Set up and Maintenance Volunteer

This role is now full.

About Crisis at Christmas 

Christmas can be very challenging, but particularly for people who do not have a place that they can call home. We mobilise a huge volunteer effort to bring warmth, companionship, and vital services to people at one of the hardest times of the year. We help people take their first steps out of homelessness, offering Crisis’ year-round support and training to help them leave homelessness behind for good.

About the role

This role is part of the Operations team based at the warehouse. The role will include: 

• Working alongside other volunteers to set up and shut down the centres 
• You will also be heading out on call to our centres to deal with basic building maintenance and repairs 
• The role is very varied, and tasks could include building, fixing, evaluating damage and general light handywork 
• This role will be based from our Christmas Warehouse in Canning Town 
• The service will run from Wednesday 22nd December to Sunday 5th January. (It is likely there will also be shifts available before the Christmas week.) Our busiest period will be 23rd to 29th December, as this is when all four of our Day Centres are open, in addition to all three of our Hotels. 

Skills and experience we are looking for

• DIY Enthusiasts 
• People with experience of festival events work 
• Carpenters 
• Plumbers 
• Electricians 
• People with a background in construction 

Additional info 

Crisis at Christmas Volunteers are asked to: 

• Comply with Crisis policies including health and safety, data protection and Volunteer code of conduct at all times  
• To maintain the privacy and confidentiality of all accessible information about guests, members and the organisation  
• Be positive, productive and have the passion to help end homelessness   
• We strive to ensure that our services are welcoming, remain relevant and are fully accessible to everyone that we help and support. We are particularly welcoming of volunteers from diverse and other marginalised communities, as this helps us ensure the best experience for those that we are here to help. People who have lived experience of homelessness are also particularly welcome to apply.