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Volunteers
Grade
Voluntary
Contract
Voluntary
Hours
  • Flexible working
  • Other
Voluntary
Job ref
245-VOLUNTEERFC-05-25
Employer
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Tameside Hospital
Town
Ashton-Under-Lyne
Salary
Voluntary work
Closing
17/07/2025 09:00

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Retail Volunteer at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

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Job overview

 Volunteer in Our Hospital Café – Make a Difference with Every Cup!

Are you friendly, reliable, and looking to give back to your community? Join our team as a Café Volunteer at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and help create a warm, welcoming space for patients, visitors, and staff.

📍 Location: Tameside & Glossop Hospital, Fountain Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne OL6 9RW
🕒 Shifts: Flexible – mornings, afternoons, or weekends
🧍‍♀️ Age Requirement: 16+

🍰 What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Serving hot and cold drinks, snacks, and light meals
  • Operating the till and handling payments
  • Keeping the café clean, tidy, and well-stocked
  • Providing a friendly face and a listening ear to customers

🌟 Why Volunteer With Us?

  • Gain valuable experience in hospitality and customer service
  • Build confidence and meet new people
  • Be part of a supportive, caring team
  • Know that your time helps raise vital funds for hospital services

🧑‍🍳 No Experience Needed!

We provide full training and ongoing support. All you need is a positive attitude and a willingness to help.

 

 

Main duties of the job

  • Serving hot and cold drinks, snacks, and light meals
  • Operating the till and handling payments
  • Keeping the café clean, tidy, and well-stocked
  • Providing a friendly face and a listening ear to customers

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. 

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: 

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. 

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Role description and main responsibilities

We expect our volunteers to be presentable, smart and always wearing your volunteer uniform and ID badge. All of our volunteers must comply with the Trust’s Values and Behaviours at all times.

Our values are:

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Excellence

Key requirements

  • Aged 16 years or above and able to commit to volunteering for minimum 4 hours per day for at least six months
  • Reliable and punctual
  • Understand the importance of confidentiality and following procedures
  • Willing to undertake any necessary training
  • To be confident when communicating with patients, visitors, staff and members of the general public.
  • Friendly and approachable
  • Patient and people focused
  • Respectful
  • Able to work independently and use initiative

Person specification

General

Essential criteria
  • To be willing to undertake training for the role
  • To show the trust values
  • Willing to support the local community

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerFoster FriendlyStep into healthNorth West BAMEArmed Forces CovenantAccredited Menopause Friendly EmployerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024Pastoral Care Quality AwardSafe Learning Environment Charter

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Clare Mellor
Job title
Voluntary Services Officer
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 922 6299
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