Royal Voluntary Service Volunteers

Posted on September 16, 2016

The Royal Voluntary Service are currently looking for volunteers in their café and their trolley service.

Café volunteers are asked to give 3 hour hours per week to serve refreshments to patients, staff and visitors. Trolley volunteers are asked to give 4 hours per week to help provide a trolley shop within the hospital. The trolley offers refreshments, reading material and engaging socially with the patients.

The café volunteering opportunity has the following time slots available:

Tuesday 8am – 11am
Tuesday 11am – 2pm
Tuesday 2pm – 5pm
Thursday 11am – 2pm
Thursday 2pm – 5pm

Both opportunities are open to those aged 14 and over, and take place at Forth Valley Royal Hospital.

For further information regarding this opportunity, please contact the Volunteer Team by phone: 01324 692000, or email: info@cvsfalkirk.org.uk

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