Workshop Volunteer for 9 Lives Furniture

DeedMob B.V; Rickmansworth; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a rewarding volunteering opportunity as a Workshop Volunteer at 9 Lives Furniture, where you'll help run free upcycling workshops for students facing mental health or learning challenges. Your skills in woodwork, painting, and reupholstering will provide valuable support to the community while also helping to raise funds for the charity.

Qualifications

• Interest or talent in woodwork, upcycling, painting or reupholstering.
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check required.

Responsibilities

• Assist the tutor in running a free 8-week upcycling course for students.
• Upcycle furniture pieces for sale to support charity fundraising.

Skills

Woodwork

Upcycling

Painting

Reupholstering

Job description

Workshop Volunteer for 9 Lives Furniture

25 Wharf Ln, Rickmansworth WD3 1HA, UK

Training, Teaching, Supervising, Construction, Arts & Crafts, Creative

Refugees & Minorities, People with Disabilities, Community & Family

Summary

Volunteers are needed to help run our free upcycling workshop for students with minor mental health or learning issues.

Detailed Description

We are seeking volunteers with an interest or talent in woodwork, upcycling, painting, and reupholstering to assist our tutor in running a free course on Tuesdays for people with minor mental health or learning issues. Each course lasts 8 weeks.

Additionally, we require workshop volunteers to come on other days to upcycle furniture pieces for sale in our store, helping us raise funds to support our charity.

Requirements: Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Getting There

Parking is available on-site. The nearest train station is Rickmansworth, and several buses serve Rickmansworth High Street, which is a few minutes' walk from our store.

About 9 Lives Furniture

We are an independent charity with three main aims: to help people on means-tested benefits by offering a scheme to purchase white ticket items at 50% off, to run free furniture upcycling courses for individuals with mental health or learning issues, and to reduce landfill waste.