Volunteering With Dougie Mac

Why volunteer with us? 
Volunteering is a great way to gain new or develop skills. You will meet like-minded people and increase your confidence

You will receive training relevant to your role and have the opportunity to attend courses and events run by Dougie Mac.

By volunteering with us, you will be helping the retail team to raise over an amazing £5 million a year: all whilst doing your bit for the planet too.

What does being a shop volunteer involve?
It will depend on which role you would like to be involved with; tasks will include:

Sorting donations
Hanging clothes
Serving on the till
Displaying stock
Stock rotation
Sorting items for recycling

 
What happens next?
You can contact the Volunteer Services team on volunteernow@dmhospice.org.uk or 01782 344332 or complete our online form

We currently have vacancies in most of our shops; including:

Alsager shop - on Lawton Road in Alsager, a popular shop selling clothes and bric-a-brac

Bradwell shop - on Hanbridge Avenue, one of our smaller shops; just a busy as our larger shops!

Burslem shop - Our mega store on Federation Road in Burslem is busy and would really suit someone who likes to be on the go all of the time. If you want to increase your step count this is definitely the place for you!

Cheadle Home - Our newest store is bursting with homeware items and furniture

Chesterton shop - on Edensor Court, a popular shop with clothing and bric-a-brac

eBay Shop - relocated to the Newstead Industrial Estate; we have a variety of roles here: sorting clothes bundles, packing items for posting, housekeeping and remote roles too

Mini Mac - on the corner of Market Street, this is a speciality shop where children's clothes and toys are sold

Sustainability Centre - relocated to the Newstead Industrial Estate. A variety of roles including: scanning media and books, sorting goods returned from the shops. Help us to give back to the planet and maximise income we can generate from donated goods. 

Here at Dougie Mac, we are focused on doing our bit to care for the environment. Be a part of our green mission and volunteer with us today! Help us give back to the planet and to maximise the income we can generate from donated goods. 

Located on the Newstead Industrial Estate, our Sustainability Hub is a large site where our donated goods are sorted, organised, distributed & recycled. Please see the above video for a sneak peek!

There are a variety of roles on offer for example scanning media and books and sorting goods returned from the shops. 

We currently have vacancies for the following roles:

Sibling Support

• Engage siblings in play, recreation and sports
• Choose activities which are child-led where possible
• Assist at mealtimes with drinks and meals

Pamper Sessions: ad-hoc role

• Need to be able to show qualifications
• Therapists who are able to offer treatments to parents/carers of the children under Dougie Mac’s care and also to the young adults
• It is preferred the therapist comes into Dougie Mac – treatment rooms available in both children’s and young adult’s buildings
• Dougie Mac can purchase products for the treatments with prior agreement

Saturday Club

• Planning sessions with other volunteers
• Organising of materials, equipment and rooms prior to sessions
• Engaging with children and young people during the sessions
• Cleaning up and storing of materials and equipment after sessions
• Completing necessary paperwork

Summer Play

• Enjoy interacting with children
• Good relationship building skills
• Good organisational skills
• Flexible and creative
• Ability to work on your own initiative

Interested? Please complete our online form and tell us all about yourself and why you would like to volunteer in our Children Services.

Please note: these roles are subject to a DBS check

Are you looking to volunteer at home?

As part of our eBay team, you will get involved in checking items ready for to be sold. This role can be done on an ad-hoc basis.

There are a few activities; these include:

• Completing checks on sets of items to ensure all pieces are present
• Watching DVDs to ensure they do not skip
• Listening to vinyl records to check for scratches

Get in touch for more information!

In our most recent staff awards, the Reception team won team of the year! Why not join our busy team of receptionists? Our current available shifts available are weekend evenings.

Can you support a carer or patient and really make a difference? This is a varied role directly helping families to take make life just a little bit easier:

• Wellbeing Support Volunteer - you could support in one of our Wellbeing groups or perhaps volunteer on the Wellbeing Reception
• Buddy - visiting patients' homes to support them and their family*
• Transport - helping patients to make essential trips to medical appointments. You may also be asked to help transport equipment, such as wheelchairs (own transport essential).
• Telephone befriender - a listening ear on a regular basis for companionship.

You can be involved in all areas or just one, extensive training and support given.

*individual risk assessment will be carried out

A great opportunity to get out and about! This is an ad-hoc volunteer role.

Collection boxes in shops and business premises help us to raise much needed funds for the hospice.

You would need to have access to your own transport for this role.

We have various locations (within the North Staffordshire area) with boxes to exchange & return to the hospice.

We particularly need volunteers in:

• Sneyd Green
• Birches Head
• Bradeley
• Chell

We can't wait for you to start!

Our Event Volunteers is an ad-hoc role where you will play a vital part in bringing to life Dougie Mac fundraising events.

Volunteering at an event is an exciting and rewarding experience, with a range of roles available, there is something to suit everyone.

The Events Team will provide information on what support is needed ahead of each event. Typical tasks might include:

•             Welcoming participants and spectators to event sites and locations

•             Supporting with set-up and pack down of the event

•             Registration of participants

•             Supporting participants around the event, such as marshalling, cheering, or handing out refreshments.

Events 2024

Bike Ride, Sunday 8th September

Potters 'Arf, Sunday 29th September 

Are you a go-getter, someone who prefers more hands on tasks instead of being stuck behind a desk? One of our facilities roles is waiting for you! 

• Drivers - Transporting documents, linen and bloods to UHNM
• Housekeeping - on both sites, assisting with general cleaning duties
• Catering - assisting in the kitchen with duties to support the team to operate efficiently
• Gardeners - maintaining our beautiful Dougie Mac gardens

Corporate Volunteering Application Form

Are you looking to spend a day volunteering with us with your work team? Why not spend the day with us?

You could be involved with the following activities:

• Gardening at our adult services in Blurton and Children’s and Young adults in Trentham
• Helping out in our shops
• Fundraising Events; both on the day and prep
• Leaflet distribution
• Christmas TreeCycle

Our Dementia Carer Support Group sessions are about bringing carers together for forming friendships and getting advice from our staff. Sessions are monthly and across the local area.

Dementia Activity Groups are usually weekly, and are focussed on putting on different activities to help improve the wellbeing of people with dementia. We have groups both in the community and at our adult services site in Blurton.

We are looking to build a brand-new exciting team as part of our street and store collections team. As part of this role the volunteers will be asked to attend designated collection venues/stores, community events and any other opportunity we may be able to attend to collect donations from members of the public. 

Various locations throughout Stoke-On-Trent and the surrounding area.