TSL Kirklees Volunteering is the official Volunteer Centre for Kirklees
This means that we’re here to help you get started on your volunteering journey and support you through the process.
We also make sure that any groups or charities that advertise for volunteers on our website will look after their volunteers properly. Some of them will have a stamp of approval called the Kirklees Volunteering Quality Award (KVQA), which means that they’ve done even more to make sure that their volunteers are valued and have a good experience.
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Latest Opportunities
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Supporting children and families across West Yorkshire
By providing outstanding nursing care, hydrotherapy, creative therapy, days out, memory-making, end-of-life care, bereavement support and counselling to families facing or living with the loss of their child, we help them to make the most of every moment together.
Role Purpose:
You will be working in our reception area, welcoming anyone that visits the hospice, answering queries on the phone and helping our fundraising team by counting cash donations.
Please note, this is a bank role so will be adhoc to cover holidays, sickness and gaps within our rota.
Tasks & activities
You will be based in the reception area of the hospice, where you will be expected to:
- Greet visitors to the hospice
- Answer the phone and direct to the relevant department or take a message to pass on later
- Handling cash, giving receipts and recording donor details
- Handling outgoing post
Personal qualities & experience
You should comfortable using a PC and taking notes of any phone conversations. Previous experience of working in this area is not essential but would be useful.
For this role you will need to be:
- Warm, compassionate and empathetic
- Reliable and conscientious
- Calm and confident and able to put people at ease
- Be comfortable talking to people of all ages in person and on the phone
Forget Me Not Childrens Hospice
- IT/Office/Admin
- Application form required
- References required
- DBS (criminal record check that the organisation will organise)
05/01/2027
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Many businesses offer their employees an opportunity to volunteer in work time. This is known as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or Employer Supported Volunteering and it can include fundraising for a group, or even sharing expertise and resources as well as volunteering.
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