Conversation Starter - Community Events Volunteer

What will I be doing?

Attending a variety of events including community and corporate events, as well as festivals.

Collecting donations in collection buckets

Acting as an information source for members of the public; answering questions and promoting the work of HIOWAA.

Assisting with setting up and setting down the event.

Engaging with members of the public.

Helping to recruit other members of the public to join the HIOWAA volunteer team.


How much time will I need to commit?

At Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, we ask volunteers to attend at least five commitments a year. The choice of which commitments to attend is entirely up to each volunteer. All upcoming opportunities are listed on an app that we ask volunteers to download, allowing them to choose the missions that best fit their interests and schedules. Volunteering with us is truly a volunteer-led experience, offering flexibility and choice.

Events are over the Isle of Wight and Hampshire 

About the organisation: 

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is the independent Charity that brings an advanced Critical Care Team to the most seriously ill and injured patients in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, giving them the best chance of survival and recovery, when the worst happens.

Using both a helicopter and emergency response vehicle, the Charity brings a team of highly skilled pre-hospital emergency medicine doctors and specialist paramedics to the scene of an incident, effectively bringing the hospital to the patient when time is critical. Called out to an average of six incidents every day, including cardiac arrests, road traffic collisions, falls and assaults, our life-saving service is operational 365 days a year, both day and night.

It currently costs £17,750 a day to maintain our life-saving service, and it is only thanks to the generosity of the communities that we serve that we are able keep the Air Ambulance flying and saving lives.

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Skills

You need to be a friendly, outgoing person with a confident and approachable manner, along with good communication skills.