Maintenance Volunteer / Grounds Person
Fix it Forward – Join Tŷ Hafan’s Maintenance Team!
Our Hospice and Head Office buildings and surrounding grounds require regular upkeep to ensure a comfortable and pleasant environment for the children and families who use our services.
Maintenance Volunteers and Grounds Volunteers play a crucial role in this, by offering their skills and time to help with various tasks.
Considerations:
Age requirement: 18+
Location: Tŷ Hafan, Hayes Road, Sully, CF64 5XX
Time Commitment: Flexible (min 3 hours per week desirable, Mon-Fri)
Background checks: we will ask for the details of two referees and an Enhanced DBS check is required for this role.
Expenses: Reasonable mileage or public transport costs can be claimed for this role in line with Tŷ Hafan’s volunteer expenses guidance. Volunteers who wish to claim expenses must follow the agreed process and let the Volunteer Team know in advance. Receipts or proof of purchase must be provided when submitting claims.
Skills you will need:
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• A sound knowledge of health and safety, with respect for yourself, others and the environment
• A sincere understanding of the sensitive nature of volunteering in a Hospice setting
• Experience in a relevant trade is desirable but not essential as full training will be given
• Be fit & healthy.
Activities include:
Maintenance Volunteer:
• Minor repairs, such as, assembling desks together, pictures on walls, erecting shelving
• Painting internally and externally.
Grounds Person
• Litter picking
• Sweeping all external areas and clearing moss debris of pathways to ensure that they are safe
• Clear and cleaning of bin stores
•Jet washing of external areas, to include pathways, and ground areas
• Washing of all external PVC to areas to Head Office
• Clean all signage so that they are visible.
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At Tŷ Hafan our people values are working together, demonstrating compassion, providing excellent service and taking ownership.
We expect all colleagues and volunteers to behave with high levels of integrity and to represent our values as a core part of their role.
This role is purely voluntary and this arrangement is not meant to be a legally binding one or an employment contract.
