Facilities Support Volunteer

Lancashire Volunteer Partnership; Preston; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local community organization is looking for a Facilities Support Volunteer to help maintain a welcoming environment at the Greenfield Community Centre. You'll have the chance to meet diverse community members and support various tasks including site security and maintenance. This role requires basic DIY skills and offers valuable training opportunities. Join us in making a positive impact in the community!

Benefits

Valuable experience

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Flexible and able to cover centre opening times.
• Basic DIY skills necessary for tasks.
• Willingness to participate in training.

Responsibilities

• Support opening and closing of the community centre.
• Ensure the centre is clean and secure.
• Assist in health and safety checks.
• Complete handyman tasks.
• Set up rooms for community activities.

Skills

Basic DIY skills

Flexibility

Ability to lift and carry

Job description

Facilities Support Volunteer – Greenfield Community Centre

Facilities Support Volunteer – Greenfield Community Centre

The role of a Facilities support volunteer is helping to maintain the community centre ensuring it is a safe and welcoming environment for centre users. This includes supporting various tasks around the centre and opening and closing the community centre when required. Volunteers will also be involved in ensuring the building is secure; looking after assets, individuals or properties of the centre.

Volunteering in community centres is extremely rewarding as you will meet people from all walks of life and will be able to make a positive difference to their lives.

The community centre volunteers are extremely passionate about their centre and its activities and we are looking for more passionate people to help.

Supported by the Blackburn with Darwen Community Assets Team, community centres are run entirely by volunteers and each volunteer has a unique set of skills which are important in the overall management of the centre. Volunteers play a crucial part in helping to ensure that community centres remain open for residents to access facilities locally.

All roles will provide valuable experience and opportunities to access training.

• Support opening / closing of the community centre.
• Making sure that the centre is kept clean and secure, ensuring a welcoming environment for users.
• Support health and safety checks and initiatives within the community centre.
• Be able to complete handy person-type tasks (small mending and fixing tasks).
• Assist in setting up rooms for community activity.

Required Qualities:

• Flexible and able to cover centre opening times with support from other volunteers.
• Have basic DIY skills.
• Be comfortable with lifting and carrying, as required in a manual role. Appropriate training will be provided.

Training:

Training will be provided where necessary and may be in the form of peer support, distance learning or trainer led.

A DBS check will be carried out for successful applicants.

Greenfield Community Centre, Green Lane, Blackburn BB2 4SR

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