About Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services
Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services, founded by the Sisters of Charity in 1879, continues its mission by providing, with loving care, high quality, person-centred health & social care services in the Hospice & community. These core values are upheld & shared by many people of diverse cultures, faiths, professions & circumstances. Daily, they serve to inspire, motivate & guide us in our work together.
At the core of Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services is the desire to consistently provide the best in specialist and person-centred care for our patients and their families. We cannot do this alone and are extremely grateful to our wonderful volunteers who support us.
Today, Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services (OLH&CS) provides specialist care for a catchment of over a million people with a wide range of needs, from residential rehabilitation to end-of- life care, from our bases in Harold’s Cross, Blackrock (est. 2003) and Wicklow (est. 2020).
Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services is extremely privileged to have the wonderful support of almost 400 volunteers across our three sites of Harold’s Cross, Blackrock and Wicklow. Our team of volunteers are engaged in all areas of the organisation and without this support we would not be able to provide the range of services that we offer to our patients and their families.
Fundraising Volunteers are vital to the successful organisation of all our annual fundraising campaigns and events. Under the direction of the Fundraising Volunteer Coordinator, the volunteer will have a role as part of the fundraising team. Volunteers support fundraising events and campaigns such as our Hospice Spring Raffle, Hospice Sunflower Days, Bewley’s Big Coffee Morning Social For Hospice and our most magical Christmas event, Light up a Life. All funds raised locally stay locally.
What's Involved
There are two Volunteer Coordinators working with a team of 280 regular volunteers at Our Lady's Hospice. We need a cheerful, energetic person who gets on well with people and is interested in learning new skills to help us manage our volunteer teams.
The volunteer team leader will help to lead and support our Coffee Shop team of volunteers, assisting the Volunteer Coordinators in the following ways:
• Arranging weekly rotas for volunteers in our two busy coffee shops
• Assisting coffee shop volunteers on duty where needed
• Supporting coffee shop volunteers to learn new skills
• Assisting the Volunteer Coordinators at meetings and training for volunteers where needed
What's required for this position
This role would suit an energetic person with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who is willing to use their own initiative and help where needed.
- Education/ Training
- Hospitality/ Befriending
- Personable Skills
- Retail/ Customer Service
Level of English required for this role:
Fluent English
Times and commitment required for this role
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Minimum time commitment: 3 months
Hours required: 2hrs Twice per week
Other Details
Location of volunteering opportunity:
Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services,
Harold's Cross, Dublin, D6W RY72.
Screening details for this role:
- Garda Vetting
- Informal Interviews
- References
- Application Form
- Identification Check (photo ID etc…)
Volunteers will be provided with the following supports:
- Support/ advice/ recognition
- Supervision
- Initial induction and training
- Ongoing training opportunities
Age restrictions:
Over 15
Is this opportunity suitable for groups/teams of volunteers?
No
Benefits you will receive as a volunteer
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to get experience of working in a busy coffee shop, working as part of a supportive team in a caring work environment.
Getting there
Served by Dublin Bus routes 15n, 16, 49, 54a, free car parking onsite and close to Charlemont Luas stop.
