Repair Cafe Volunteers

Volunteer Wessex; Fareham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charitable organization is launching a Repair Cafe, aiming to promote sustainability by teaching repair skills and keeping items out of landfill. Volunteers are sought to assist in various roles, from fixing household items to organizing the cafe and serving refreshments. This initiative not only helps the community but also fosters a culture of sharing skills and resources. Join us in making a difference and creating a more sustainable future through hands-on involvement and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Ability to sew and fix various household items.
• Organizational skills to manage repair bookings and refreshments.

Responsibilities

• Assist visitors in assessing and triaging items for repair.
• Help prepare and serve refreshments for visitors and volunteers.

Skills

Sewing

Bicycle Repair

Gadget Repair

Organizational Skills

Customer Service

Job description

Repair Cafe Volunteers

Portchester Community Centre is starting a repair cafe in Spring 2025.

Repair cafes (also called 'repair hubs' or 'repair corners') are places where volunteers repair household items, share tools, and teach others repair skills to keep broken household items out of landfill. Repair hubs and cafes allow visitors to assess whether their items can be fixed by the experts or by themselves. We are a charitable organisation and believe that a repair cafe is a fantastic opportunity to pass on skills, keep items out of landfill, and become more sustainable.

If you would like to help out as a volunteer, there are many ways you can do this, not just as a repairer. We need people to triage (ask a few questions and book in each repair) and help out with the refreshments as well.

Skills

Our friends at the Repair Cafe in Gosport said: "Many people think that they don't have enough skills to help people, but this is a false impression. The Repair Cafe can be much simpler, including the occurrence we have about every 6 months of someone who believes their vacuum cleaner is broken but just needs the bag changing."

We are looking for:

• people who can sew, fix bikes, gadgets, and gizmos, and who would like to pass on skills to others.
• people who can help organise the cafe, triage when booking in a repair.
• people who can help us make tea and coffee for visitors and keep volunteers topped up with tea and biscuits.

Location: Westlands Grove
Portchester
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 9AD