Volunteering Opportunity: Deliverer and collector (Micro Volunteering) with Redbourn Community Group

This involves collecting or delivering something for a people who are not able to do this for themselves. It could be a one-off errand such as taking a parcel to the post office, collecting an item from a click and collect, delivering prescriptions or newsletters and other information.

Opportunity Type: Micro-volunteering

District: St Albans

Location: Outdoor

Time of day: Casual or Intermittent

Practical Considerations: N/a

Suitable for: Aged 26 and over, University students, Older People

Suitable for volunteers interested in: Older People, Voluntary & Community Action

Does this opportunity provide wheelchair access?: No

Full Description:
Key responsibilities

• Contact with the client/person in need, for details of task.

• Deliver or collect at a mutually agreed time (this needs to be convenient for both the client and the volunteer).

• If payment is involved, copy the receipt, then give to client who will ideally pay using the electronic card reader, whilst submitting the receipt via an expenses claim. Cash should only to be exchanged in special circumstances.

• Prescription deliveries involve collection from the pharmacy and delivering to the client’s doorstep within a specified timeframe.

Specific skills:

• Good communication skill.

• Honesty, integrity and kindness.

• Ability to follow guidelines in a timely manner.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality about individuals supported during volunteering activities.

Capabilities:

• Understanding of confidentiality.

• Empathy, patience and sensitivity.

• Reliability and integrity.

• Flexibility.

• Understanding of the local community.