Heart Care Shop Volunteer Help us in our Heart Care Shop and raise funds! Expand DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS WE HAVE TEMPORARILY CEASED VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Title: Heart Care Shop Volunteer Team: Other Volunteers and Community Fundraiser Location: Walsall, West Midlands Salary: Unremunerated – voluntary post Time Commitment: Flexible – hours to suit postholder, within unit opening times Context Heart Care is a local charity which has supported people affected by heart and lung disease for over 30 years. Our Heart Care Shop is located within our Walsall unit. We sell clothes, shoes and bric-a-brac to gain funding. The profits from our shop help to raise funds to help local people with their rehabilitation. Job Purpose To help increase sales of second hand goods donated by people for our Heart care Shop. Items can include bric-a-brac, jewellery, china, clothes & shoes. Key Responsibilities Sort through donated items and check they are suitable/working condition for selling Price up items and display on clothes rail or bric-a-brac table. Take any unsellable clothes items to a clothes bank and collect cash. Person Specification Motivated to generate profits to help local people with their rehabilitation. Interest in retail would be desirable If you wish to apply for this volunteering position please send your completed Volunteer_Application_form_Heart_Care_2018.xls to [email protected]
ebay Volunteer Be part of our ebay team and help us to generate sales! Expand DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS WE HAVE TEMPORARILY CEASED VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Title: eBay Volunteer Team: Other eBay Volunteer and Community Fundraiser Location: Walsall, West Midlands Salary: Unremunerated – voluntary post Time Commitment: Flexible – hours to suit postholder, within unit opening times Context Heart Care is local charity which has supported people affected by heart and lung disease for over 30 years. Our e-bay shop is ran by volunteers and sells higher priced items to gain more funding. The profits from our e-bay shop help fund for local people in our Walsall Rehab unit. Job Purpose To help increase eBay sales of second hand goods donated by people , with the aim of fetching a higher price in the wider online market. Items can include bric-a-brac, jewellery, china, electronic goods, and designer clothes & Shoes. Key Responsibilities Check market value on high value or collectable items on online sites. Photograph, measure and describe the items accurately to maximise selling potential. Post items for sale and monitor progress, responding to any buyer enquiries. Arrange postage of items. Follow up any customer service issues. Record sales on spread sheet. Person Specification Understanding and experience of selling on eBay. Motivated to generate maximum profits to help local people with cancer. IT literate This would ideally suit someone with an interest in fashion, photography or retail. To apply for this volunteering opportunity please send your completed Volunteer_Application_form_Heart_Care_2018.xls to [email protected]
Our Trustees Expand Paul Burns "Hello, I’m Paul and I am very proud to be a new trustee at Walsall Heartcare Healthy Living. I started my career in Accountancy after leaving University in 1992. I qualified in 1998 and remained in practice before moving into industry in 2006. I have held several positions in various sectors before settling in my current role as Group Financial Director for a medium sized stock holding company in 2013" "I am also a trustee of a bowls club in Erdington. I am an active member of a kick boxing club and enjoy dog walks and family time. I hope to use my experience and skills to support this vital charity" Eric Watts "I qualified as an Accountant, Company Secretary in 1956 and spent the early part of my early career in Finance where I became a Director in 1959, I had formed my own Company by 1962 Watts Clift Holdings Ltd". "I held various Director roles at Watts Clift Holdings during my career and became Chairman in 1983 and I am still active in this role today". "I formed Walsall Heart Care Cardiac Trust with Dr Ron McKechnie 1980 and started a Walsall Fun Run with the Aldridge Rotary in 1981 and raised £9000 in the first year". "This continued for 8 years until we could appoint a part time Fund raiser". "We raised monies for the purchase of the properties and borrowed the balance from the Bank". Mark Walsh "I trained as a State Registered Nurse in the early 1980s and I worked for the NHS for 37 years most of this was spent in cardiac nursing. The latter half of my career encompassed a number of managerial and commissioning roles before retiring in 2016". "I have a keen interest in cardiac rehabilitation and during my career had close links with a number of cardiac rehabilitation services across the Birmingham and the Black Country". "I worked for Walsall Manor Hospital for a number of years and referred many patients to Heart Care so appreciated the positive benefits of the rehabilitation service". "This made it an easy decision, to serve as a Trustee and didn't hesitate to take on this role". "I remain committed to helping Heart Care deliver help and support to local patients and hope we can continue, in alliance with the NHS and community to deliver this service for many years to come". Angie Haire "While a Walsall GP for 31 years my patients found Heartcare an inspiring place for rehabilitation for Heart and Lung Disease". "With the help of the dedicated and friendly staff they gain the motivation and confidence to move to a healthy lifestyle through exercise, counselling and healthy eating" "'As a trustee I hope to help Heartcare develop it's services in health and well being for all the people of Walsall" Phil Griffin I am a recently retired NHS senior manager with considerable commissioning, project management and contracting experience . I have always wanted to use this experience to the benefit of the voluntary sector so I was delighted I was able to join the Heart Care Trustees about 18 months ago. I have particular expertise in working with NHS clinicians including consultants, GPs, specialist heart nurses, cardiac technicians and patients. My work involved improving the coronary care pathway in Walsall including rehabilitation services using nationally developed cardiac standards. I am also able to support contract review processes with our local commissioner and undertake a range of Governance oversight responsibilities expected of a Trustee including financial review and risk management . I truly believe that cardiac rehabilitation is a very important part of the heart pathway and as a Trustee I will work to ensure that the services we have developed as a Charity over many years continue to be available to people that need them now and in the future.
Gardener/Handy Person Do you enjoy gardening & DIY and have any spare time? Then why not volunteer for us? Expand Title: Volunteer Gardener/Handy-Person Location: Walsall, West Midlands Salary: Unremunerated – voluntary post Time Commitment: Flexible – hours to suit postholder, within unit opening times Context Heart Care is a local charity which has supported people affected by heart and lung disease for over 30 years. We are currently looking for a friendly volunteer to carry out work for us at our unit in Walsall. In return you will get a great feeling of satisfaction and pride for contributing to the maintenance of the unit and outside area which will be greatly appreciated by our patients. It’s also a great way to gain new skills, work experience and meet other volunteers & staff. Job Purpose To volunteer for approx. 2 hours on a weekly/bi-weekly basis to do general garden and DIY maintenance / tidy up of site car park / general handy person activities . Key Responsibilities : General handy person activities i.e. painting, DIY, general maintenance. Weeding/watering plants Tidy up of site car park Person Specification Self-Motivated Friendly and approachable. Experience of general DIY/Gardening. If you wish to apply for this volunteering position please send your completed Volunteer_Application_form_Heart_Care_2018.xls to [email protected]
Fundraising volunteer Be part of an exciting team of fundraisers and make a difference in the Walsall community. Expand Title: Fundraising VolunteerTeam: Other Volunteers and Community FundraiserLocation: Walsall, West MidlandsSalary: Unremunerated – voluntary postTime Commitment: Flexible – hours to suit postholder, within unit opening timesContextHeart Care is a local charity which has supported people affected by heart and lung disease for over 30 years. This opportunity is to join our friendly fundraising team as a volunteer at Heart Care. You will learn new skills, gain work experience and make friends along the way. Job PurposeTo work with the fundraising group to suggest and discuss ideas and plan for activities the group wish to take forward. Key Responsibilities can include:Supporting local fundraising events Operating a stall at an eventSelling charity raffle ticketsHanding out flyers/postersTaking part in community fundraising activitiesArranging events and liaising with organisationsAttending fundraising meetingsPerson Specification Motivated to generate ideas for fundraising ideas to raise funds for local people with their rehabilitation.Friendly and approachable. All skills and backgrounds are welcome. If you wish to apply for this volunteering position please send your completed Volunteer_Application_form_Heart_Care_2018.xls to [email protected]
Fundraising Volunteer - Bucket Collection Take part in one of our fundraising bucket collections and have some fun along the way! Expand Raise funds for Heart Care a local charity supporting people with heart and lung disease by taking part in a bucket collection at one of our local supermarkets. We are looking for people to volunteer for just a few hours on either a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. You can choose to volunteer for between 1 and 4 hours during this time. Simply let us know your availability.All you need to do is be friendly and polite and hold one of our fundraising buckets. You will be volunteering with other fundraisers and will have full support throughout your time with us. You will also be given a volunteer briefing in advance so you can answer basic questions about Heart Care if members of the public ask you.If you wish to volunteer for this opportunity please e-mail [email protected] or call on 01922 725050.