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Help make the High Wycombe community more inclusive, connected and supportive for disabled children and their families.
Yusra Jinaan Foundation is looking for a passionate and community-minded Volunteer Community Engagement Co-ordinator to strengthen support for disabled children and their families in High Wycombe.
You will act as a friendly point of contact for parent carers, particularly families from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, helping connect them with local support, activities, information and opportunities.
What you’ll be involved in:
- Supporting and engaging with parent carers and local families
- Coordinating community activities, events and engagement opportunities
- Building relationships with schools, faith groups, community organisations and other local partners
- Identifying new partnership opportunities
- Promoting activities and encouraging families to participate
- Gathering feedback from families to help shape future support
- Signposting families to relevant local services and resources
- Helping raise awareness of the experiences and needs of disabled children and their families
We’re looking for someone who:
- Lives in or has strong links to High Wycombe
- Is passionate about supporting disabled children and their families
- Is warm, approachable and able to build trust with people from diverse backgrounds
- Has good communication and interpersonal skills
- Is organised and comfortable helping coordinate activities and relationships
- Can commit approximately 2–4 hours per week
Previous professional experience is not essential. Experience of community engagement, volunteering, family support or partnership working would be helpful, and applications from parent carers are especially welcomed.
What you’ll receive:
- Full induction and relevant training
- Ongoing mentorship and support from Yusra Jinaan Foundation
- Practical experience in community engagement, project coordination and partnership development
- The opportunity to build transferable skills and local connections while making a meaningful difference
Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We are actively interviewing and may close the opportunity early if a suitable volunteer is appointed.
Registered Charity
1 - 5
Bringing ease to children with disabilities and their families.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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“Queer Space” is a support group is for adults who identify as LGBTQ+ and who have experience of mental health challenges. It is a peer-led space with a focus on empowerment, community, expression and joy. Above all, the space is led by the community it serves.
We are seeking a Volunteer Group Facilitator is to provide peer support and facilitate a group with the guidance of a coordinator, whilst creating a welcoming environment and sharing their own knowledge/experience of living with mental health difficulties. The role will also entail the planning of groups and assisting with other peer support administrative duties.
We will be running two groups, daytime and evening; you are welcome to apply for both or just one.
The group offers:
- A safe space to talk openly and honestly about mental health, Queerness and identity
- Peer support from people who have walked a similar path
- Real talk: honest discussions led by peer group facilitators who have been there
- Fun! A space to express, explore and create to understand ourselves, our identities and our place in the world better.
What we’re looking for:
- Enthusiasm for supporting and engaging people in group settings, helping to create an inclusive and welcoming environment.
- A willingness to draw on your own personal lived experience and share to inspire hope and connection.
- Strong communication and listening skills, with the ability to offer empathy, encouragement and appropriate support.
- A collaborative team player who can work effectively with colleagues and volunteers and carry out basic administrative tasks.
- Commitment to promoting wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion, ensuring everyone feels respected and valued.
- A reliable and professional individual who can represent South East London Mind positively and commit to volunteering regularly over the long term.
Benefits of volunteering with us:
- Gain frontline experience
- Expenses paid in line with volunteering policy
- Opportunities to progress within organisation
- Regular training and development opportunities
- Ongoing supervision and support
- An opportunity to be part of a team
- An opportunity to help people within the local community
- Volunteering Week celebrations
- In-depth induction training which includes active listening skills, group dynamics, mental health awareness, and EDI (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion)
Interested in the role? Next steps:
- Complete a Volunteer Application Form using role person specification as a guide
- Interview and reference check
- Undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Complete our volunteer training programme
Queer space is a peer-led service. As such, the successful candidate should have lived experience of the LGBTQ+ community, with their own experience of mental health issues.
We recognise the importance of having a diverse and inclusive work force, and would therefore particularly welcome applications from the following, currently under-represented, groups:
SEL Mind is committed to meeting the reasonable adjustments of disabled people and always welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health problems.
How to apply
Please find our application form and details of how to apply on our website.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
We work to be there when it matters for people living with mental health problems and dementia in Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.