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Volunteer opportunities

eBay Assistant

Come and volunteer within our busy online sales team.

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We are seeking volunteer eBay assistants to help with selling items on our eBay shop. You will need to understand the general principles of selling online and help with sorting donations, listing items, researching to identify an item’s worth and postage and packaging. This role is based in Romford Monday - Friday between the hours of 9am - 5pm.


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020 8498 5853

Published: 16th August, 2015

Updated: 17th August, 2023

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Driver Assistant

Join our team and support our van driver with deliveries between our retail shops and the hospice.

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Keeping the supply of items flowing between our offices, retail shops and various locations is vital as it assists in the smooth running of the hospice. The primary role of the volunteer driver assistant is to help deliver and collect purchased and donated goods for the Hospice and any future retail outlets across, Central and North East London and West Essex.  You may also be required to help with large furniture donations in the shop.


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020 8498 5853

Published: 16th August, 2015

Updated: 17th August, 2023

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Facilities Volunteer

Come and support our facilities team in the maintenance and smooth running of the hospice.

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The facilities team ensure the smooth-running day to day of the hospice both inside and outside the building. The remit for the facilities team includes liaising with contractors, managing the housekeeping team, utilities, managing the upkeep of the building and the grounds, health and safety, space and office management and project managing any work that is carried out at the hospice.

We are looking for volunteers who could join the team and help out generally day to day around the hospice with small DIY tasks and at some of our big on-site events.


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Volunteering
020 8498 5853

Published: 16th August, 2015

Updated: 17th August, 2023

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Buddies activity volunteer

Come and support our lively buddies group with trips and activities.

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We provide regular support groups and activity sessions for siblings to meet other brothers and sisters of children with life-limiting illnesses or those who have experienced bereavement. The service is hosted in a variety of settings including our Buddies hut in the grounds or trips off site. The groups are often divided between juniors (aged 5-11) and teens (12-18). For both groups it is an opportunity to have fun together and enjoy activities and outings.

Brothers and sisters of a child who uses or has used our services are eligible to receive sibling support from the Buddies group.

We require volunteers to come and assist at these activities, working alongside our buddies’ co-ordinator. Much of the role involves taking care of the needs of the children while they are at an event and joining in and assisting with the activity.

For this role we ask, that you have some experience of working/volunteering with children. This role only runs in the school holidays as this is when the children are free. Usually there is 1-2 activities in each school holiday in the weekdays.


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020 8498 5853

Published: 16th August, 2015

Updated: 17th August, 2023

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Purple pot ambassadors

This role involves volunteers managing our charity collection boxes in an area or a high street.

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Purple pots are our charity collection boxes that we have in the local community. This role involves volunteers managing an area or a high street and keeping a check on the existing boxes and replacing them when required. This includes local shops, pubs, businesses etc. Once collected and replaced the pot should be dropped back to the hospice. The role is very flexible and is based within your local area. You will be given all the equipment and support needed.


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Published: 17th August, 2015

Updated: 17th August, 2023

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Event Support

There are various ways in which you could assist at one of our events.

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We have many fundraising events throughout the year both at the hospice and in the local area. There are various ways in which you could assist at one of these events, including bucket collections, marshalling, registration, catering, serving refreshments, running games and merchandise stalls or selling raffle tickets.

We also offer volunteer support at events held by people in the local community on our behalf.


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Published: 17th August, 2015

Updated: 6th September, 2023

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Complementary Therapists

We need complementary therapists to offer their services to the children and parents we care for.

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Our complementary therapy service is led by volunteers that are trained and experienced in their field. They offer support on our premises to parents of children who are receiving care at Haven House.

Haven House will ensure that therapies are offered to families and that this is promoted within the community. The reception team will book all appointments for the therapists. The role is flexible so therapists may choose to work once a week or once a fortnight.

We are predominately looking for therapists who specialise in:

Aromatherapy
Reflexology
Rejuvenescence
Beauty therapy treatments

Core responsibilities

  • To provide complementary therapies to the parents and carers of children that use our services.
  • To maintain a high professional standard at all times.
  • To adhere to client confidentiality.
  • To liaise with the Therapies Manager and reception team when needed

To find out more about the role you can download our volunteer role description or please contact:

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Published: 18th November, 2015

Updated: 2nd March, 2022

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Retail volunteers

Volunteering in one of our shops (Chingford, North Chingford, Loughton, Epping, Leytonstone, Crouch End and Romford) can be rewarding and a very interesting fun way of volunteering.

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Shop volunteers help with all aspects of the day today running of the shop so you could be asked to help out with any of the following activities;

  • Serving customers at the till point
  • Sorting through donations
  • Cleaning bric-a-brac
  • Pricing and hanging clothes
  • Helping with shop displays.

Haven House relies on having a team of volunteers to help the Manager run the shop on a regular basis. Most shop volunteers come in for one or two sessions each week to fit around their other responsibilities.


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Published: 19th November, 2015

Updated: 16th August, 2023

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Volunteer gardeners

Are you an outdoors person who enjoys working in beautiful surroundings?

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We are looking for volunteer gardeners to help us look after our beautiful grounds, which include tranquil woodland and mature shrub borders. Enthusiasm is the key ingredient, you do not have to be a very knowledgeable gardener as training and support are provided.

Tasks you will undertake include the following:

  • Preparing the flowerbeds and borders
  • Planting new bulbs, shrubs and flowers
  • Cutting back, weeding, clearing and general tidying throughout grounds
  • Cutting and edging lawns
  • Maintaining the sensory garden.

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Published: 19th November, 2015

Updated: 2nd March, 2022

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Specialist skills

Maybe you have a skill/professional background that is relevant to the work we do.

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Even if the role is not listed please do get in touch with us and we will see if there is a volunteering role suitable for you. Examples of this have been complementary therapists, music therapists and researchers.


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Published: 14th December, 2015

Updated: 2nd March, 2022

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Event Champion

Volunteers play a vital role in raising awareness of Haven House Children's Hospice by providing presentations to various organizations about the services we provide

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Volunteers are also encouraged to explore opportunities within their local communities to run stands or hold talks about our cause. We hope you’ll bring your own ideas and connections to the role. We value the time and effort our volunteers dedicate to supporting our mission and appreciate their commitment to making a positive impact in the lives of the families we serve. The next training for this will take place in January.

Events typically occur in the areas we cover. This includes Barking and Dagenham, Enfield, Havering, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, and West Essex. Expenses to these events can be covered but must be pre-agreed

 


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Published: 6th September, 2023

Updated: 7th November, 2023

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