Join our team as a Domestic Volunteer

Make a house a home for the women and children in our Life Houses.

About the Domestic Volunteer role

Volunteer Manager: Support Worker / Support Services Manager

Time Commitment: Minimum of 2-4 hours per Month, we’d love it if you could do more. This can be agreed with the Support Services Manager

Available locations: In one of our 18 houses

How you make a difference

The feel good factor of helping Life provide a suitably clean space for the women and children living is supported accommodation

What you'll be doing

  • Supporting the cleaning of the communal areas including the kitchen, lounge and bathrooms.
  • Emptying and taking out bins
  • Hoovering, wiping over the sides and tables.
  • Role modelling for clients how to use cleaning equipment safely
  • Ensure all Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to
  • Acting as an ambassador for Life

The skills you'll need

No formal experience is needed, but a passion for cleaning and knowledge of how to use cleaning equipment safely is essential, as well as:

  • Friendly and helpful
  • Happy to be part of an amazing team
  • Ability to work independently, as part of a team and use initiative
  • Good listening and communication skills
  • Patience and sensitivity
  • Reliability

What's in it for you

We want to make sure you have enough information to carry out your voluntary role. You will receive:

  • Provide induction, information and training to enable you to carry out your volunteering effectively.
  • Support your personal development by offering appropriate induction, training and feedback opportunities.
  • Provide policies, procedures and standards of the organisation in relation to Volunteering.
  • Provide regular organisational communication and updates.

Essential Requirements

  • Over 18 years old

Benefits of Volunteering at Life:

  • A chance to work in a friendly team
  • The feel good factor of helping Life meet its charitable aims
  • Develop your confidence and interpersonal skills
  • Learning new skills
  • Flexibility to fit in with your lifestyle around your other ongoing commitments

What we need from you:

A Disclosure and Barring Service Check for this voluntary role is required

We do ask for two references as part of our commitment to safer recruitment.

A signed agreement between us and you for the duration of volunteering

Next steps

Please complete our volunteer application form and we will arrange an informal chat and provide you with further details about the opportunity to ensure it’s right for you before you decide to go through our volunteer recruitment process for the role.

Not sure this is the role for you?  Give us a call on 01926 312272 to find out more or  or you can find more volunteer roles available here.

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