Cancer support centre manager volunteer roles
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
As a Macmillan Information & Advice Hub Volunteer, you’ll get a chance to meet new people and be part of an amazing team of Volunteers. It is really important to us that we provide the practical and emotional assistance required to our clients and that's why both Macmillan and ourselves will give you the support, supervision, volunteer insurance, and training required for the role.
The Hub is a drop in facility aimed at giving advice to local residents living with cancer, their friends and family or even fellow professionals. You will be providing face-to-face assistance which will include giving out high quality Macmillan advice resources or signposting to other service (all with the support of an employed Co-ordinator). You will also be providing emotional support by showing empathy, actively listening, and providing encouragement and reassurance. The Hub is based in Hastings Town Centre (the old Town Hall) and you could volunteer for as little as half a day.
We are currently looking for 1 volunteer for Friday mornings and 1 for Friday afternoons
You will be reimbursed relevant costs and it's really easy to start the volunteering process with us. If you’re over 18 years old and ready to make a huge difference to a cancer patients life, just click on ‘Apply’ and start filling in your details!
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Role summary
St Helena co-works with the Look Good Feel Better charity by hosting and providing workshops to our patients with a cancer diagnosis. These workshops give practical advice and support to people living with cancer and who face emotionally challenging experiences while living with cancer.
Every workshop offers an invaluable opportunity to talk to others in a similar situation, whilst helping support people with their changing appearance. People leave LGFB workshops feeling empowered, motivated and less isolated – allowing them to look good but feel even better. Applicants will need to register on the LGFB volunteer site if successful and subject to their approval.
Applicants must be over 18 years of age and an enhanced adult & child DBS check will be carried out for this role.
Main duties of the role
• Provide LGFB workshops in accordance with the complementary therapy policy and procedure, as well as the code of ethics and practice.
• Assess patients’ treatment and documentation of given treatment and patient response.
• Uphold the confidentiality guidance in all matters relating to the patient or their family.
• Be generally aware of patients’ needs and always ensure the dignity of the patients.
• Maintain good infection control practices at all times
• Prepare the LGFB workshop before and tidy away afterwards
• Adhere to the dress code requirements.
• Seek support and advice when needed.
• Provide feedback, including reports of any adverse effects, to the Complementary Therapy Lead.
• To undertake any other tasks as requested/deemed appropriate with the nature of the role.
• Complete all paperwork and feedback clearly and objectively
• Adhere to relevant and current protocols for the practice of the LGFB workshops.
Training & supervision
We will provide you with the LGFB registration links, and any training links they expect as stated on the website.
Other training includes:
• There will be an induction to the hospice and all volunteers must undertake mandatory health and safety and equality and diversity training. In addition, all volunteers in a patient facing role have to undergo an enhanced Adult & Child DBS check, undertake safeguarding, accessing personal information (medical record information) and lone working training
• To undertake an induction into the LGFB workshops and CT team
• To attend meetings/supervision
Experience & qualifications required
• You will need to be qualified and hold the appropriate certifications in the relevant practice:
o L2/L3+ Beauty therapy (with facial skin care and makeup units)
o Work for a cosmetic brand, and 1+ years’ hands on experience in skincare and make-up application.
• You will also need plenty of enthusiasm, a positive attitude and the true desire to make a difference.
