Repair Cafe Volunteer
St Margaret's House
St Margaret's House is a community Arts and Wellbeing Centre in Bethnal Green. We believe in the transformative power of the arts and community connection to impact people’s physical and mental health and wellbeing. We are looking for people with specific mending skills including sewing, IT, and electrical items to support people at our monthly repair cafe's.
St Margaret's House is a community Arts and Wellbeing Centre in Bethnal Green. We believe in the transformative power of the arts and community connection to impact people’s physical and mental health and wellbeing. Volunteers are an integral part of the St Margaret’s House team. They help us engage and inspire both individuals and community groups, whilst gaining key skills and experience in a busy and multifaceted arts charity. Many of our volunteers have gone on to become paid members of staff at St Margaret’s House, or have been able to find work in other organisations after volunteering with us. We are looking for people to volunteer at our Repair Café. We are looking for people with specific mending skills including sewing, IT, and electrical items to support people at our monthly repair cafe's. Volunteers help mend and repair items including: Clothes, hats and bags - volunteers will guide individuals through mending skills such as how to sew on a missing or loose button, hemming tricks and tips for alterations, and how to repair small holes. Small electrical appliances - volunteer electricians will look at small household electrical appliances and either help mend it or recommend what can be done with it. IT equipment - volunteers will do their best to help resolve the issue or recommend solutions for items that don't work as well as they used to, or any IT issues individuals are facing. If you are interested in volunteering your time to be part of the SMH Gardening Club, please get in touch by registering interest and we will provide you with more information about when the next session is taking place. Our team appreciate applications submitted to us, however due to the high volume of applications, we are not always able to respond to each individual applicant. If you are volunteering for an activity which is run sporadically, such as our Repair Café, it may take a few weeks for a member of our team to get in touch with you.
Community Work,IT, Technology & Websites,General and Helping
Basic IT skills - internet & email, Cleaning & Tidying, Creative & Design, Organising & Planning
For our Repair cafe volunteers we are looking for people with the following: - Clothes mending - Electrical appliances, e.g. hair dryers, blenders etc - Tech and IT, e.g. memory storage, internet speed etc
To be part of a welcoming and experienced team who will support you to develop new skills, gain experience and find ways to connect with others. To contribute meaningfully to the work that St Margaret’s House does to deliver affordable and sustainable creative health practices for all, and spaces to come together. To be provided with all the relevant guidance and training required for you to carry out your role, with on-going support from your lead contact. To feel welcomed by our entire team, and invited to contribute to SMH-wide development plans as and when appropriate.
Anything from an 2 hours per month, up to 12 hours a week.
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St. Margaret's House 23 Old Ford Road Bethnal Green London
Underground: Bethnal Green Underground Station (Central Line), 5 minutes walk away. Bus Services: 8, 106, 254, 309, 388, D3, D6 Car There should be parking in Victoria Park Square, Approach Road, and other surrounding roads.
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