Building Maintenance Volunteer at Riverside Centre

Building Maintenance (odd-jobs)

The Riverside Centre is looking for a volunteer to help maintain the property; this position would suit a competent individual, ideally with previous experience in a similar role who is happy to work alone and without supervision.

The Riverside Centre is home to Community Action Isle of Wight; an island based charity providing services and support to communities and charities across the island, The Riverside Centre helps funds these projects through its venue hire and functions. The building is large and old and receives a high number of visitors through the doors every day, and as such is in need of some TLC. The building itself, on Newport Quay, was built as a gas works in Victorian times and much of the original building is still in use today. Extensions and modifications have been added over the years. There are several other organisations that call The Riverside Centre home, all of them community focused in their pursuits and most of them charities too.

This position is all year round and requires a minimum of 3 hours a week on days and at times to suit you. You will report to the Operations Manager to agree which jobs have priority, and manage workload based on how busy the centre is and what the weather and daylight hours permit. You will have the assistance of staff and volunteers as and when required, for example with heavy lifting.

Just a few hours a week will make a huge difference to our building, the people that work within it, and the people that use our facility. Please drop us a line to take the first step in finding out more, or give us a call and come and take a tour, we’d love to see you.

All expenses are covered and tools are provided. Free onsite parking, Wi-Fi and unlimited tea and biscuits.

Find out more from the Operations Manager

Skills

This role requires someone with sound DIY knowledge and who is physically fit.

There will be routine jobs both indoors and out, such as clearing the guttering, jet washing the courtyard and other areas, maintaining outdoor furniture, spray painting hazard areas, and painting external ironwork,  for example. There will also be maintenance work indoors such as filling, sanding and painting walls and woodwork, putting up shelves and other fixtures and fittings. Sanding and varnishing woodwork, replacing carpet tiles, and general running repairs. Basic plumbing skills would also be a real advantage. (As a charity we support the idea of making use of what we have, reusing and recycling, and repairing things promptly is a priority.)