LOROS Hospice

About this role

This is an exciting new retail opportunity. LOROS shops generate a huge amount of income from the sale of donations, helping us to make a huge impact to the care we provide to patients and families.

We are recruiting over 50 volunteers to help run the largest charity store in Leicester town centre. Based on the High Street, this brand new store will attract a busy footfall, we are looking for volunteers that can help is with the general tasks below, but also have an eye for fashion and presentation of stock, perhaps you can also help with creating content for our social media channels?

Throughout Stomp Round Leicester, there will be several different events to accompany our herd of magnificent Elephant sculptures that will be stampeding into the city this summer as part of a spectacular public art trail raising vital funds for LOROS Hospice.

As a volunteer, you become an essential part of the event. Not only does your contribution help the event run smoothly, by giving us your time, we can concentrate on raising money to ensure the best possible care for our patients.

Event volunteers could be doing any of the following:
· Helping with set up and pack down of events
· Manning a stall e.g. hook a duck, spin the wheel, lucky dip
· Car park management
· Crowd control/ marshalling
· Assisting on an admin desk
· Selling merchandise, raffle tickets etc.

A Community event like this is an opportunity to create new friendships. Gain new experiences and share experiences with people from different backgrounds. It will help with your confidence and create lasting memories as you give back to the cause.

The Tusk Force will be an integral part of the art trail and the public face of LOROS throughout Stomp Round Leicester. You will be vital in helping the public understand what the art project is and LOROS’ role in running it. Shop volunteers will be based at the main trail hub shop ‘This + That’ on High Street in Leicester, and will be responsible for keeping Stomp Round Leicester merchandise stocked up and encouraging sales, along with engaging with the public about the trail and LOROS.
The Tusk Force will be needed throughout the ten weeks of the trail, from July to September, so you can volunteer for an occasional or irregular time slot, or commit to a regular weekly time slot.
What you will be doing
· Helping to keep the area dedicated to Stomp merchandise well stocked, reporting low stock to the merchandise team
· Encouraging the public to purchase maps and other trail related items
· Encouraging the public to take photos of the Mini Stompers that will be situated in the shop and share them on social media
· Talking to the public and raising awareness about LOROS, as well as our other events and how people can get involved
· Have an awareness of the ‘In Memory’ large Elephant sculpture that will be situated in the shop and direct people where to sign up to having a loved one’s name painted on it
· Work alongside existing shop volunteers to support day to day stock up keep if needed

A Community event like this is an opportunity to create new friendships. Gain new experiences and share experiences with people from different backgrounds. It will help with your confidence and create lasting memories as you give back to the cause.

The Tusk Force will be an integral part of the art trail and the public face of LOROS throughout Stomp Round Leicester. You will be vital in helping the public understand what the art project is and LOROS’ role in running it. Volunteers will walk a section of the trail, checking in on the condition of the Elephant sculptures, engaging with the public about the trail and LOROS, and directing trail goers to the hub shop and online ways to support.

The Tusk Force will be out and about throughout the ten weeks of the trail, from July to September, Thursday to Sunday every week. Volunteer roles will be available for an occasional or irregular time slot, or you can commit to a regular weekly time slot for the duration of the trail.

What you will be doing

· Checking in on the sculptures in your allocated section of the trail and reporting any damage or vandalism to the Logistics team

· Chatting to the public and raising awarenes

s of LOROS and its involvement with the trail

· Directing trail goers to the ‘hub’ souvenir shop at This + That on High Street, and other local venues who will be selling maps

· Encouraging the public to take photos of the Elephants and share them on social media

· Talking about other LOROS events and how people can get involved

· Encouraging trail goers to download and access the app

A Community event like this is an opportunity to create new friendships. Gain new experiences and share experiences with people from different backgrounds. It will help with your confidence and create lasting memories as you give back to the cause.