Community Hub Helper

About us:

Stretford Public Hall is a community-owned, multi-purpose building. Our aim is to create space for good things to happen in Stretford.

The hall is run by Friends of Stretford Public Hall, who have owned the building since a community asset transfer in 2015. We are a charitable Community Benefit Society which is a type of co-operative. We have over 800 members.

We provide accessible community space and deliver our own programme of events and activities, including arts activities, live music nights, community cinema, and health and wellbeing activities.

We are also one of six Community Hubs operating across Trafford. We work closely with Trafford’s health and social care teams, to provide support and access to services for local Stretford residents.

Any profit we make from our activities is reinvested into the running and restoration of the hall. Download our vision & values.

About the role:

Our Community Hub Helpers support the Hall with our crucial work in the Stretford community. You could get involved with a variety of volunteer tasks including telephone befriending, shopping and errands for local residents, helping participants in support groups or helping people with digital/technology. This role is evolving and we are considering other ways to support our community - in 2022 our Hub Helpers will be helping Ukrainian arrivals to our area.

Why we want you:

Our Community Hub Helpers support the Hall with our crucial work in the Stretford community. We have a variety of volunteer tasks for you to choose from.

What you will be doing:

• Telephone befriending for local residents.
• Help participants in support groups.
• Shopping and errands.
• Helping others with digital/technology.
• Considering for future: Visiting others in their homes, e.g. to walk their dog, bring in groceries or help with a small task. Driving others to appointments or outings.
• Tasks will mainly be based at Stretford Public Hall and surrounding space but there is scope for volunteering out in our community or at home depending on the task. Tasks are most likely to occur during Monday-Friday during the daytime.
• Hub Helper Volunteers report to our Community Hub Coordinator, Emma Finn.

The skills you need:

• A friendly and positive attitude.
• Reliable and punctual, so you can be relied upon to meet the expectations of your role.
• A good listener.
• Respect for confidentiality.
• Team player; supporting and listening to other volunteers.

What's in it for you:

• The opportunity to be a part of an enthusiastic team who want to support the Stretford community.
• The opportunity to meet new people and make friends in a supportive community setting.

Disclaimer

• All our volunteers receive an induction before they begin. • You will be provided with specific training as required for your tasks (e.g. safeguarding, mental health training). • Your first four volunteer sessions are a probationary period during which you will receive training, support and feedback and can decide if the role is right for you. • After this you receive an official Stretford Public Hall Volunteer t-shirt! • We hold regular volunteer meetings and socials so that you can feel part of the team and contribute to plans for the future. • You will never be out of pocket for reasonable expenses, for example travel costs. • We expect volunteers to share their general availability (e.g. weekends only) and to stay in touch but do not expect a commitment of a specific number of hours. • All volunteers should agree to our Code of Conduct and Volunteer Agreement. • If necessary for your tasks, we would arrange an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.