Operational Support Team Member

Sja's West; City of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused charity is seeking volunteers as Operational Support Team Members in London. Your role will involve supporting event readiness by deploying and maintaining equipment for St John Ambulance. This is a fulfilling opportunity that requires a small commitment of your time to make a significant impact in your community. Training will be provided to ensure you're well-prepared for your role.

Qualifications

• Passion for helping others and caring about communities.
• Ability to prepare equipment and support events.
• Commitment to volunteering and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Support St John Ambulance in deploying equipment to events.
• Maintain equipment to ensure readiness.
• Prepare for events by checking and organizing resources.

Job description

Volunteering with St John Ambulance strengthens communities. From youth support and education to wellbeing, events, and fundraising; your time makes a real impact.

No one should die because they needed first aid and didn’t get it. St John Ambulance teaches people first aid so they can be the difference between life and death, and you can help us do this.

We need people who have a passion for helping others, care about their communities and want to make a difference, supporting them to become safe and more resilient by enabling our volunteers and staff to have the right equipment and resources to do the job. As an Operational Support Team Member, you’ll support St John Ambulance in deploying equipment to events and activities within your community, as well as support the maintaining of equipment to ensure networks are properly resourced.

Through volunteering as an Operational Support Team Member, you’ll get a huge sense of satisfaction and pride providing essential resources to our medical and education teams.It’s great for you, great for your community and great for our nation, and it requires only a small commitment of your time.

We will make sure you will have access to a proper induction to volunteering with SJA and the training you need for the role you take on. We will also provide you with a supportive environment while you are volunteering with us. Information about our volunteer roles are included in the role descriptions. What you can expect from SJA, and what we expect from those who volunteer with us, is included in the volunteer charter.

Delivering hands-on support by preparing equipment, supporting events and ensuring readiness at the local level. St John is very excited to announce a new volunteer opportunity within our community networks: the Operational Support Team Member. This role will be vital to ensuring that our services run smoothly – and that all our people have the right equipment, in the right place, at the right time. ‘Operational Support’ is St John’s umbrella term for the dedicated teams that support our charity – including Logistics, Fleet and Facilities. These teams make sure that all our medical equipment, vehicles and event resources are checked, maintained and deployed efficiently, so our delivery teams to continue to provide high-quality care and service. The launch of this new role reflects how our support functions are evolving positively to better meet the needs of our communities and events by combining all Operational Support activities into one role.

Closing date for these opportunities is: 28/09/2025

If you’d like to know more about volunteering or would just like to chat to someone who does, get in touch. Please contact our the hiring manager, via emailing: [e-mail]

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