Tools with a Mission (Bromsgrove and Redditch)
Description of the role
Members of the public will contact you via email or phone. We will give you a TWAM email that goes on our website and will only give out your phone number to people who ring our office (because they may not use email).
You can then arrange to either pick the tools up from them, or have them dropped off at your house, whichever you prefer.
You will then need to store them until the TWAM van comes to you to collect them. This can either be on a rota basis, or when you ring your named Van Manager to ask for a collection.
Many collectors also promote themselves in local magazines and notice boards.
This is an incredibly rewarding role as you get to meet the general public and share with our story with them. Many are so grateful that we are taking their tools rather than seeing them go to landfill. You’ll get a real buzz from many of the collections.
This is a home-based role, so you can live anywhere in Redditch and Bromsgrove districts.
We look for friendly people who have their own vehicle and who are willing to drive around an agreed area to collect donated tools. You will also need a storage area (shed or garage).
Tool Ambassadors need to be enthusiastic about what we do and the transforming power of tools. Many people donating tools do so following bereavement, so we need sensitive people willing to stop and talk, rather than rush off. In other words, kind and friendly people!
Legally we will also need to check you have adequate motor insurance and your car has an MOT.
Practical Considerations
We provide an induction to the role which may be either over the phone, electronically or in person, and a volunteer handbook on starting. You will have a named contact within TWAM for any questions or problems and further training can be provided as required. You will also be given a TWAM polo shirt to wear and an ID card if required.
Any specific requirements
- Own vehicle or access to vehicle
- Will require references
- Driving licence
- Any other additional requirements will be discussed with you and the organisation.
Where is the opportunity based?
This opportunity is across Bromsgrove and Redditch.
When is the opportunity available?
Volunteering days available to be discussed between you and the organisation.
About the organisation
The charitable work of Tools with a Mission is to collect unwanted tools, refurbish them, sort them into trade kits and send them across the world for livelihood creation. We send around 20 containers filled with over 300 tonnes of tools every year. To do this we rely on a national volunteer workforce and welcome people of all ages and abilities and of any faith and no faith.
We do this because we want to support local people supporting their own communities through sustainable livelihood creating projects. We believe there is dignity through work and the ability to provide for yourself and your family. We believe entire communities can be transformed through training and the provision of tool kits and equipment.
Bromsgrove and Redditch Network 