Breakfast Volunteers

Location: The Lambert, Thirsk

Hours: 8.30am to 10.30am

Closing date: 31^st August 2026

 What we’re looking for:

We are seeking volunteers to support our morning breakfast service. This role involves light food preparation, serving our patients, maintaining cleanliness, and contributing to a calm, organised environment

 What we offer:

Herriot Hospice, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s Hospice are a family of services with our values at the heart of all we do. We are committed to supporting volunteers effectively and appropriately particularly in a role such as this which may be emotionally challenging. We will support our volunteers with:

Full training and ongoing support.

·       Flexible volunteering hours suit your schedule.

·       The opportunity to be part of a caring and dedicated team making a difference in people’s lives.

Getting started:

·       Please click the link to complete our online application form.

·       Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a volunteer interview.

·       If you are successful at interview, we will ask you to complete training via our online system training platform.

·       We will complete a DBS check and ask you to provide some information before you begin volunteering.

·       Once these steps are completed, we will agree your start date.

Our values
                                                  

·       We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do

·       We are caring and compassionate

·       We are personal and supportive in our approach

·       We engage positively

·       We are responsive

·       We are driven to do better

·       We are fair

·       We are professional

·       We work collaboratively

·       We are accountable

Living out our values

·       Our behaviour framework puts our values in the context of our everyday work. See what this includes at saintmichaelshospice.org/behaviour-framework

·       We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation and from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our communities.

·       We believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind.  Our safer recruitment and safeguarding processes help protect those accessing our services, please see our safeguarding statement on our website: https://saintmichaelshospice.org/safeguarding-statement/

·       If you require any support or adjustments to be able to apply for this role, please let us know by emailing volunteers@saintmichaelshospice.org

For more information on the role, please contact us on volunteers@saintmichaelshospice.org or on 01423 200145 and we can arrange for you to have an informal discussion with a member of the team.

North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice, and Talking Spaces. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (2121179).