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Job overview
Please use the attached application form to apply for the Volunteer post.
SHSC welcomes volunteers and are currently looking for a range of different volunteers with different skills and interests to support SHSC, and its service users and staff.
SHSC volunteers help to improve the experiences of patients and visitors. Our volunteers tell us how rewarding they find their volunteering experience, as it gives them the opportunity to learn new skills, meet new people and give something back to the community.
We offer a variety of volunteer roles. All are non-clinical and enhance the patient experience as well as supporting the work of SHSC paid staff.
Volunteering with us
Our volunteers reflect the diversity of the Sheffield region, being from many different walks of life. What they all have in common is that they want to dedicate some time to helping others. Our volunteers tell us how rewarding they find their volunteering experience and the reasons they volunteer include having a desire to help others, to give back to the NHS after a personal experience, to fill their spare time or to get experience for a future career.
Main duties of the job
Volunteers are based in a wide variety of different settings across Sheffield, which include, Woodland View Care home-Norton, Birch Avenue Chapeltown, Grenoside Grange-Grenoside, Michael Carlisle -Nether Edge, Longley Centre- Firth Park.
Our Voluntary Services Team will provide comprehensive training and support, to help you provide the best service possible and get the most out of your volunteering. Through regular contact, we will ensure you are happy in your role and have opportunities to develop. Some of our volunteer’s progress to employment with the Trust. On joining, you will automatically become a member of the Trust. We encourage all volunteers to participate in the Trust’s activities.
You must be aged 18 or above; there is no upper age limit for applications. We do not ask for formal qualifications - simply that you are friendly, caring, approachable and reliable. You must be willing to commit to volunteer with us for at least 3 hours a week for 6 months and undergo the relevant recruitment checks and mandatory training. Before you can take up a volunteer role shortlisted applicants are invited to an Information Briefing Session. If successful through this process all volunteers complete the Trust’s mandatory training and any role specific training that is required. The team also carry out required clearances including references, Occupational Health Check and DBS check.
Working for our organisation
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds, and all have expertise and stories to share.
It’s important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We offer a variety of volunteer roles. All are non-clinical and complement the work of our paid staff. The roles include Gardening, helping to collect feedback from our service users on the wards, Reading Aloud to patients on our Acute Wards, supporting our activity co-ordinators on both the Acute Wards, and also within our care homes for older adults living with Dementia.
We would welcome volunteers with lots of different skills including Arts and crafts, baking, singing, dancing.
Please note our roles require that you are aged 18 or over.
If you would like more information or have a chat please call Mia on 0114 226 3367, or email mia.bajin@shsc.nhs.uk
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We aim to be an organisation that is diverse and inclusive and to meet this aim we welcome applications from people with a wide range of life experience and whose diversity echoes the diversity of Sheffield, that of the people who use our services, and that of the people who may need to use our services but face barriers to access. Please think about your personal values and how these align with our values when you are applying. Find out more about our organisation through our website.
We are a Disability Confident employer level 2 and hope to achieve level 3 this year. We offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for a role. When you apply you will have the opportunity to let us know if you require adjustments to be made, please contact us if you are not sure or if you require adjustments to the application process itself.
Our six staff network groups welcome new members, these are:
We know how important flexible working can be to applicants and therefore we encourage you to discuss any working arrangements as part of this process. We will always aim to accommodate requests, wherever possible.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children and as part of our safe recruitment practice the successful applicant(s) will be subject to a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) if it is deemed appropriate for the role. The cost of the DBS check (currently up to £48.23) must be met by the successful applicant(s).
