Kitchen and Facilities Support Volunteer
The Kitchen and Facilities Support Volunteer is a flexible, hybrid role that supports both the Kitchen and Housekeeping teams, moving between areas as operational needs require. The role plays an important part in helping to create a clean, safe, welcoming, and comfortable environment for children, families, visitors, staff, and fellow volunteers at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices. This non-clinical role requires enthusiasm, flexibility, reliability, and a positive attitude whilst always maintaining appropriate boundaries and confidentiality.
- Start date asap
- 4 hours a week/Fridays or Mondays with reasonable flexibility to cover other days as required
- age 18+
- full training given
Mission Statement
Shooting Star Children's Hospices is a leading children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families.
Whether lives are measured in days, weeks, months or years, we are here to make every moment count. We support families from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.
Our bespoke support is free of charge to families and available 365 days a year. Our care service includes emergency respite care, symptom management and end-of-life care at Christopher's hospice in Guildford and a comprehensive range of therapies and support groups for the whole family at Shooting Star House in Hampton,
It costs £10 million a year just to maintain our current level of care and, with around 30% of our income coming from government funding, we rely on our supporters’ generosity to keep the service running. What’s more, we know there are many more families desperate for our vital support, so it’s crucial we raise more funds to provide more care.
We have volunteer opportunities at our hospices and at our shops. Volunteers roles are very varied and include helping on reception, in the kitchen, housekeeping, gardening, pool watching, admin, fundraising, shops and at our events.
