Drop-In Support Volunteer

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Drop-In Support Volunteer, Thirsk, £0.02

Employment Type

Volunteer

Application Start Date

13-05-2026

Application End Date

05-06-2026

Location

Thirsk

State/County

North Yorkshire

Zip Code

YO7 iLU

Country

United Kingdom

Work Style

On-site

Industry

Healthcare services

Position

General/other: medical Heath

Education

Please see role descriptor

Description

Drop-In Support Volunteer

Location: Herriot Hospice @ the Lambert, Thirsk

Hours: 2 minimum

Closing date: 05/06/2026

We are looking for volunteers to support the Just’B’ Services team in the direct provision of emotional wellbeing support to our Drop-In members and on occasion patients and family members in our Day Patient Unit.

You will assist our volunteer team in providing a non-judgmental, supportive atmosphere for all attendees at the Drop-In, in a professional manner.

This is a listening, talking and supporting role within a hospice setting, requiring excellent empathy and interpersonal skills.

Through volunteering your time at North Yorkshire Hospice Care you are supporting those in our community who are experiencing terminal illness, bereavement, or wish to access emotional wellbeing support. Volunteers are integral to the work of North Yorkshire Hospice Care and we would love to welcome you to our team.

What we’re looking for:

Motivated volunteers to help facilitate our Drop-In. This involves offering face to face pre-bereavement, bereavement and emotional wellbeing support during our weekly Drop in Sessions.

· You will volunteer with our team to support people affected by terminal illness, bereavement, loneliness, isolation, or those accessing our drop in for emotional wellbeing

Preferably you will have a working knowledge of adult safeguarding procedures and protocols and a full understanding of the importance of confidentiality in a care setting or similar.

What we offer:

Herriot Hospice Homecare, 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.

· 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

Downloads

Drop-In Support Worker Role Descriptor - April 26.pdf

Personal Information

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

Mobile Number *

Source

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Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

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Professional Information

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Note

Drop in Volunteer Questions

Please answer the below questions specific to the Drop In Volunteer role.

Do you have the right to work in the United Kingdom? * Required

What experience do you have of Adult Safeguarding in a voluntary or professional capacity ? * Required

What experience do you have facilitating Drop-In/Support groups? * Required

What experience do you have working with bereavement/pre-bereavement? * Required

Tell us about any experience you have that would help you succeed in this role * Required

Looking at the person specification, please tell us how you meet the knowledge and skills requirements for this role using specific examples. * Required

Do you have any criminal convictions (spent or unspent), cautions, reprimands, or warnings that are not protected under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended)? * Required

Have you ever been the subject of disciplinary sanctions or been asked to leave employment or voluntary activity due to inappropriate behaviour towards children and/or adults at risk? * Required

Do you live within a commutable distance of this vacancy? * Required

Please provide the NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, and TELEPHONE NUMBER of TWO Referees in the space below. One must be your current or most recent employer. The references must cover at least the last 3 years of employment. * Required

I give consent for North Yorkshire Hospice Care to contact my referees (please note that references are only requested following acceptance of a verbal offer of employment): * Required

North Yorkshire Hospice Care is NHS Veteran Aware accredited, which means we have committed to improving care for the Armed Forces community. Have you or an immediate family member ever served in HM Armed Forces? * Required

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and accessible to all. If you require any adjustments or support to enable you to fully participate in the recruitment process, please detail these below: * Required

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Date of Birth*

Gender*

Ethnicity*

Sexual Orientation*

Religion*

Do you consider yourself to have a disability, impairment or condition?*

Optional, max 300 characters

Do you have caring responsibilities?*

Optional, max 300 characters

Do you look after or care for someone with long term physical or mental ill health caused by disability or age (not in a paid capacity)?*

Optional, max 300 characters

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* PDF format preferred. To upload multiple files, select all at once (Hold CTRL or SHIFT when selecting)

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