| Volunteer
Roles at Hospice at Home West Cumbria |
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Becoming a volunteer for Hospice at Home West Cumbria widens your horizons, gives you the opportunity to make new friends and to have a whole new social life. Hospice at Home West Cumbria could not survive without its team of volunteers, to whom we extend our grateful thanks for all their support.
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| Service
Volunteer Roles |
The following volunteering opportunities are currently available with the
service side of Hospice at Home West Cumbria:
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| Day Care Assistant |
This is a varied role that includes encouraging social activities and providing support and a listening ear for all those attending a Day Centre. Volunteers also make and serve hot and cold drinks throughout the day, serve the lunches and encourage patients to participate to ensure that their day has been fulfilling and enjoyable. Day Centres are held weekly in Whitehaven (Thursdays) and Maryport (Fridays).
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| Drivers |
We need careful drivers with their own vehicle to transport guests to Day
Centres. The drivers collect the guests from their homes in the morning and
take them to the Day Centres and pick them up in the afternoon and return them
home again.
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| ‘Friend In Deed’
Service |
We need volunteers who are willing to act as a good neighbour to patients
and/or carers, who are coping with the consequences of a serious illness. The
‘friend in deed’ visits a patient in his/her own home for a couple of hours a
week and helps in some useful way e.g. talking, listening, reading etc.
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| Drop In Assistant |
This is a varied role providing support and a listening ear for people attending a drop-in centre. Volunteers also make and serve hot and cold drinks. Drop-In Centres operate on Monday afternoons at Whitehaven and on Tuesday mornings in Cockermouth.
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| Complementary Therapists |
Volunteer therapists give complementary therapy treatments at the Drop-In and Day Centres. Therapies given include therapeutic massage, reflexology, reiki, and hand and foot massage.
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Training:
All our Day Care, Drop-In, Complementary Therapy, and ‘Friend in Deed’ volunteers attend induction training where they learn about the work of the various departments within Hospice at Home. On the job training is then delivered in most areas but specific training is given for Day Care Assistants, and ‘Friends in Deed’.
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| Other
Volunteering and Supporting Roles |
Other opportunities for volunteering or supporting Hospice at Home West Cumbria
include:
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| Fundraising |
Fundraising is an integral part of Hospice at Home West Cumbria and has proved
rewarding and enjoyable for our volunteers. There are various groups of
fundraisers in West Cumbria who organise a tremendous variety of events
throughout the year.
An extra pair of hands is always welcome so don’t worry if
you are only able to help out occasionally. Help is also needed for specific
jobs such as putting up the tent at the local shows.
If you would like to help us, please contact the office on 01900 873173 or
fundraising@hospiceathomewestcumbria.org.uk and we will be glad to discuss ways you might like to get involved or to pass on your contact details to a supporter who lives near you.
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| Charity Shops |
Hospice at Home West Cumbria has two charity shops in Cleator Moor and Workington. Volunteers are always needed to help run the shops, and if you would like to get involved please call in at the shop you’d like to work at or give them a ring.
Cleator Moor, 19 High Street, 01946 817862
(open Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 10.00am – 3.00pm, Wed, Sat 10.00am – 12noon)
Workington, 43c Jane Street, 01900 608473
(open Monday to Saturday 9.30am – 4.30pm)
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| Membership |
For a small annual subscription (minimum £5) you can join the
Hospice at Home West Cumbria Members Association. As a member you will receive regular
newsletters to keep you in touch with everything that is going on and you will
be entitled to vote at the General Meetings of the Association.
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| How
Do I Become A Volunteer For Hospice at Home West Cumbria? |
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