Demelza

Join Demelza’s team of Practical Support volunteers to decorate rooms for local families.

As a practical support volunteer, you will:

• Use your decorating skills to transform rooms so families can spend time in safe, beautiful spaces.

• Engage with family members and provide a supportive ear for them as an ambassador for Demelza.
• Feedback to the Practical Support team, ensuring any needs of the family are recorded.

Practical support tasks are always arranged to work around you, and there is no minimum or maximum amount of support required.

You do not need to have any professional decorating experience to be able to help, however we do ask that you are experienced and comfortable with basic decorating or DIY to help. We will take you preferences and skills into account to make sure you only undertake tasks you’re comfortable with.

All Practical Support volunteers have an initial interview with a member of the team, followed by a training session for volunteering with Demelza families. You will also receive a face to face induction, as well as ongoing support and supervision from the team.

All volunteers helping with Demelza families are also required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check before starting the role.

If you're ready to use your skills to make a difference, please apply now. If you would like more information and want to speak to a member of the Practical Support team, please call us on 01795 845299 or email practicalsupport@demelza.org.uk.

Calling All Green-Thumbed Volunteers!

Join Practical Support team and cultivate smiles.

As a Practical Support Gardening Volunteer, you will:

• Visit families local to you that need help with general garden tasks such as mowing, weeding, pruning and planting, either on your own or as part of a small team of volunteers.
• Engage with family members and provide a supportive ear for them as an ambassador for Demelza.
• Feedback to the Practical Support team on your visits, ensuring any needs of the family are recorded.

Flexible Commitment: We respect your schedule. Enjoy flexible volunteer hours that fit your availability, with no minimum or maximum amount of volunteering time.

All Practical Support volunteers have an initial interview with a member of the team, followed by a training session for volunteering with Demelza families. You will also receive a face to face induction, as well as ongoing support and supervision from the team.

Volunteers helping with Demelza families are also required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check before starting the role.

If you're ready to use your skills to make a meaningful impact, please apply now, or contact us at practicalsupport@demelza.org.uk or call 01795 845299 for more information.

If you enjoy cleaning, organising and helping others, we would love you to join our team of dedicated Practical Support volunteers to help local families with household tasks such as cleaning, tidying and laundry, helping them keep on top of day-to-day pressures, allowing families to focus on what matters most - spending quality time together.

As a Practical Support Volunteer, you will:

• Undertake light housekeeping tasks when they need an extra helping hand, such as cleaning, dusting, vacuuming, and laundry.
• Help families maintain a safe and clean environment at home, helping them to focus on what matters most - spending quality time together.
• Engage with family members and provide a supportive ear for them as an ambassador for Demelza.
• Feedback to the Practical Support team on your visits, ensuring any needs of the family are recorded.

Tasks are arranged to fit around your availability and there is no maximum or minimum - whether it's a few hours a week or a monthly commitment.

All Practical Support volunteers will have an initial interview with a member of the team, followed by a training session for volunteering with Demelza families. You will also receive a face to face induction, as well as ongoing support and supervision from the team.

All volunteers helping with Demelza families are also required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check before starting the role.

Become an essential part of our dedicated team of volunteers and help us create a clean and comforting atmosphere for children and their families in their own homes. Contact us at practicalsupport@demelza.org.uk or call 01795 845299 for more information.

Do you enjoy driving and want to find a fulfilling way to give back to your community?

Our volunteers help transport children, young people and families to medical appointments, to the hospice buildings for day care and short breaks, and to activities they may not normally have been able to attend.

If you enjoy driving and want to make a difference as a volunteer, apply today!

Our driving role is flexible:

• No minimum or maximum amount of support required
• Sign up to undertake journeys that fit with your schedule
  
  
• Use your own car, or one of the Demelza cars, wheelchair accessible vehicles and a minibus that volunteers can use.
  
  
• Opportunity to undertake qualifications to drive Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles 
  
  

🤝 Requirements:

• Full valid drivers licence held for 2 years and aged over 21
• Right to work in the UK
• Confident driving for extended periods of time – some of our journeys can be quite a distance
• Enhanced DBS check, references and training course for volunteering with families must be completed with Demelza before starting