Bath Gateway Out and About provides age appropriate Social and Leisure Activities on a weekly basis for our members of 18 years plus who have many different kinds of disabilities.

Our aim is to help and support our members get out and about and experience some of the pleasures of life that others may take for granted.

Our club is looking for volunteers to help support our members to enjoy Social and Leisure Activities on a weekly basis, for example their programme will include: meals out; boat trips; cinema visits; attendingnight clubs and discos; panto; summer B-B-Qs; picnics in the park; pub visits; day trips; an annual holiday excursion; fundraising events and much more!

The weekly activities take place on Monday or Wednesday evenings between 7pm and 9pm.

As a laundry room assistant, you will support our staff and animals by washing towels, blankets and animal bedding. In addition to this, you will sort through the donated bedding and towels we receive and decide what items we can keep, what can be recycled and what we need to throw away, endeavouring to waste as little as possible. You will also be ensuring that the laundry room is always kept clean and tidy and checking that machines are in proper working order.

Your activities will include:

• Cleaning and drying any laundry that is generated during the daily running of the centre
• Folding and storing clean laundry which will include bedding and towels, toys and vet beds from our recovery suite
• Sorting donated bedding and towels, deciding which can be used, recycled or disposed of
• Keeping the laundry room tidy
• Reporting any issues with the washing machines or tumble dryers to our site maintenance team

About You

This can sometimes be a messy task, so a willingness to get your hands dirty is essential as you will sometimes be cleaning soiled blankets, towels and vet beds used in our recovery suite. There is a manual handling element of the role, so this should be considered upon application.

You don’t need to have any prior experience, you will be given full onsite training on how to use our machines and where everything goes.

The role involves providing a welcome to the city of Bath, handing out maps to visitors, using a tablet to find information for visitors and record enquiries and participating in an initial training session, plus regular meetings to keep up-to-date on what’s happening in the city.

We are always on the lookout for enthusiastic people over 18 years of age who are warm and friendly, with strong interpersonal skills. The team are out and about in all weathers, and applicants must be able to stand and walk for a four-hour shift. You must be proud to show off this city, with a good knowledge of Bath.

The role requires giving eight-to-twelve hours per month on a rota basis (two or three 4-hour shifts). Welcome Ambassadors operate predominantly Thursday to Sunday between 10am and 4pm. Shift choices are 10am to 2pm or 12pm to 4pm, with a tea break in between. During busy periods for the city, such as Bath Christmas Market and university graduation days, there are more ambassador hours and days.

If you’d like us to send you a full role description and an application form, please email welcomevc@bathbid.co.uk.

Our free activities for carers can be in-person, online and over the phone, locations can vary from the comfort of your own home to our office in Bath, community venues, local sites and attractions. You are a friendly and sociable person that enjoys being around people. For this role, you will have excellent listening skills and will be able to empathise with others. You thrive working as part of a team and will ensure everyone is included and feels valued. If you'd like to support online activities, you will be confident in using electronic devices and online platforms like Zoom.

There are lots of amazing reasons to volunteer for a charity. You might feel like you want to give back to your local community, meet new people or gain a new skill. You can do all this and more at The Carers' Centre.

Volunteers are vital to our work in helping unpaid carers, we pledge to provide you with ongoing support throughout your time with us as a volunteer, you will be provided with a full induction and by joining us you will be making a difference to the lives of unpaid carers.

We will, of course, reimburse any out-of-pocket expenses to support you in your role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with event setup and take down
• Help with attendee registration and check-in
• Provide information and assistance to event participants
• Ensure all health and safety protocols are followed, including emergency procedures
• Promptly report any incidents to the event manager
• Create a positive and welcoming atmosphere for all guests and participants

Role Profile

Our shop volunteers play an integral role in the day-to-day running of our charity shops and the maximising of sales to support Bath Cats & Dogs Home. Whether you prefer working behind the scenes or on the shop floor in a customer facing role there are plenty of tasks to get involved with.

Your activities could include:

• Assisting and serving customers on the till
• Providing excellent customer service on the shop floor
• Creating attractive displays and assisting with the visual merchandising of the shop
• Receiving donations from the public and promoting our Gift Aid scheme
• Assisting with the processing of donated stock, including sorting, steaming and hanging of items
• Other daily tasks including cleaning, tidying, dusting and hoovering

The George Street shop is our retail hub as it is also home to our E-Commerce operation. The friendly team working at George Street are happy for potential volunteers to explore the areas that are of interest to them, so if you love researching books or obscure bands, possibly discovering that a donation could raise hundreds for us by being sold online, then perhaps you'd enjoy working within our E-Commerce team! 

About You

You will be a motivated and enthusiastic individual with a love for animals. Good communication and customer care skills are key to a successful charity shop so the ability to work as part of a team and with the general public is desirable. There is a manual handling element to the role so this should be considered on application. The hours are flexible although we ask for a regular commitment of a few hours each week.

Full in person training will be provided for donation sorting and retail guidelines, as well as our waste management and recycling processes.

About the Role

Our Grounds and Maintenance Volunteers play an integral role in the day-to-day running of our site and there are always plenty of tasks to get involved with. You should be confident to undertake general grass cutting using a ride-on lawnmower and other grass cutting equipment, for example pedestrian mowers, strimmers and brush cutters. Your key activities could include: 

• Grounds maintenance including grass strimming, weeding beds, borders and pathways.
• Maintenance of hedges and uncultivated areas - cutting back brambles, nettles and overgrowth.
• Weeding and power washing kennel block paddocks.
• Assisting the maintenance team with any current projects
• Minor redecoration work as directed including internal and external finishes, fences and gates  

You will be volunteering at our home site and grounds at Claverton Down, Bath.

About You 

You will be a motivated and enthusiastic individual with a love for animals. This role requires elements of manual handling so you will need to be physically fit and this should be considered upon application. You will be a team player who is able to carefully follow instructions and relevant health and safety requirements for the position, for example the use of appropriate PPE. 

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