Lucy and the Scrap Barn Team celebrate their first birthday in 2013.

Fancy doing some voluntary work for the Lichfield Scrap Barn shop at Chasewater Innovation Centre? Friend of the blog, Marketing Assistant and top Phoenix Hospital Radio DJ Lucy Wood has dropped me a line to let me know that they have a couple of positions available.

If you haven’t popped in to The Scrap Barn, do check out their store at Chasewater; this brilliant project takes clean business waste – everything from wooden crates to fabric offcuts – and uses them to make great crafting materials for the general public to browse and buy.

It really is an Aladdin’s Cave.

What’s really neat is all the cash raised goes back to support the project – so when you buy stuff from them it helps the community. It’s been running for nearly three years now and the creativity and fun it engenders is really contagious.

This is a fine project backed by the remarkable and wonderful Saxon Hill School in Lichfield, and I’m proud to support it, too. In the seemingly harsh and uncaring world we currently inhabit, it’s nice to see that these excellent people still give a damn.

Lucy Wood wrote:

Hi Bob,

Happy new year to you, thank you very much for agreeing to publicise the Lichfield Scrap Barn volunteer opportunities for us this year.

We had two opportunities available and these are as follows.

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS

Store Maintenance Assistant

About the Position
Meet new people and make new friends by volunteering as a Handy man, working with the team of volunteers for a few hours on a ad-hoc monthly basis to help our shop volunteers have a safe and workable space. The Lichfield Scrap Barn is growing business enterprise aimed at supporting and enriching the lives of young people and adults with disabilities.

Duties include:
Clearing common areas
Fixing any safety hazards
Putting together furniture and other equipment
General maintenance in store

Skills and Qualifications:
Good communication skills and a friendly nature are essential for this role. Experience in general maintenance or an interest in DIY projects is preferred. Applicants will be willing to help where needed and also be able to work on their own initiative as required. A clean drivers licenses are essential

This opportunity will be based at Chasewater Innovation Centre,
Unit 7,
Chasewater Country Park,
Pool Road, Brownhills, WS8 7NL.

Voluntary Sales Assistant (SATURDAYS)

About the Position
Meet new people and make new friends by volunteering as a Sales Assistant working Saturdays as part of a team to welcome and serve customers offering the highest standards of customer service within Lichfield Scrap Barn. The Lichfield Scrap Barn is a new, growing business enterprise aimed at supporting and enriching the lives of young people and adults with disabilities.

Duties include:
Serving customers
Meeting and greeting visitors, customers and donators
Dealing with general enquiries
Supporting activities, workshops and craft events
Ensuring replenishment and merchandising of stock

Skills and Qualifications:
Good communication skills and a friendly nature are essential for this role. Experience within a craft or sales background would be desired but not essential. Applicants will be willing to help where needed and also be able to work on their own initiative as required.

This opportunity will be based at Chasewater Innovation Centre,
Unit 7,
Chasewater Country Park,
Pool Road, Brownhills, WS8 7NL.

For more details on either positions contact Maria on 01543 371 200 or
Lucy Wood at lucy.wood@lichfieldscrapbarn.co.uk 

The Lichfield Scrap Barn CIC is open weekdays On Wednesday, Friday 10 -2