Outreach Support Volunteer Roles in Hammersmith, Greater London
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We are looking for dedicated Outreach Volunteers in the London Boroughs of Kingston, Richmond and Wandsworth. We would particularly like to hear from you if you live in or near the above boroughs.
The Outreach teams encounter people on their first steps from homelessness to independence – providing pathways and support to assist people off the streets.
We work with people who are rough sleeping and we do shifts late at night, and early in the morning, to find these individuals. SPEAR then works with people on a housing pathway and assists them to link into various support services, tailored to the challenges an individual might face.
SPEAR is looking for self-motivated, outgoing, and empathic people who could volunteer to provide support to vulnerably housed, rough sleepers, or anyone using homelessness services in the London boroughs of Richmond, Wandsworth and Kingston.
The volunteer will enjoy developing positive relationships with new people and will be willing to work outside of their own comfort zone providing support and assistance to the Outreach Teams clients. The volunteer must have an enhanced DBS background check (SPEAR will apply for this on your behalf.)
It would be desirable if you had a driving license.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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It’s fantastic that you’d like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. As an Outreach Volunteer you will be assisting Outreach Workers to carry out shifts, adding vital capacity to the team, and enabling us to engage with more rough sleepers who have been referred both via StreetLink and those already known to the team. You will support with navigation, client assessments and note taking while engaging with rough sleeping clients with sensitivity and respect.
What will I be doing?
In this role, you will be supporting us with some or all of the following tasks:
- Assisting outreach workers to carry out shifts and look for referrals.
- Engaging with rough sleepers who have been referred via StreetLink and those known to the team.
- Helping clients access support around immigration, employment and reconnections and accommodation.
- Working together with the outreach worker and divide tasks where appropriate.
- Supporting outreach workers with navigation and note taking.
- Engaging with rough sleeping clients with sensitivity and respect.
- Adhering to St Mungo’s Policies and Procedures at all times.
- Promoting St Mungo’s work in an appropriate manner.
Actively promoting equality, diversity and inclusion among staff, fellow volunteers and clients.
Do I need to have specific skills?
- Have personal resilience.
- Be reliable and able to handle early start shifts.
- Good IT literacy.
- The physical ability to work on the streets – there can be a lot of walking involved.
- Client and customer focused.
- A friendly personality, good interpersonal skills, enthusiasm and motivation.
- Willing to learn and develop within the role.
- Collaborative with good communication skills.
- An understanding of the causes of homelessness and its impact.
- Genuine interest in and commitment to St Mungo’s work and client group.
- An understanding of and commitment to diversity & equality. We particularly welcome applicants with experience of using and moving on from support services.
We are looking for volunteers to join our street outreach team. We go out in Central London 3 evenings a week and give out hot drinks and food to people who are sleeping out. We see regular guests and have a chat, check they're ok and see if there's anything that we can bring them.
If you would like to join our experienced and friendly volunteer team, meet some lovely characters and help make someone's day a little better please get in touch, even if you can only come out once or twice a month.
If you don't have a CV or any experience that's ok, please just get in touch via email and I will send you an application form
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
It is fantastic that you would like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. As an Outreach volunteer you will be assisting outreach workers to support Romanes or Romanian speaking clients face-to-face or over the phone. Other tasks involved in this role will include helping clients access support around immigration, employment, reconnections, and accommodation, to have a good understanding of the Roma communities and have knowledge of the UK EUSS requirements while understanding the rights clients have with pre settled statues and settled statues. For this role it is required that you can speak Romanes or Romanian fluently or to a high level.
In this role, you will be supporting us with some or all of the following tasks:
• Assisting outreach workers to support Romanes or Romanian speaking clients face to-face or over the phone.
• Engaging with rough sleepers who have been referred via StreetLink and those known to the team, supporting the key worker with general assessments
• Helping clients access support around immigration, employment and reconnections and accommodation.
• Working together with the outreach worker and divide tasks where appropriate, such as accompanying clients to appointments
• Supporting outreach workers with navigation and note taking.
• Engaging with rough sleeping clients with sensitivity and respect.
• Adhering to St Mungo’s Policies and Procedures at all times.
• Promoting St Mungo’s work in an appropriate manner.
• Actively promoting equality, diversity and inclusion among staff, fellow volunteers and clients.
Please see all locations and the time commitments we are currently recruiting for in this role:
- London- Mondays-Friday, between 9:30am-5pm, 4-15 hours per week/ 1-2 days per week.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Amplify Barawak’s mission and enhance our public presence through strategic marketing and powerful advocacy. As the Marketing Outreach and Advocacy Vertical Lead, you’ll craft compelling narratives that engage and mobilize our community.
Understanding the Verticals at Barawak
Imagine Barawak as a living, thriving tree. Our verticals are like the main branches—each one strong and important, reaching out in its own direction but all connected to the same trunk, our community's mission. These four powerhouse teams each have a special job:
• The Fundraising and Financial Management vertical covers fundraising and money matters: This team is all about finding resources—like getting donations and grants—to keep our programmes strong and healthy.They will spend their time writing fantastic letters, sponsorship proposals and funding requests on behalf of Barawak as a whole, but also (supporting programme leads) to specific organisations for Barawak service lines.
• The Partnership Development and Collaboration vertical covers building bridges: They're the connectors, making friends with other groups, businesses, and everyone who can help us grow.
• The Volunteer Engagement vertical covers welcoming our helpers: This bunch is in charge of gathering our most valuable resource—people like you who want to volunteer and make a difference.
• The Marketing Outreach and Advocacy vertical covers spreading the word: They tell our story far and wide, making sure everyone knows what we're up to and how they can join in.
Each vertical team works in two distinct ways: the first way is for Barawak as a whole, and the second way is in support of each Barawak service, feeding our programmes, like roots bringing water and nutrients to the branches. Whether it's Poverty Relief, Education, Employment Support, Community Engagement or Sports and Wellness, these verticals give the support each programme needs to blossom and bear fruit. Working together, they make sure we're all pushing in the same direction—towards a future where our community stands tall and proud.
Introduction to the Marketing, Outreach, and Advocacy vertical Lead role:
The Marketing, Outreach, and Advocacy Lead is the driving force behind Barawak’s communication, its brand identity and public presence. This strategic role involves developing and implementing marketing and outreach initiatives to amplify Barawak's mission and to advocate for the Afro-Hebrew community. It requires collaboration with trustees and programme leads to ensure consistent messaging and effective advocacy.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Marketing and Outreach:
• Develop and execute a comprehensive marketing and outreach strategy that promotes Barawak’s mission, programs, and events.
• Utilize a multi-channel approach, including social media, local press, and community events, to raise awareness and engage diverse audiences.
2. Advocacy Campaigns:
• Craft and lead advocacy campaigns that support Barawak’s strategic objectives and service lines, ensuring the community's voice is heard on critical issues.
• Build relationships with media outlets and influencers to enhance Barawak’s visibility and impact.
3. Support to Trustees:
• Provide the Board of Trustees with strategic marketing insights and advocacy support, enabling informed decision-making.
• Ensure trustees are kept informed of marketing and advocacy efforts and outcomes, aligning with Barawak’s governance and strategic plans.
4. Programme-Specific Outreach:
• Tailor marketing and advocacy efforts to support the unique goals of each Barawak programme, from Poverty Relief to Sports and Wellness.
• Collaborate with programme leads to highlight success stories, key initiatives, and opportunities for community involvement.
5. Brand Management:
• Oversee Barawak’s brand identity and messaging across all platforms, ensuring consistency and alignment with organizational values.
• Develop marketing materials and campaigns that resonate with the community and stakeholders.
6. Performance Analysis:
• Monitor and analyze the effectiveness of marketing and advocacy initiatives, using data-driven insights to refine strategies.
Qualifications and Skills:
• Experience in marketing, public relations, or advocacy within the nonprofit sector.
• Strong creative and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to develop compelling narratives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proficiency across various media platforms.
• A collaborative spirit, adept at working with diverse teams and community groups.
In the role of Marketing, Outreach, and Advocacy Lead, you will be the storyteller and voice of Barawak, shaping the way the world sees and understands our mission and the community we serve.
Important: This advert is for a voluntary role, which is unpaid and not subject to reimbursement of expenses. Any agreement with the successful candidate is not intended to be a legally binding contract between us and may be cancelled at any time at the discretion of either party. By applying for the role, candidates agree that neither of us intend any employment relationship to be created either now or at any time in the future.
To relieve the poverty of persons and families of African and Caribbean decent.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Body & Soul is a charity dedicated to transforming the life-threatening effects of adverse childhood experiences. Whether someone has been neglected or abused, trafficked, attempted suicide, or stigmatised because of HIV – we have helped to liberate thousands of people from the trauma that controls them. Our community provides people of all ages with a wide range of innovative and creative programmes that support physical, mental, and emotional health and well-being. We have developed a ‘whole person’ model of care rooted in a strengths-based approach that nurtures connection, healing, and growth. Through building members’ protective factors, we promote and develop resiliency, interrupt latent vulnerability, and transform lives.
The Outreach and External Engagement intern will work alongside our Head of Referrals and External Engagement manager, as well as our Partnerships team, to further improve our connections with stakeholders, funders, and referral partners. The successful intern will analyse data collected from a recent stakeholder survey and create a strategy for effective regular engagement with stakeholders, funders and referral partners. They will also assist in the organising, marketing and running of our next Open House event.
Our intern will:
· Help to analyse stakeholder survey results and data.
· Create a comms plan to engage all staff in regular stakeholder engagement.
· Create templates of emails and communication for regularly touching base with partners.
· Assist in building relationships with new partners and strengthening relationships with existing partners.
· Lead in the planning and delivery of an Open House event, from start to finish.
We are looking for an intern who:
- Has events and marketing knowledge/skills/experience, as well as an interest in creating positive and long-term relationships with charity partners.
- Is organised, good at multi-tasking and is detail orientated.
- Has an ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Is outgoing, confident, and has a creative mindset, willing to contribute innovative ideas.
- Is willing to take on responsibility and work independently.
- Able to commit to a Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for 3-months.
This is an unpaid internship; with expenses covered if needed.
We offer regular learning and development opportunities for interns; designed to give a deeper insight into Body & Soul’s unique approach.
This intern role is for our summer intake, running from June- Aug 2024. Interviews will be held on 20-24th May.
Carers Trust Hillingdon is the leading charity in the London Borough of Hillingdon and we are looking for enthusiastic and caring individuals to provide a warm and friendly welcome to all our visitors and support the staff in a variety of administrative tasks.
Our vision is to be recognised as the gateway to a better life for all unpaid carers in Hillingdon.
Main purpose of volunteering role
To provide a warm and friendly welcome to all our visitors and support the staff with a variety of administrative tasks.
Availability
The role is required on Mondays and/or Wednesdays, 10am – 4pm.
Location
Based at Carers Trust Hillingdon offices on Uxbridge High Street, UB8 1JT.
Key responsibilities
· Work on your own in the Advice Centre welcoming visitors
· Be patient and empathetic to any visitors and call for an appropriate staff member to deal with the concern
· Answer incoming calls and transferring to appropriate member of staff
· Make calls on behalf of the staff, inviting carers to activities etc.
· Various administrative tasks such as photocopying and inputting data
· Input data onto charity log
· Help support outreach activity
· Help support fund raising activities
Specialist skills/training/knowledge
· Good communication and interpersonal skills to be able to talk to clients
· Good telephone and computer skills
· Show high standards of professional behaviour and appearance
· Be able to reach the venue via public transport or own transport (expenses will be paid)
Two references will be required
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Help bridge the employment gap by offering crucial CV support and facilitating job interview preparation. As an Employment Support Programme Manager at Barawak, you'll empower our community with the tools needed for sustainable employment success.
Introduction to the Employment Support Programme at Barawak
The Employment Support Programme at Barawak is an instrumental part of our strategic initiative to enhance the economic well-being of the Afro-Hebrew community through increased employability. Our focused strategy is to improve job readiness and access to employment opportunities by providing practical support such as CV clinics, interview coaching, and subsidies for travel to interviews and courses. This programme is designed to create real change, with the aim to see a measurable increase in employment rates within our community. By creating and leveraging partnerships with local businesses and organisations, we not only open doors for immediate job placements but also lay the groundwork for sustained economic growth. Through this service line, we strive to fulfill our mission of economic empowerment, making tangible progress towards our vision of a prosperous and self-sustaining community.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Plan and execute the Employment Support strategy and service line:
• CV Assistance and subsidising travel: Organize and oversee quarterly CV clinics and provide discretionary support for travel costs associated with interviews and courses, enhancing job readiness among community members.
• Discretionary interview support: provide access to high quality discretionary interview practice and advice.
• Job opportunity signposting: Develop and maintain partnerships with businesses and organizations to highlight job opportunities for the community. Act as a liaison for discretionary referrals to these job opportunities, ensuring a fit between community members’ skills and available positions.
2. Measure performance: Keep accurate count of the number of individuals assisted with CVs, job applications and interview preparation; the number vacancies shared with the community and any successful placement rates of those assisted. Provide this data to the Governance Team and Trustees on request.
3. Collaboration with Verticals Teams:
• Partnership Development & Collaboration Team: Coordinate with this team to identify and establishalliances and partnerships with local, regional and global organisations, businesses, councils, and thegovernment to acquire Employment Supportresources, speakers or information.
• Fundraising & Financial Management Team: Collaborate with this team to conduct fundraising activities and financial planning for the Employment Support service line. Identify diverse revenue streams, such as grants, donations, corporate sponsorships, fundraising events for the Employment Supportservice.
• Volunteer Engagement Team: Work with this team to recruit, train and manage volunteers to support the Employment Support service delivery.
• Marketing Outreach & Advocacy: work with this team to enhance visibility of the Employment Supportservice across social media, press, and community events.
4. Governance Team Interaction: Provide regular updates and reports to the Governance, Secretariat & Performance Reporting team. Ensure programmealignment with Barawak policies, procedures, strategyand objectives. Collaborate on monitoring and evaluation efforts to assess Employment Support service impact and effectiveness.
Person Specification:
• Skills: Strong organisational and leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and adept at working in a collaborative environment. Eagar to learn new skills.
• Attributes: Deep understanding of the challenges faced by the Afro-Hebrew community in the UK. Commitment to Barawak's values of helping out, sticking together, and staying strong. Ability to work flexibly and respond to evolving community needs.
• Commitment: Passionate about making a tangible difference in the lives of individuals and families dealing with poverty. Innovative thinker with a focus on creating sustainable, long-term solutions.
Important: This advert is for a voluntary role, which is unpaid and not subject to reimbursement of expenses. Any agreement with the successful candidate is not intended to be a legally binding contract between us and may be cancelled at any time at the discretion of either party. By applying for the role, candidates agree that neither of us intend any employment relationship to be created either now or at any time in the future.
To apply, submit a CV by 1 May 2024, clearly stating the role you are applying for.
To relieve the poverty of persons and families of African and Caribbean decent.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Volunteer Project Worker Responsibilities:
As a Volunteer Project Worker, you will play a key role in supporting our outreach sessions. Your friendly and welcoming demeanour will contribute to creating a positive and inclusive atmosphere for children of all ages and backgrounds. Whatever your PASSION is – come and teach our children!!!
Your main responsibilities may include:
1. Play Sessions:
- Engage with children in interactive and imaginative play sessions, promoting creativity and social development.
2. Cookery Activities:
- Assist in cookery sessions, helping children explore the joy of preparing simple, nutritious meals.
3. Sewing and Crafting:
- Guide children in sewing and crafting activities, fostering their artistic expression and fine motor skills.
4. Friendly Support:
- Provide a warm and welcoming presence, ensuring that every child feels valued and included during the sessions.
5. Sense of Humor:
- Bring your good sense of humor to create a joyful and enjoyable environment for both children and fellow volunteers.
6. Flexibility:
- Be adaptable and ready to assist in various activities as needed during outreach sessions.
Why Volunteer with Us:
- Make a positive impact on the lives of young people in our community.
- Join a vibrant and inclusive team dedicated to creating a nurturing environment.
- Enhance your skills in working with diverse age groups and backgrounds.
- Be part of a welcoming and supportive community that values your contribution.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you passionate about making a difference in mental health awareness?
Do you have a flair for organising events?
Join us as a Voluntary Event Assistant for Step Up 4 Mental Health 10K run or walk, our upcoming event dedicated to raising awareness and support for mental health.
About the Role:
As a Volunteer Event Assistant, you will play a crucial role in the success of our event.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Outreach and Engagement: Reach out to organisations and individuals to encourage their participation in our event. This involves crafting compelling messages and communicating the value of their involvement.
- Logistics Support: Assist in the planning and execution of event logistics, including venue setup, equipment arrangement, and coordination with vendors.
- Promotion: Help spread the word about Step Up 4 Mental Health through various channels, including social media, email campaigns, and community outreach.
- On-Site Assistance: Provide on-site support during the event, including attendee registration, directing participants, and addressing any last-minute issues.
Requirements:
- Passion for mental health advocacy and awareness.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Organisational skills with attention to detail.
- Availability to commit to event preparation and on-site assistance.
Benefits:
- Gain valuable experience in event management and coordination.
- Contribute to a meaningful cause and positively impact mental health awareness.
- Opportunity to network with professionals and organisations in the mental health field.
- Certificate of appreciation for your contribution.
To equip young people at school, and within the community, with the knowledge, confidence and skills to address their mental health needs
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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It’s fantastic that you’d like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. As a Streetlink London Phone Line Volunteer, you will be connecting people who are sleeping rough to local support services in their area that can help to end their homelessness. You will be taking phone calls from people who are sleeping rough, and linking them to vital support services, to help end their rough sleeping. As a phone line service, it’s important to note that this role provides support to those sleeping rough over the phone, and not face to face. This volunteering role is a great opportunity to not only learn about resources and provision available to those sleeping rough, but to also play an incredibly vital role in helping to end people’s homelessness.
Please note we are particularly seeking applicants who can fill our weekday daytime hours.
In this role, you will be supporting us with all or some of the following tasks:
- Supporting with a high volume of calls and alerts via our website and mobile app from members of the public and people who are sleeping rough themselves.
- Creating detailed alerts for local outreach teams so that people rough sleeping are found as quickly as possible.
- Signposting people experiencing homelessness to other homeless support services.
- Educating callers on a variety of issues related to homelessness.
- Adhering to St Mungo’s Policies and Procedures at all times.
Do I need to have any specific skills?
- Confidence in answering phone calls and a warm telephone manner.
- Excellent IT skills (word processing, data entry, Google maps).
- A friendly personality and customer-focused approach.
- Ability to stay calm under pressure.
- Enthusiasm and motivation.
- An understanding of the causes of homelessness and its impact.
- Genuine interest in and commitment to St Mungo’s work and client group.
An understanding of and commitment to diversity & equality. We particularly welcome applicants with lived experience of homelessness and homeless services.
Do you have a passion to make a difference to the lives of children and families? Spurgeons Family Charity is seeking three or four new trustees to join our current Board in bringing prayerful wisdom and strategic guidance over the coming years.
Spurgeons is one of the UK’s leading children’s charities, supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged children and their families for 150 years. Inspired by Christian faith and our founder Charles Spurgeon, we’re here for all families. Together, we create Family Hubs in communities where we’re needed most, with counselling, early years and family support. We partner with local councils and churches to care for every family, putting children and young people first in everything we do. Our services also include helping young carers, providing parenting advice and working with families affected by domestic abuse, and imprisonment.
These services are needed more than ever, particularly as local authorities with tight budgets make difficult choices on where to spend their limited resources. As we prepare for the launch of our new five-year plan in 2025, we are ambitious and hopeful about how we can use our strong financial position and robust level of assets to make a significant impact on many more children’s lives in the future.
To support Board succession planning, we are seeking to appoint new trustees with experience and skills such as:
· Lived experience: we are particularly looking to hear the voice of young people on our Board and especially those with lived experience of children and young people’s support services. We will provide the necessary training, mentoring and support to fulfil the role.
· Fundraising/marketing: this trustee will bring a clear understanding of best practice in fundraising and/or marketing.
· Children’s services: we are looking for someone with senior management or leadership experience in the children’s services sector e.g. within social services/ the care sector, health, education, local authorities or charitable contexts.
· Counselling: this trustee will have understanding and/or experience in counselling, bringing wisdom and insight at a governance level.
· Digital: we seek a leader with experience of digital transformations and entrepreneurship, to provide a strategic view of how Spurgeons can thrive in a digital, audience-focused context.
Given an occupational requirement for these roles to be filled by Christians, we are seeking candidates with a personal and active Christian faith who are comfortable and aligned with the statement of faith outlined on our website.
Spurgeons values diversity, promotes inclusion, and encourages applications from a diverse range of candidates, including those with lived experience of children’s support services. We recognise the need to increase the diversity of the Board, for example in terms of age, ethnicity, disability, gender and LGBTQ+ representation. Our goal, and a key priority in this recruitment process, is for the Board to become more closely representative of our service user community.
The time commitment required of a trustee is likely to equate to approximately 12 days per year.
This is a hybrid role: at present, Board meetings take place in London and committee meetings take place virtually via Teams.
For further information, including full details of how to apply, please see our Appointment Details Pack which can be downloaded in the Application Resources section of this advert.
Application is by submission of CV and cover letter to Laura Bagley at Macaulay Search by the closing date of Friday 24th May 2024. Please contact Laura if you have any questions about this opportunity (please see appointment details pack for contact details).
A crucial role in supporting the operational functions of a unique wildlife rescue and rehabilitation charity. Requires a detail-oriented person with excellent organisational and communication skills, as well as a passion for wildlife.
Are you passionate about wildlife? Are you looking for a purpose-driven role where you can make a real difference? Do you have strong administration, communication and organisational skills that you could use to help a great cause?
Swan Lifeline is the oldest registered charity devoted entirely to the care of sick and injured swans in the Thames Valley and surrounding areas, and has cared for over 30,000 sick and injured swans. Our aims are to RESCUE, REHABILITATE and RELEASE injured birds, providing shelter and treatment for up to 180 at a time, returning them to the wild as soon as possible.
What are we looking for?
· Proven experience in administrative support roles.
· Excellent organisational and verbal and written communication skills.
· Self-starter, able to use initiative and manage own time / projects.
· Ability to multitask, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines.
· Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and responsibilities.
· Team player, good interpersonal skills for diverse group of people.
· Passion for the mission and values of our organisation.
· Strong attention to detail, reliable and able to maintain confidentiality.
· Ability to represent the high standards of SLL working with the local community.
· Good IT skills, eg: digital filing, data protection safeguarding awareness. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
· Calm under pressure.
Skills
· Office and Administration Management
· General / operations management
· Volunteer management
· Data protection / GDPR
· Health & safety
· Safeguarding
Key Responsibilities
1. General Administrative Support:
· Taking rescue calls and dispatching rescuers
· Managing general public enquiries
· Volunteer scheduling – via a rota
· Managing vehicle records, booking MOT’s, Insurance.
· Managing rescue statistics.
· Maintaining and improving (eg: digitise) office systems (eg: filing).
2. Programme Support:
· Scheduling outreach sessions and liaising with external community groups.
· Assist in booking other individuals (eg: work experience) and groups (eg: schools) for visits to Swan Lifeline and build calendar of events.
3. Financial and Fundraising Administration:
· Assist with basic financial tasks eg: invoices, and expenses.
· Helping Fundraiser Manager with Grants admin.
· Ordering food and supplies.
4. Communication and Outreach Administration:
· Volunteer outreach and feedback.
Interviews are informal and in person or on Zoom.
What difference will you make?
Without managing our office and administration efficiently we will have significantly less time and resources to support swans who desperately need our help and face an uncertain future as a result of the Nature emergency and Avian flu. The work you do to ensure our administration is efficient and effective will really help us continue to sustain Swan Lifeline for the future.
Body & Soul is a charity dedicated to transforming the life-threatening effects of adverse childhood experiences. Whether someone has been neglected or abused, trafficked, attempted suicide or stigmatised because of HIV – we have helped to liberate thousands of people from the trauma that controls them. Our community provides people of all ages with a wide range of innovative and creative programmes that support physical, mental and emotional health and well-being. We have developed a ‘whole person’ model of care rooted in a strengths-based approach that nurtures connection, healing and growth. Through building members’ protective factors, we promote and develop resiliency, interrupt latent vulnerability and transform lives.
This internship will focus on supporting our You Are Not Alone (YANA) programme which is unique in addressing the those aged 16 - 35 who have attempted suicide or engaged in serious self-harm. We know how difficult the transition from adolescence to adulthood can be, and this programme is designed to provide vital continuity of support for people who are struggling with suicidality during this particularly sensitive period. The programme offers therapeutic and practical interventions for the young person and their family members to support them during this time e.g. Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, community events, casework, and advocacy etc.
The successful intern will work alongside the YANA team, to further improve our connections with stakeholders, funders, and referral partners and boost the profile of our suicide prevention services and continue with our work to develop a successful marketing plan.
Our intern will be…
- Establishing and maintaining new external partnerships with relevant bodies such as, A&E departments, universities and other charities
- Assisting in strengthening relationships with existing partners.
- Work alongside our MindSET team to increase profile and establish partnerships.
- Assisting with research, outreach and planning of outreach events.
We are looking for an intern who…
- Is confident in building long-lasting professional relationships and partnerships.
- Is proactive and confident in connecting with new people, and establishing new relationships, especially in-person.
- Has outreach/comms and/or social media experience
- Has experience or skills needed for planning and coordinating events.
- Can commit to a minimum 3 days a week (ideally Monday, Wednesday and Thursday) for 3 months.
This is an unpaid internship; with expenses covered if needed.
We offer regular learning and development opportunities for interns; designed to give a deeper insight into Body & Soul’s unique approach.
This intern role is for our summer intake, running from June- Aug 2024. Interviews will be held on 20-24th May.
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Would you like to provide advice and make a meaningful difference in the lives of those facing some of the most challenging times? After successfully completing the initial training our volunteers provide free, independent advice on a range of issues including debt, benefits, housing and other social welfare concerns, to those in the Barnet community.
Find out more in the description below or on our website.
Commitment: 2 days per week
Typical duties:
- Assist clients on reception.
- Speak to clients on our helpline.
- Support clients in person (we are opening lots more outreach locations across Barnet).
- Undertake administrative tasks supporting the advice team.
Purpose of the role:
- To help provide an effective and efficient advice service to members of the public.
- To help influence government and other organisations by informing them of the effect of their actions on the lives of clients.
Qualities Required:
- Being open, approachable and non-judgmental.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and in person.
- A good level of literacy and numeracy skills.
- A good level of IT literacy.
- A commitment to the aims and principles of the Citizens Advice service.
- Ability to regularly commit to volunteering (commitment level depending on the role).
- Ability to commit to and work with the aims, principles and policies of the Citizens Advice service.
We ask everyone to undertake some initial brief training and then you can start volunteering with us. There are opportunities to progress and you will have regular reviews with the training manager. You will need to complete an application form which we will send you after this application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.