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Volunteer Roles at Hospice at Home West Cumbria
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. Volunteers are valued members of the Hospice team.
Wendy Blackburn is Hospice at Home West Cumbria's Volunteer Co-Ordinator. Wendy recruits new volunteers, and supports those already working for the organisation. If you'd like to discuss any aspect of volunteering for Hospice at Home West Cumbria please ring Wendy on 01900 269012.
Service Volunteer Roles
The following volunteering opportunities are currently available with the service side of Hospice at Home West Cumbria:
- Hospice Support Volunteers
This is a varied role providing support to patients and respite to carers. Family and Bereavement Support Volunteers receive more intensive training (about 40 hours in total) and are involved with patients and their families during illness and on into bereavement.
- Drivers
This is an important role. We need careful drivers with their own vehicle to transport people to Day Centres and other hospice support services. The drivers collect people from their homes in the morning and take them to the place where the hospice service is being delivered, then pick them up in the afternoon and return them home again. We pay volunteers travel expenses at 40p per mile.
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Support Group Assistant
A varied role helping at Support Group meetings, supporting the paid staff who run these groups and providing a listening ear when necessary. Volunteers make and serve drinks and generally help with the running of the group. We have Support Groups in Millom, Cockermouth and Whitehaven.
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Other Volunteering and Supporting Roles
Other opportunities for volunteering or supporting West Cumbria Hospice at Home include:
- Fundraising:
Volunteer fundraisers are vital to Hospice at Home West Cumbria. We are extremely grateful that so many dedicated friends already volunteer their time and talents but we urgently need more people to join us to help achieve our fundraising goals. Ring Gillian in the Fundraising Office on 01900 873173 or e-mail
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- Charity Shops:
Hospice at Home West Cumbria has charity shops in Cleator Moor, Cockermouth, Whitehaven and Workington. Help is always needed in the shops. If you are interested in working in one of the shops please contact Wendy (0100 269012)
Training
All our volunteers attend induction training, together with the necessary on the job training. Some training is mandatory for all volunteers, although the amount will vary from job to job.
- 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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