Volunteer

Description

From Monday 13th November to Friday 15th. December, the Fundraising Department is looking for volunteers to help them with their Light Up A Memory Christmas Campaign between the hours of 09.30 and 1.00p.m. 

This volunteer opportunity involves helping Milford Care Centre with their Christmas campaign, here in Milford Care Centre which aims to reduce their environmental impact by transitioning to online Light up a Memory, whilst supporting their fundraising efforts.

What does the role involve

• Meeting with the Public: To meet with members of the public who come to the Light Up a Memory Desk (LUAM).
• Assisting with Sponsorship of lights: Volunteers will assist individuals in sponsoring lights on the Memorial tree.  This can be done through the Milford Care Centre’s official website.
• Processing Old Forms: Volunteers may need to process old paper forms that supporters bring to the LUAM desk.
• Providing LUAM Materials: Distribute LUAM cards, Christmas cards and candles to supporters who visit the desk
• Handling Phone Calls: Receiving and returning calls from individuals who wish to sponsor lights over the phone
• Working Independently and as a Team: Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively as part of a team
• Online Payment Processing: Students should be comfortable using the internet and processing payments of behalf of donors though the Milford Care Centre’s official website
• Fundraising Department staff will be available to answer any questions or provide support daily.  The LUAM desk will be located in the Reception of Milford House and is near the Fundraising office.

The volunteer commitment is for approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes on a set day of each week between November 13th and December 15th 2023.

Is training provided?: Yes

Please note that Garda Vetting is required for this position which will be processed with you after you apply.

Tasks that the volunteer(s) will be expected to undertake:

What does the role involve

• Meeting with the Public: To meet with members of the public who come to the Light Up a Memory Desk (LUAM).
• Assisting with Sponsorship of lights: Volunteers will assist individuals in sponsoring lights on the Memorial tree.  This can be done through the Milford Care Centre’s official website.
• Processing Old Forms: Volunteers may need to process old paper forms that supporters bring to the LUAM desk.
• Providing LUAM Materials: Distribute LUAM cards, Christmas cards and candles to supporters who visit the desk
• Handling Phone Calls: Receiving and returning calls from individuals who wish to sponsor lights over the phone
• Working Independently and as a Team: Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively as part of a team
• Online Payment Processing: Students should be comfortable using the internet and processing payments of behalf of donors though the Milford Care Centre’s official website

Skills required for this role:

Administrtation skills, comfortable using internet and customer service skills.  Attention to detail.

Details of time commitment needed for role:
The role is one day a week for five weeks, the day that is most suitable each week and it must be a set day for the five weeks. If you are free for example every Monday for those weeks for the hours of 09.30 to 1.00pm, we would love to hear from you as we need to cover the five days.

Minimum time commitment per week:
3 hour p/week