Volunteering Opportunity: Provide Practical Help to those in need in our Community become a practical Help Volunteer with St Albans Good Neighbour Scheme
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Practical Help Volunteers at St Albans Good Neighbours provide help to those who need it in our local community both around the house and in the garden.Opportunity Type: Long-term Commitment
District: St Albans
Location: Indoor, Outdoor
Time of day: Weekday Mornings, Weekday Afternoons, Weekday Evenings, Weekend Half Days
Practical Considerations: This role would require the volunteer to have a DBS check.
Requirements: Will require a criminal record check (DBS), Own vehicle or access to a vehicle
Suitable for: 18 – 25 year olds, Aged 26 and over
Suitable for volunteers interested in: Handywork, Voluntary & Community Action
Does this opportunity provide wheelchair access?: No
Full Description:
Some of the roles that are typically required from volunteers are:
One-off gardening e.g. lawn mowing; pruning/cutting back; hedge trimming; weeding; general tidying
Odd jobs e.g.
Replacing light bulbs/fluorescent tubes and other small electrical jobs.
Assembling flatpack furniture or items ordered online.
Putting up shelves/curtain rails, poles, blinds, key safes etc
Hanging mirrors or pictures etc
Moving furniture.
Fitting key safes.
Setting up new TV/phone/printer.
Retuning a TV or TV remote.
What they don’t do.
Housework.
Regular gardening.
Large painting and decorating jobs.
Jobs requiring the expertise of a tradesperson e.g. plumbing, large electrical jobs.
Jobs requiring the use of a ladder (for safety reasons).