Are you outgoing with a friendly approach to meeting new people and looking for a way to support others?
We need your help to maintain the smooth running of The Terrace Café at the hospice in Barnstaple, alongside our employed staff.
The Terrace Café supports the hospice by raising awareness of our work and providing an excellent spot for patients and families, volunteers, staff, donors and the general public to meet up and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere overlooking our stunning hospice gardens. Our Terrace Café is becoming increasingly popular, so it is vital we maintain our high standards by growing our team of hospice volunteers to ensure the service we provide is excellent.
This is a varied role requiring you to be flexible and to be able to adapt to the needs on the day. You will be welcoming our visitors to the Café, ensuring they know how to place any orders for food or where & how to help themselves to hot drinks and what the day's specials are. Operating the electronic till system and ensuring food orders are passed to the kitchen staff in a timely manner.
The Café is open seven days a week and our volunteers cover three shifts per day.
- Our priority shifts are as follows:
- Saturday 8am - 12 noon (with a 15 minute break)
- Sunday 11am - 3pm (with a 15 minute break)
However, if you are available during the week, please apply, letting us know your availability as we do have other shifts available.
We offer a taster session so you can come and meet some of the team and get a real understanding of what we are all about and our next taster session is scheduled for Friday 16th August @ 10:30am - 1:30pm so apply now if you would like to join the next taster session and be on your way to joining this fantastic team.
Get in touch today. CLICK HERE TO APPLY
What can you expect from us?
- Full training for all aspects of the role
- Small friendly and supportive team
- Uniform provided
- Volunteer social events throughout the year
- References provided upon request
- The opportunity to meet new people & learning new skills.
- We offer to reimburse reasonable expenses, with prior agreement of your line manager
- A Reward and Recognition Long Service Award for our volunteers.
- You’ll be supporting your own health & wellbeing and you’ll be working alongside our fantastic catering team as well as knowing you are directly supporting the patients and their families, we are privileged to support at North Devon Hospice.
Make time, make friends and make a difference.
Closing date: Friday 9th August 2024
Taster session: Friday 16th August 2024
For an informal chat please contact Sally in our Volunteering Office on 01271 347227 or email [email protected]
It is important that the people who work for and with us, or access any of our services, can be themselves and are valued as unique individuals. We welcome applications from all sections of the communities we serve, reflecting the uniqueness of each person, with the aim of continually improving our services.
We are a forces-friendly organisation and welcome applications from Veterans and Service spouses and partners.
Location: Barnstaple, Devon UK
