbursed, according to the Trust’s Volunteering policy.
– Opportunity – exploring other volunteering roles within the Trust.

We ask our volunteers to only give as much time as they can. Our roles are designed to accommodate your particular interests and we always try to work around you. This role will require some flexibility as attending
events may take place on an evening or weekend. If you don’t have your own transport, it would be an advantage to have access to good transport links. We will ensure you are inducted into your role and our
organisation, and we also provide opportunities throughout the year for you to meet other volunteers. On going support in your role will be provided.

Person specification

Experience/Skills

Essential criteria

• Over the age of 18
• Be comfortable approaching and speaking with members of the public
• Be willing to learn new information and able to work in a team and individually
• Organised and able to carry out simple administrative tasks
• Be enthusiastic about the work we do as a Charity and be able to share with others
• Confidently be able to handle cash and card machine transactions

Desirable criteria

• An interest in charity work or have previous experience in volunteering for a charity
• Have good knowledge of the local area and upcoming events in the community

Communication Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Ability to clearly and confidently communicate
• Friendly approach to all visitors, staff, patients and public with a knowledge of when to respect personal boundaries

Flexibility

Essential criteria

• Regular commitment – at least 3 attendances per month is envisaged
• Must be able to travel to and from locations within the Wolverhampton and surrounding areas

 

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Flexible Working – As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications  – Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Sponsorship – Applications from job seekers who require  sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.  As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa;  Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.