Volunteer Events Assistant

Outdoors Events & festival Fundraising Social contact

People with disabilities Older people Community & family

Want to meet new people and volunteer with our fundraising team? We rely on a brilliant team of helpers to make our events happen.

WHERE, WHEN, HOW OFTEN

This role covers Hertfordshire and the volunteer will need to be able to drive or travel within the county. Occasional visits to the charity’s head office (based at 119 Fore Street, Hertford, SG14 1AX
) may be required for training and meetings.

ROLE

This is a flexible, varied and fun role! You can support our fundraising events in an ad hoc way that can fit with your commitments or in a more longer-term volunteer role where you help to plan and organise them. Hours vary with events, however we typically need volunteers for 1-2 hours at an event and the time of day is dependant on the event.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for an enthusiastic person who can provide support to the fundraising team and staff on the event days.

Main Duties:

• Helping at stands and stalls to give out resources and engage with supporters
• Holding bucket collections to turn pennies into pounds
• Practical on-the-day support to ensure the smooth running of events

If you are enthusiastic, reliable, have great communication skills, a positive can-do attitude and are passionate about supporting unpaid carers we would love to hear from you.

WHAT YOU CAN GAIN FROM THIS OPPORTUNITY

• Experience of volunteering within our charity and the opportunity to meet other people.
• An understanding and practical experience of how to plan and run a fundraising event.
• New skills, increased confidence and valuable work experience.
• An understanding of the charity and how to raise awareness of Carers in Hertfordshire in the local community.

💸 Reimbursement of costs

Carers in Hertfordshire provides advice, information and support to unpaid carers - people looking after someone who is elderly, disabled, has a physical or mental illness or who misuses drugs or alcohol.

Ensuring Hertfordshire's carers are identified, supported and stay well, is at the heart of our work. We give carers a voice with opportunities to meet other carers. We also enable carers to share their views or experiences with those providing or planning health and social care services in Hertfordshire.

We support carers of all ages - children and adults - if they live, work or care in Hertfordshire. Our services are provided free to carers.

We also have a Care Service in Hertsmere, Three Rivers and Watford, which involves professional Care Support Workers providing individual packages of care to people with care needs through domiciliary care or Carers' Breaks.