We are looking for friendly volunteers to help us collect and recycle Christmas trees across our three different UK locations. Every tree you collect helps raise funds for bereaved children and families. The holiday season, with its big build up in the shops and in the media, can be an especially painful time for those who are grieving, so your support at this time of year is greatly needed. It’s a hands-on, feel-good role that keeps you active and connected with your community.

Roles:

We have two different roles available at each of our locations: 

Driver volunteer role

What you will be doing:

• You'll be behind the wheel, following a pre-planned route with another volunteer to assist you
• You'll be collecting trees along this route from outside of properties, loading them into the vehicle and delivering them to designated recycling points
• Completing compliance checks and maintaining your vehicle to the standard requirement

Assistant volunteer role

What you will be doing:

• You'll be collecting trees along a pre-planned route from outside of properties, loading them into your vehicle and delivering them to designated recycling points
• Assisting your driver with directions

Locations:

• Wirral and Liverpool
• Sutton Coldfield and Alridge
• Hemel Hempstead and Slough

Details of postcodes to follow

Dates (2027):

• Wirral and Liverpool - TBC
• Sutton Coldfield and Alridge - 14 and 15 January 2027, with a mop-up session on 19 January 2027
• Hemel Hempstead and Slough - 13-17 Janaury 2027

The skills you need:

• Minimum age of 21 for driver role; 18 for assistant role
• Have held a full driving license for at least two years (driver role only)
• Good level of fitness and mobility - manual handling will be a core part of this role
• Good communication skills
• Someone who enjoys being part of a team
• Commitment to undertake any training and briefings required for the role

 Additionally, if you have access to a vehicle that could be used to transport the trees, please let us know!

What you'll get out of it:

• A chance to support bereaved children and families at a particularly difficult time of year for them. 
• Full training and support throughout your role
• Travel expenses reimbursed (according to our Expenses Policy) 

Disclaimer
We will give you training as part of your brief prior to the event. This may be delivered face to face, via MS Teams or online. You will be given details of this by the event organiser before the event.

All Child Bereavement UK volunteers must complete a basic DBS check.

Department
Volunteering

Apply to be a Christmas Tree Volunteer