At Prospect Hospice, we provide outstanding, personalised and compassionate care for everyone in Swindon, Marlborough and the surrounding areas affected by a life-limiting illness, completely free of charge. For more than 40 years, we’ve been a dedicated, non-hospital, end-of-life care service for patients and their loved ones - around the clock, every day of the year. Our mission is to ensure that anyone can access the best possible expert care whenever and wherever they need it – whether at the hospice or in their own home. As a charity, we only exist because of the generosity and support of our amazing local community.
Find out about the range of end-of-life care services that we offer to patients and their families. These delivered free of charge and are designed to provide compassionate, personalised support during every stage of a life-limiting illness in every kind of care setting, to anyone who needs it.
We couldn’t do what we do without considerable support from our local community. Find out all the different ways in which you can support Prospect Hospice, including fundraising, volunteering and purchasing from our shops. All contributions are greatly appreciated and enables us to deliver care that is free of charge to our patients and their families.
Our café sits at the heart of our hospice in Wroughton and serves a range of delicious home cooked meals to suit all tastes. Whether you're looking to catch up with friends over lunch or relax with coffee and cake, our Heart of the Hospice café has you covered.
Whether shopping with us in person or online, or donating your pre-loved goods, we thank you for supporting us through our shops where you help to raise around £2million a year for Prospect Hospice.
We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and we're always looking for outstanding people to join our team at the hospice across all areas of the charity.
Prospect Hospice is the leading provider of education and training for end-of-life care in Swindon and north Wiltshire. Working closely with you, our colleagues within partner organisations, we want to ensure that the very best care is available to everyone facing the end of life. This is why we provide education and development opportunities, all of which aim to encourage learning and build confidence in end of life care and support.
Role Description
Community Volunteer
Responsible to: Community fundraiser
Accountable to: Head of volunteering, learning and inclusion
Hours: Ad hoc – we would ask that you participate in around 4-6 activities a year.
Overview
We are the specialist end of life care provider in Swindon and north east Wiltshire, providing quality end of life care for our patients, and supporting their families and loved ones before and after the patient’s death. Our aim is to ensure that everyone affected by a life-limiting illness can access personalised care when and where they need it. Only a third of our running costs are funded from statutory sources; we fundraise for the rest in a number of different ways. Our ongoing success depends upon the wholehearted support of our local community, who contribute by fundraising, advocating and volunteering for us.
As a community volunteer, you will bring your enthusiasm, energy and belief in the work of the hospice to a wider audience by helping us to spread the word about what we do, run events and liaise with the local community. Your activities will help to build on the support we already receive from local people.
Role summary
This role will suit someone who is not looking to volunteer on a regular basis, but would like to commit some time on an ad hoc basis a few times a year to support a very worthy local cause. You will join a small and growing army of volunteers supporting our fundraising, retail and promotional activities, also acting as an ambassador for the hospice within the community. Full training will be given before you start.
We are looking for all-rounders – volunteers with great people and practical skills who can help out across the entire range of activities we carry out. That said, we will try to match the activities we ask you to do with your specific strengths and interests where volunteer numbers allow. You will need the ability to enthuse members of our local community about the work we do, and you will also have the empathy needed to respond appropriately to those in need of hospice support, who you may encounter in the course of your activities.
You will receive a comprehensive induction before you start, so you understand how we work and the services we offer. In addition, full briefings will take place before you carry out an activity.
Role responsibilities
Volunteers will be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred upon completion of the appropriate claim form.
Skills and experiences
This role is available to anyone over the age of 18