We work daily with very vulnerable people across London, we’re not DPD or Amazon our community activities are more in depth and personal with the sole aim of making a positive impact for families and newborns with every AngelBox delivered.

The next step in becoming a volunteer is generally an invitation to attend our office in Great Portland Street to formally begin your induction as a volunteer. We have an open door policy for volunteers so feel free to ask as many questions as you like, get a feel for how our IT systems work and to get a general feel for how we operate.

Vetting: 

Basch Helps CIC works with families on the frontline which simply means we go to the homes of our beneficiaries and interact face to face with their parents some of whom have experienced terrible and unspeakable things and for their safety and ours everyone at Basch Helps CIC must undergo a vetting process, where your details are checked by a third party service provider for any red flags.

Volunteer Handbook:

You will be sent our official volunteer handbook which includes our guidelines and policies. Please read through this as it will definitely give you the knowledge to prepare you for the next stage which is all training.

Sign your volunteering contract & vetting consent form:

Once your absolutely certain Basch Helps CIC is the right place to start a volunteering career, your presented with a volunteering contract which you must read and sign in the presence of a senior member of staff.

You’ll be accompanied by a senior member of the team and travel on your scheduled delivery. A typical day will last anywhere between 4 hours to a full 12 hour day depending on the assigned team or borough your delivering to.

From knocking on the door, to introducing yourself and showing your ID card, your role invites you to meet the parents and their newborns on a personal level, get to know them and better understand their situation whilst also checking on the welfare of the baby.

Perks for the delivery volunteers:

• A great way to explore London and see the landmarks
• Where possible we will arrange to for transportation to drop you home or travel expenses 
• Complimentary Lunch/Dinner 
• Refreshments galore 
• Make friends 

Basch Helps CIC is a frontline community enterprise that engages and supports some of the most vulnerable people living in London. Volunteers will always be appropriately trained and screened before being added to an emergency relief deployment team.

Our AngelBox community service operates 7 days a week and sometimes deliver and support families and newborn’s way past 9pm in the evening so please factor this in when you make your decision about volunteering with us.

At Basch Helps CIC, a volunteer is an empowered individual, you’re not bound by any limitations but free to achieve your goals and feel accomplished every time, free to express yourself, free to share your skills and knowledge, free to make friends and most importantly free to enjoy yourself.

We proactively protect these liberating freedoms by safeguarding you from any unwarranted behaviour, sexual harassment or abuse. Everyone involved, whether it’s the advisory board, team leaders or volunteers must demonstrate their commitment to our code of conduct, volunteer and safeguarding policies at all times.