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Guardian Light Foundation
Location: Remote
Commitment: Flexible – approx. 20 hours per month
Role Type: Volunteer
Reports to: Board of directors
�� About Guardian Light Foundation
Guardian Light Foundation exists to protect, support, and empower children, teenagers, and single-parent families facing homelessness, abuse, and extreme hardship.
Many of the individuals we serve are navigating complex legal situations while already dealing with trauma, fear, and instability. Access to safe, ethical, and compassionate legal advice can be life-changing — and that’s where you come in.
⚖️ About the Role
We are seeking a Volunteer Solicitor with experience in family law, safeguarding, or domestic abuse-related legal matters to provide initial legal guidance, signposting, and referrals to vulnerable individuals supported by Guardian Light Foundation.
This role is advisory and supportive, not high-volume casework. Your expertise will help people understand their rights, options, and next steps at critical moments in their lives.
�� Focus Areas
�� Children’s Arrangements
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Custody and contact arrangements
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Child safeguarding concerns
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Schooling and parental responsibility guidance
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Early advice on family court processes
��️ Domestic Violence Injunctions
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Non-molestation orders
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Occupation orders
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Restraining orders
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Emergency protection guidance and referrals
���� Single-Parent Legal Support
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Family court guidance
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Child maintenance advice
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Housing rights and homelessness-related legal signposting
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Referrals to specialist legal services where appropriate
�� What You’ll Be Doing
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Providing initial legal advice and guidance (not ongoing representation)
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Supporting safeguarding decisions where legal insight is required
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Advising on urgent legal options in high-risk situations
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Signposting individuals to appropriate external legal services
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Working closely with GLF’s safeguarding and support teams
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Maintaining clear professional boundaries and ethical practice
��️ Safeguarding & Compliance
Because this role supports vulnerable individuals:
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An Enhanced Volunteer DBS Check is required
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DBS checks are conducted via our trusted partner Serve (Rushden)
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All work must align with GLF’s safeguarding policies
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Confidentiality and GDPR compliance are essential
�� Skills & Experience Required
Essential:
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Qualified UK Solicitor (or equivalent legal professional)
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Experience in family law, domestic abuse, or child safeguarding
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Strong understanding of trauma-informed practice
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Ability to explain legal concepts clearly and compassionately
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Commitment to ethical and client-centred practice
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Solicitor must hold - Their own Professional Indemnity Insurance and/or Public Liability Insurance cover
Desirable:
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Experience working with charities or vulnerable populations
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Knowledge of housing or homelessness law
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Familiarity with referral pathways and support services
�� Who We’re Looking For
You are someone who:
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Has a genuine passion for protecting children and families
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Believes access to justice should never depend on income
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Can balance professionalism with empathy
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Understands the emotional impact of legal uncertainty
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Wants to use their expertise to create real social impact
⏰ Time Commitment
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Approx. 20 hours per month
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Flexible scheduling
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Fully remote
�� What You’ll Gain
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The opportunity to make a direct, meaningful impact
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Professional fulfilment through purpose-led legal work
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Recognition and appreciation within a growing social enterprise
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Networking with professionals across counselling, housing, and social care
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Opportunity to join an Advisory Board or Board of Directors as the organisation grows
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At Guardian Light Foundation, we restore hope for homeless children, teens and single parents scarred by abuse, harassment and homelessness.
Thank you!
Volunteer Trustees
Volunteer Trustee opportunities
We are seeking to appoint new Trustees to become actively involved in the strategic direction, governance and decision making of the charity. As a Trustee you will join a dynamic and supportive team committed to making a difference to people affected by cancer. With a new, incoming Chair, this is an exciting time to join the Board as it works toward shaping the charity’s future. The role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact while providing a rewarding and satisfying experience that enables personal development and growth.
The charity is happy to hear from people across the country and in particular anyone with the following experience or expertise.
Healthcare
Medical Practitioners or Allied Health Professionals with recent experience of working with cancer patients/or cancer treatment, ideally within the NHS.
Commercial
The Penny Brohn UK National Centre offers external organisations a unique environment for their own business use which includes daily and residential bookings as well as tenancy agreements. Due to a successful period of growth in recent years, the charity would welcome the expertise of a Trustee with significant experience in this area who can support the development of this income stream further.
Values and Behaviours
All Trustees are expected to uphold and model Penny Brohn UKs values of courage, resilience, compassion, warmth and community and to champion an inclusive, evidence-informed approach to holistic cancer care.
Support for new Trustees
New Trustees are fully supported through a planned induction into the organisation, starting with an introduction to each area of the Charity.
Time commitment
The Trustee Board meet four times in-person each year at the National Centre in Bristol on Fridays, generally between 9am – 4pm. Trustee representation is also required on one or two online sub-committees, which are held up to four times per year for each committee and Trustees will be appointed to the sub-committees once recruited into post in accordance with their relevant skills and experience. Attendance is also required for the AGM and an annual Trustee Away Day as well as occasional events or strategic discussions
Attendance at Key Events
As ambassadors for the Charity, the Trustee Board is encouraged to ensure that there is Trustee representation at key events throughout the calendar year such as fundraising, networking and other high-profile events.
Tenure
Trustees are appointed for a three-year term with a maximum appointment of four terms (12 years).
Expenses
All Trustees are eligible to be reimbursed for expenses incurred whilst on Board business, this includes attendance at Board Meetings. Eligible expenses include:
- Reimbursement of petrol costs, rate currently set at 45p per mile, (15p per mile after 500 miles incurred annually) or the equivalent 2nd class rail fare, whichever is the lower.
- Any car parking fees associated with the travel.
Thank you for your interest in this important voluntary role. For further information, please download the attached information pack.
How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Trustee at Penny Brohn UK. For full details about the role, recruitment process and application requirements, please download the attached information pack and visit the Penny Brohn UK website, where you will find instructions on how to submit your application.
At Penny Brohn UK, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout the organisation. We are proactively taking action to support EDI and Wellbeing to support our ethos of creating a diverse culture that is reflective of both our employees and the lived experience of all communities touched by cancer. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
