Volunteer vacancies
For all volunteer vacancies you will need to fill out a Volunteer Application Form and send it to June Maidment. The forms and contact details are below.
RECEPTIONIST
We are looking for a friendly and reliable receptionist to be the first point of contact in our office.
Key tasks:
Answering the phone and directing calls or taking messages
Greeting visitors
Ordering stationery
General administration and clerical support
Ad hoc tasks
Person specification:
Friendly and professional
Reliable
Good customer service skills
Good standard of computer literacy including microsoft packages
Basic admins skills
Able to prioritise and use own initiative
Good attention to detail.
Start date: June 25 in Poole
Hours: Min of one morning or one afternoon a week. 9am - 1pm or 1pm to 5pm (we can be a little flexible on times).
Training provided.
SECRETARY
We’re looking for an experienced secretary to attend our Clinical Governance meetings at the Hospice, take notes and then produce minutes.
The meetings are a couple of hours long and take place every six weeks. It also takes a couple of hours to produce and circulate the minutes.
You will need:
Good listening skills
Good level of Word
Some shorthand would be preferable but not essential
Able to retain confidential information
If you like secretarial work and have a few spare hours every six weeks, we would love to hear from you. Please contact June Maidment on 01202 607400 for more information and an application form.
RETAIL ADMIN ASSISTANT
Help wanted in our busy retail department. Duties include answering phones, dealing with queries and letter writing. Computer skills required including Word, Excel and Outlook. One day a week, preferably Friday.
Contact June Maidment on 01202 607400
FINANCE ASSISTANT VOLUNTEER
Have you some spare time to come and help our busy finance team? Do you like maintaining financial records, reconciliation and posting monthly journals?
Excellent word and Excel are required along with a good customer service ethic.
Please contact June Maidment, Volunteer Co-ordinator for more information on 01202 607400 or email june.maidment@juliashouse.org.
LOTTERY PROMOTIONS ASSISTANT
Julia’s House, The Dorset Children’s Hospice is looking for volunteers to help promote the Julia’s House lottery which has been launched to raise vital regular funds for the hospice.
As a volunteer Lottery Promotions Assistant, you will be responsible for:
• Setting up and manning the lottery promotional stand at pre-arranged events
• Handing out leaflets
• Enlisting new members
• Distributing promotional materials to local shops and businesses
Skills required:
• Bubbly and out-going personality
• Ability to communicate with wide-range of people
• Sales and promotion experience preferred
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Good organiser
• Good Listener
• Numeracy and literacy skills
This position will require you to work at various events and locations throughout Dorset.
VAN DRIVERS
We are currently in need of van drivers and drivers’ mates to make collections and deliveries to our eight charity shops scattered throughout Dorset.
We are looking for strong, fit and personable volunteers – perhaps a student, or someone semi-retired – with a full driving licence who would be willing to give up a little time once or twice a month.
Ideally applicants need to live in the Poole/Broadstone/Wimborne/Corfe Mullen areas within easy reach of our van which is kept at our Poole offices.
Volunteers need to be capable of lifting - sometimes heavy furniture – as the work involves a lot of manual handling as well as driving.
For further details, please contact Volunteer Co-ordinator June Maidment on 01202 607400
SHOP ASSISTANTS
Volunteers urgently needed in our Bransgore charity shop
Could you spare a couple of hours to help in our Bransgore charity shop? We are desperate for some extra volunteers.
Perhaps you are retired or a mum with a little bit of time during school hours - we'd love to hear from you!
MASSAGE THERAPIST
Julia’s House provides free Complementary Therapies for all of its families. There is currently a vacancy for a volunteer massage therapist to join the team. The person would need to be fully qualified and insured with at least 3 years experience and will need to have a CRB check. Hours would be flexible to suit them. Please email nicola.garsden@aol.org for further details.
If you think you can help please contact June Maidment, Volunteer Co-ordinator on 01202 607400 or email june.maidment@juliashouse.org, .
Volunteers will need to be CRB checked and provide a satisfactory driving licence and referees.Our volunteers are so important to us here at Julia’s House. You can make a real difference to the children and families that we support. Volunteering is fun and rewarding and however much time you have, we really value your contribution.
We also need volunteers to help in a number of ways:
- Fundraising – helping at events, stalls and shows
- Working in one of our shops
- Public speaking about Julia’s House
- Joining or setting up a supporter group
- Helping at our warehouse
- Office administration
- Gardening at the hospice
How to get involved
To volunteer, please fill out the application form below and send it to June Maidment at june.maidment@juliashouse.org or post it to June Maidment, Julia's House, Unit F1 Arena Business Centre, Holyrood Close, Poole, Dorset, BH17 7FP. Once we have received your form, we will meet and chat with you to see how we can best make use of your time.
We may, in some cases, need to carry out a full Criminal Records Bureau check.
June Maidment, Volunteer Co-ordinator, 01202 607400 june.maidment@juliashouse.org
Meet Maria
Maria is one of our volunteers and recently accompanied some of our siblings on an adventure weekend in Wales. Here, she answers some questions about why she volunteers for Julia's House.
Who are you? Maria Carroll, 37, Operations Manager for a local telecoms software company. I live with my boyfriend in Poole and I'm part time step mum to his two little girls.
Why did you volunteer for Julia's House? Because I could! Although I have a busy life with friends and family and work, I was fully aware that I could make time available for people that really need support. I'm young, fit, very sociable and lucky to have my own transport. My family are very supportive and my 7-year-old step daughter can't wait until she is old enough to get involved!
What do you do at Julia's House? My involvement covers two areas: Sibling Days – these are days out for the brothers and sisters of the children who attend Julia's House. These are carefully scheduled depending on age and gender and range from tea parties with a magician for the younger children to a day out in London for the older girls. This time spent with like-minded children is so very important as not only do they get to talk and share experiences but they can have a lots of fun outside of their day-to-day life of caring for their sibling.
Fundraising – this often involves standing in fields at organised events, come wind, rain or shine and persuading people to part with their cash. I could be running a tombola or selling Julia's House merchandise to raise much-needed funds to help keep the hospice running and to pay for such things as the Sibling Days. As we are only 3% government funded we need all the support we can get and people are generally happy to help. We also spend time talking to people to spread the word about the essential care provided by Julia's House thus raising awareness that will hopefully lead to donations!
What do you get out of volunteering? Where do I start?! It's so humbling spending time with these remarkable children whose lives are so heavily affected by illness and it's so rewarding being part of a hard working, passionate team. Every event or activity I have volunteered at is different, whether it's having a giggle with a group of girls on a minibus in London or watching the pennies roll in during the Bournemouth Airshow.
Why would you recommend others to get involved? There is nothing negative about volunteering - it makes the people you help feel good and that makes you feel good. My only regret is that I didn't get involved sooner.