Maintenance Volunteer (Newport Animal Centre)

We are the RSPCA and it's our vision to live in a world where all animals are respected and treated with compassion. Our volunteers are incredible, they play an essential role in helping us carry out our important animal welfare work every day.

Are you good at DIY or a skilled tradesperson? We're looking for volunteers who can support the upkeep and maintenance of Greater Manchester Animal Hospital on an as-needed basis.

Key tasks:

• Assist with basic maintenance tasks, such as painting and fixing minor repairs in and around the hospital
• Help maintain the outdoor space around the hospital, including litter-picking and other light landscaping work
• Identify larger maintenance issues to the Hospital Manager

Time commitment:

• This role is flexible, based on your availability and the Centre's needs
• Tasks will arise on an ad-hoc basis and we will contact you when support is needed, however we normally operate a Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm working pattern.

You must abide by all health and safety guidelines so before you can start you'll need to attend the appropriate training courses as directed by the hospital if required.

If you want to keep active, make new friends or use your skills to help others this role might be perfect for you. We are happy to reimburse you for any agreed travel costs that you may incur whilst volunteering with us.

What you will be doing

• A wide range of interior and exterior maintenance tasks
• Painting, carpentry and other DIY jobs around the centre
• Helping with any new projects
• Preparing the site for open days and other events

The skills you need

• Volunteers must be aged 18 or over
• Willingness to pitch in, help out, and get your hands dirty
• Experience in a relevant trade is desirable but not essential as full training will be given
• Some heavy lifting will be involved but full H&S training will be given
• Enjoy being in and outdoors
• Good communicator and willing to follow H&S instructions

What's in it for you

• Meet new people and make new friends
• Put your existing skills and expertise to great use
• Learn great new skills to add to your CV
• A great induction and training relevant to your role
• Volunteer in a fun environment at the heart of the local community
• You’ll be making a huge difference to the welfare of animals

Disclaimer

Before you can start volunteering you’ll need to complete our simple online Health & Safety course and any associated training required for your role. Tetanus is a life threatening bacterial disease caused by an infection in an open wound. All volunteers must be suitably protected. We recommend that volunteers check their vaccination history with their GP. If a volunteer has not had the required doses, the GP should offer them free of charge as part of the UK vaccination schedule.