Changing Tunes is a charity, based in Bristol, that uses music and mentoring to help people lead meaningful lives, free from crime.

We are looking for someone with an Arts background to become a Changing Tunes Trustee

Perhaps you are a performer or promoter with links to arts venues that may help to raise the profile of Changing Tunes within the arts sector. Perhaps you have experience devising and implementing artistic strategies and are looking for a new opportunity to help shape the artistic future of this organisation.

In addition to providing your skills and experience, you will also contribute to the overall governance of the charity helping us to achieve our aims. Our Trustees have overall control of the charity and are responsible for making sure it is doing what it was set up to do. Trustees lead the charity, decide how it is run and make decisions which impact on the lives of our beneficiaries.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Actively contributing to setting policy and strategic direction, defining goals, setting targets and evaluating performance.
• Actively seeking to further the strategic objectives of Changing Tunes, and acting in the best interests of the organisation at all time.
• Monitoring whether the service complies with its governing document.
• Monitoring the financial position of the organisation and ensuring that it operates within its means and objects, and that there are clear lines of accountability for day-to-day financial management.
• Supporting the development of the organisation through participation in agreed projects.

What are we looking for?

• Extensive experience in the arts, preferably within music.
• Commitment to the aims, principles and policies of Changing Tunes.
• Willingness and ability to understand and accept their responsibilities and liabilities as trustees, and to act in the best interests of the organisation.
• Ability to think creatively and strategically, exercise good, independent judgement, and work effectively as a board member.
• Effective communication skills and willingness to participate actively in discussion.

Individuals must be supportive of the Christian ethos of Changing Tunes. To keep in line with our current governance we are keen to recruit practising Christians.

The role of Arts Trustee is new for our board. There is an induction process in place to ensure the successful candidate feels welcome and informed.

Time commitment

• The board meets 4 times a year
• Attendance at annual event held by the charity
• Attendance at other events throughout the year is desirable

How to apply

Applications must be made via Reach Volunteering in the first instance. To apply please submit your CV along with a covering letter stating why you wish to join the organisation, the skills and experience you would bring to the board, and any other relevant information.

Shannon Trust teaches prisoners to read through the award-winning Shannon Trust Reading Plan which enables prisoners who can read to support those who cannot. Prisoners teaching prisoners makes sense but it's made possible by Shannon Trust volunteers. 

Use your excellent administrative and communication skills to support our national reading programme, the Shannon Trust Reading Plan.

About this opportunity

We need an experienced administrator to support our Area Coordinator and team of volunteers working in prisons across our Yorkshire area which covers HMP's Askham Grange, Full Sutton, Leeds, New Hall, Wealstun, Wetherby, Doncaster, Hatfield, Hull, Humber, Lindholme, Moorland, Wakefield

Your responsibilities will include:

• Booking venues and arranging tea/coffee/lunch within agreed budget
• Sending out invitations, monitoring responses/ attendance
• Circulating relevant documents and agenda beforehand
• Preparing papers required for the meeting
• Taking minutes and distributing minutes
• Notify Regional Manager of meeting dates
• Provide Regional Manager with copies of minutes

Skills & experience

There are no formal qualifications required for this role, but Area Secretaries will need to have:

• Good administrative skills
• An ability to write clearly and concisely
• Good IT skills - ability to manage Word and Excel packages and E mail.
• Ability to manage own time and prioritise own workload.
• Access to a computer/internet.

Frequency and commitment

This in ideal opportunity for a home-based volunteer although attendance at some meetings held centrally within your area is required. You will need your own computer and internet access. The time commitment will vary from month to month but will typically be 14 hours per month.

Shannon Trust teaches prisoners to read through the award-winning Shannon Trust Reading Plan which enables prisoners who can read to support those who cannot. Prisoners teaching prisoners makes sense but it's made possible by Shannon Trust volunteers. 

Use your excellent administrative and communication skills to support our national reading programme, the Shannon Trust Reading Plan.

About this opportunity

We need an experienced administrator to support our Area Coordinator and team of volunteers working in prisons across our South Central area which covers HMPs/YOIs: Aylesbury, Bedford, Bullingdon, Grendon, Huntercombe, Springhill, The Mount, Woodhill, Ford, Isle of Wight - Albany, Isle of Wight - Parkhurst, Lewes, Winchester and Guernsey.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Booking venues and arranging tea/coffee/lunch within agreed budget
• Sending out invitations, monitoring responses/ attendance
• Circulating relevant documents and agenda beforehand
• Preparing papers required for the meeting
• Taking minutes and distributing minutes
• Notify Regional Manager of meeting dates
• Provide Regional Manager with copies of minutes

Skills & experience

There are no formal qualifications required for this role, but Area Secretaries will need to have:

• Good administrative skills
• An ability to write clearly and concisely
• Good IT skills - ability to manage Word and Excel packages and E mail.
• Ability to manage own time and prioritise own workload.
• Access to a computer/internet.

Frequency and commitment

This in ideal opportunity for a home-based volunteer although attendance at some meetings held centrally within your area is required. You will need your own computer and internet access. The time commitment will vary from month to month but will typically be 14 hours per month.

Shannon Trust teaches prisoners to read through the award-winning Shannon Trust Reading Plan which enables prisoners who can read to support those who cannot. Prisoners teaching prisoners makes sense but it's made possible by Shannon Trust volunteers. 

Use your excellent administrative and communication skills to support our national reading programme, the Shannon Trust Reading Plan.

About this opportunity

We need an experienced administrator to support our Area Coordinator and team of volunteers working in prisons across our London East area which covers HMPs/YOIs: Belmarsh, Brixton, Isis, Pentonville, Thameside & Wandsworth.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Booking venues and arranging tea/coffee/lunch within agreed budget
• Sending out invitations, monitoring responses/ attendance
• Circulating relevant documents and agenda beforehand
• Preparing papers required for the meeting
• Taking minutes and distributing minutes
• Notify Regional Manager of meeting dates
• Provide Regional Manager with copies of minutes

Skills & experience

There are no formal qualifications required for this role, but Area Secretaries will need to have:

• Good administrative skills
• An ability to write clearly and concisely
• Good IT skills - ability to manage Word and Excel packages and E mail.
• Ability to manage own time and prioritise own workload.
• Access to a computer/internet.

Frequency and commitment

This in ideal opportunity for a home-based volunteer although attendance at some meetings held centrally within your area is required. You will need your own computer and internet access. The time commitment will vary from month to month but will typically be 14 hours per month.

Shannon Trust teaches prisoners to read through the award-winning Shannon Trust Reading Plan which enables prisoners who can read to support those who cannot. Prisoners teaching prisoners makes sense but it's made possible by Shannon Trust volunteers. 

Use your excellent administrative and communication skills to support our national reading programme, the Shannon Trust Reading Plan.

About this opportunity

We need an experienced administrator to support our Area Coordinator and team of volunteers working in prisons across our Kent area which covers HMPs/YOIs: Cookham Wood, East Sutton Park, Elmley, Maidstone, Rochester, Standford Hill, Swaleside and Medway STC.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Booking venues and arranging tea/coffee/lunch within agreed budget
• Sending out invitations, monitoring responses/ attendance
• Circulating relevant documents and agenda beforehand
• Preparing papers required for the meeting
• Taking minutes and distributing minutes
• Notify Regional Manager of meeting dates
• Provide Regional Manager with copies of minutes

Skills & experience

There are no formal qualifications required for this role, but Area Secretaries will need to have:

• Good administrative skills
• An ability to write clearly and concisely
• Good IT skills - ability to manage Word and Excel packages and E mail.
• Ability to manage own time and prioritise own workload.
• Access to a computer/internet.

Frequency and commitment

This in ideal opportunity for a home-based volunteer although attendance at some meetings held centrally within your area is required. You will need your own computer and internet access. The time commitment will vary from month to month but will typically be 14 hours per month.

Could you help a young person change their life and avoid reoffending after release from prison?

Criminal justice charity Belong provides hope, rehabilitation and recovery for victims and perpetrators of crime. We are working with several criminal justice organisations, to provide one to one mentoring support, in HMPYOI Feltham and surrounding communities, to young people who have criminal convictions and want to change their lives.

We have exciting opportunities available for committed, compassionate people to volunteer as one to one mentors with us. Volunteers will work with people serving sentences at HMPYOI Feltham, and in the community after young people’s release.

One to one mentors will build a professional working relationship with young people as they serve their custodial sentence, prepare for release and resettle into the community. Mentoring sessions will take place once per week or fortnight, for up to one hour per session. During the sessions volunteers will offer support to individuals to assist them to access education, training and employment in and outside of custody and to build and maintain positive relationships. Volunteers need to be able to commit to the role for 9 - 12 months. Mentoring sessions at HMPYOI Feltham will take place on weekdays from 8am to 5pm.

Successful applicants will be invited to participate in an initial two day training course at HMPYOI Feltham on Saturday 25th April and Saturday 2nd May, from 9am - 5pm.

Prison security vetting and an enhanced DBS check are required for this role and all volunteers will be supported to undergo this. After vetting processes are complete, further training will be provided at the prison in which mentors are volunteering, with a range of dates available.

Full support and supervision will be provided to volunteers.

Apply now to join the Belong team!

Please send us your CV and a covering letter by Wednesday 11th March.

We welcome applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system.

Aim of volunteering

To assist the Fundraising Team in helping raise funds by participating in various events throughout the year.

Raise awareness of the RD&E Charity

Help to fundraise income to help the charity meet its public benefit aims.

Assist the fundraisers

Description

As fundraising Volunteers you will play a big part in helping us raise funds for various departments within not only the RD&E but community hospitals within the NHS.

You can become involved in fun activities such as:

· Raffle ticket selling;

· Attending various events;

· Collections;

· Bag packs in various supermarkets;

· Arranging coffee mornings and other charitable events; and

· Manning the charity stall at RD&E Wonford and other charitable events.

We are hoping to work with partners such as Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Sainsbury’s to name but a few and to take advantage of their customer base by holding regular collection weekends and bag packing events across Exeter and the wider community outside their stores.

What’s in it for you?

· You will be working to support a meaningful and rewarding cause;

· You will feel good about the work you are doing and you want to share the joy of giving back with others;

· Gain new skills, knowledge and experience;

· Develop existing skills and knowledge;

· Enhancing your CV;

· Improve your employment prospects;

· Meet new people and making new friends;

· A chance to socialise; and

· Get to know the local community.

Not only are you supporting the RD&E charity to raise money to help improve the patients experience whilst they are in hospital but it is also an exciting time to get involved in the work of the charity.

· By just giving a few hours of your time can make a huge difference.  You can work as little as 3 hours to 20 hours per week depending on your commitments, remember, Fundraising is always flexible and exciting!

We will provide you with all the necessary training and support to carry out your role effectively.

Expectations

As an RD&E Fundraising Volunteer, you would usually commit to a minimum of 3 hours’ volunteering every week. You need to successfully complete a mandatory half day RD&E induction course before starting this role and a local induction with a member of the RD&E Charity team on your first day. You also need to update certain aspects of mandatory training as follows: Data Security and Protection Training yearly and Manual Handling and Fire Training every two years.

Training and Benefits

The Volunteer Coordinator is currently consulting with volunteers and local leads to broaden the training offer to volunteers. Your RD&E ID badge will entitle you to discounted food and drink in Oasis and other RD&E food and shop outlets. Your travel expenses can be reimbursed within limitations. Although we encourage car drivers to use Sowton Park & Ride, some volunteer roles can be provided with a parking permit.

The volunteer is responsible for claiming their own travel expenses and/or permit using established procedures.

Skills required

You will need to:

· Be friendly, welcoming and approachable;

· Be non-judgemental and enjoy interacting with people of all ages and stages of life and backgrounds;

· Have good communication skills;

· Be a good team player; and

· Have good numeracy skills.

Hours

To be discussed

Duties NOT undertaken by a volunteer

· Giving medical advice;

· Giving personal opinions;

· Giving personal details about staff, such as addresses/home telephone numbers;

· Endorsing any products, hospitals, organisations, services or health professionals;

· Accepting payment other than reimbursements of costs; and

· Moving patients or visitors, except for pushing them in wheelchairs, and only if you have had specific wheelchair training

Shannon Trust teaches prisoners to read through the award-winning Shannon Trust Reading Plan which enables prisoners who can read to support those who cannot. Prisoners teaching prisoners makes sense but it's made possible by Shannon Trust volunteers. 

Use your excellent administrative and communication skills to support our national reading programme, the Shannon Trust Reading Plan.

About this opportunity

We need an experienced administrator to support our Area Coordinator and team of volunteers working in prisons across our Wales area which covers HMP's Cardiff, Parc, Prescoed, Swansea, Usk

Your responsibilities will include:

• Booking venues and arranging tea/coffee/lunch within agreed budget
• Sending out invitations, monitoring responses/ attendance
• Circulating relevant documents and agenda beforehand
• Preparing papers required for the meeting
• Taking minutes and distributing minutes
• Notify Regional Manager of meeting dates
• Provide Regional Manager with copies of minutes

Skills & experience

There are no formal qualifications required for this role, but Area Secretaries will need to have:

• Good administrative skills
• An ability to write clearly and concisely
• Good IT skills - ability to manage Word and Excel packages and E mail.
• Ability to manage own time and prioritise own workload.
• Access to a computer/internet.

Frequency and commitment

This in ideal opportunity for a home-based volunteer although attendance at some meetings held centrally within your area is required. You will need your own computer and internet access. The time commitment will vary from month to month but will typically be 14 hours per month.

Shannon Trust teaches prisoners to read through the award-winning Shannon Trust Reading Plan which enables prisoners who can read to support those who cannot. Prisoners teaching prisoners makes sense but it's made possible by Shannon Trust volunteers. 

Use your excellent administrative and communication skills to support our national reading programme, the Shannon Trust Reading Plan.

About this opportunity

We need an experienced administrator to support our Area Coordinator and team of volunteers working in prisons across our East Midlands South area which covers HMPs Gartree, Leicester, Littlehey, Onley, Peterborough, Rainsbrook, Rye Hill, Whitmoor

Your responsibilities will include:

• Booking venues and arranging tea/coffee/lunch within agreed budget
• Sending out invitations, monitoring responses/ attendance
• Circulating relevant documents and agenda beforehand
• Preparing papers required for the meeting
• Taking minutes and distributing minutes
• Notify Regional Manager of meeting dates
• Provide Regional Manager with copies of minutes

Skills & experience

There are no formal qualifications required for this role, but Area Secretaries will need to have:

• Good administrative skills
• An ability to write clearly and concisely
• Good IT skills - ability to manage Word and Excel packages and E mail.
• Ability to manage own time and prioritise own workload.
• Access to a computer/internet.

Frequency and commitment

This in ideal opportunity for a home-based volunteer although attendance at some meetings held centrally within your area is required. You will need your own computer and internet access. The time commitment will vary from month to month but will typically be 14 hours per month.

Shannon Trust teaches prisoners to read through the award-winning Shannon Trust Reading Plan which enables prisoners who can read to support those who cannot. Prisoners teaching prisoners makes sense but it's made possible by Shannon Trust volunteers. 

Use your excellent administrative and communication skills to support our national reading programme, the Shannon Trust Reading Plan.

About this opportunity

We need an experienced administrator to support our Area Coordinator and team of volunteers working in prisons across our East Midlands North area which covers HMPs/YOIs  Foston Hall,Lincon,Lowdham Grange,North sea camp, Nottingham,Ranby, Stocken,Sudbury, Whatton

Your responsibilities will include:

• Booking venues and arranging tea/coffee/lunch within agreed budget
• Sending out invitations, monitoring responses/ attendance
• Circulating relevant documents and agenda beforehand
• Preparing papers required for the meeting
• Taking minutes and distributing minutes
• Notify Regional Manager of meeting dates
• Provide Regional Manager with copies of minutes

Skills & experience

There are no formal qualifications required for this role, but Area Secretaries will need to have:

• Good administrative skills
• An ability to write clearly and concisely
• Good IT skills - ability to manage Word and Excel packages and E mail.
• Ability to manage own time and prioritise own workload.
• Access to a computer/internet.

Frequency and commitment

This in ideal opportunity for a home-based volunteer although attendance at some meetings held centrally within your area is required. You will need your own computer and internet access. The time commitment will vary from month to month but will typically be 14 hours per month.

 

Shannon Trust teaches prisoners to read through the award-winning Shannon Trust Reading Plan which enables prisoners who can read to support those who cannot. Prisoners teaching prisoners makes sense but it's made possible by Shannon Trust volunteers. 

Use your excellent administrative and communication skills to support our national reading programme, the Shannon Trust Reading Plan.

About this opportunity

We need an experienced administrator to support our Area Coordinator and team of volunteers working in prisons across our North West area which covers HMP's /YOIs: Garth, Haverigg, Hindley, Kirkham, Lancaster Farms, Preston, Styal, Wymott, Altcourse, Buckley Hall, Forest Bank, Liverpool, manchester, Risley and Thorn Cross.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Booking venues and arranging tea/coffee/lunch within agreed budget
• Sending out invitations, monitoring responses/ attendance
• Circulating relevant documents and agenda beforehand
• Preparing papers required for the meeting
• Taking minutes and distributing minutes
• Notify Regional Manager of meeting dates
• Provide Regional Manager with copies of minutes

Skills & experience

There are no formal qualifications required for this role, but Area Secretaries will need to have:

• Good administrative skills
• An ability to write clearly and concisely
• Good IT skills - ability to manage Word and Excel packages and E mail.
• Ability to manage own time and prioritise own workload.
• Access to a computer/internet.

Frequency and commitment

This in ideal opportunity for a home-based volunteer although attendance at some meetings held centrally within your area is required. You will need your own computer and internet access. The time commitment will vary from month to month but will typically be 14 hours per month.

Victim Support Scotland Volunteer

How can you support victims and witnesses of crime?
 

**Please note: for the initial period of this role, you will be based in the courts**

Victims of crime often feel a range of emotions in the aftermath of an offence.  It is Victim Support Scotland’s role to provide victims and witnesses of crime emotional and practical support in person, online, and in court.  Volunteers are supported by VSS staff who manage the service.

How would you help? 

Our volunteers provide emotional support, practical help, information and guidance through the criminal justice system. We aim to empower people who have been impacted by crime, to move on with their lives. 

• Discuss service users’ needs by telephone, webchat, appointments and face-to-face contact, agreeing next steps at the end of each contact

• Help service users feel more confident by arranging and conducting court familiarisation visits

• Support service users in the court room and other appropriate locations on the day of the trial, liaising with court officials on behalf of the service users.

• Feedback and agree follow-up actions with staff members

• Provide administrative support in completing the service users journey

• Be able to translate and converse in Farsi/Urdu/Polish/Kurdish.

What benefits would I get?
 

Volunteering with Victim Support Scotland can be challenging and also extremely rewarding. As a volunteer you will:

• Support people when they most need it

• Learn new skills and knowledge of the criminal justice sector

• Gain access to a range of specialist training courses that are relevant to your volunteering role

• Positively contribute to your community as a member of a team actively working to reduce the impact of crime

• A chance to give something back

• Receive support in your volunteering role to deliver services effectively

• All reasonable expenses (e.g. travel) will be reimbursed

What skills and experience do I need?

We are looking for committed, reliable and empathetic volunteers who can work with people of all ages, backgrounds and life situations. Although we provide full training and support, knowledge of the criminal justice system and experience of supporting people is beneficial. As a Victim Support Scotland Volunteer you will need:

• Effective communication skills

• The ability to actively listen to service users and anyone affected by crime

• An interest in learning about the criminal justice system and understand the service user’s journey

• An awareness of confidentiality obligations and the responsibilities that come with upholding these obligations

• Effective time management skills (and working under pressure)

• Access to a car or ability to use public transport

What is the time commitment?
 

We know that our volunteers have busy lives, so we agree the time commitment with each individual volunteer. However, we ask for:
 

• a minimum commitment of approximately one day per week, however this may vary depending upon the needs of the service.

• a minimum commitment of at least 1 year so that they might get the most out of a volunteering role.

  
   

How can I apply?
 

The people we support come from all communities across Scotland, as do our volunteers. We welcome new volunteers from all backgrounds and languages. 

To ensure we provide the best possible service to people affected by crime, we take all our volunteer applications through our processes which involves:
 

• Joining the Disclosure Scotland PVG scheme

• Providing two satisfactory references

• Completing our three day ‘Introduction to Victim Support Scotland’ training module

• Signing and abiding by Victim Support Scotland’s Confidentiality agreement

  • Commitment to Data Protection

  • Volunteer Agreement

Victim Support Scotland Volunteer

How can you support victims and witnesses of crime?
 

Victims of crime often feel a range of emotions in the aftermath of an offence.  It is Victim Support Scotland’s role to provide victims and witnesses of crime emotional and practical support in person, online, and in court.  Volunteers are supported by VSS staff who manage the service.

How would you help? 

Our volunteers provide emotional support, practical help, information and guidance through the criminal justice system. We aim to empower people who have been impacted by crime, to move on with their lives. 

• Discuss service users’ needs by telephone, webchat, appointments and face-to-face contact, agreeing next steps at the end of each contact
• Help service users feel more confident by arranging and conducting court familiarisation visits
• Support service users in the court room and other appropriate locations on the day of the trial, liaising with court officials on behalf of the service users.
• Feedback and agree follow-up actions with staff members
• Provide administrative support in completing the service users journey

What benefits would I get?
 

Volunteering with Victim Support Scotland can be challenging and also extremely rewarding. As a volunteer you will:

• Support people when they most need it
• Learn new skills and knowledge of the criminal justice sector
• Gain access to a range of specialist training courses that are relevant to your volunteering role
• Positively contribute to your community as a member of a team actively working to reduce the impact of crime
• A chance to give something back
• Receive support in your volunteering role to deliver services effectively
• All reasonable expenses (e.g. travel) will be reimbursed

What skills and experience do I need?

We are looking for committed, reliable and empathetic volunteers who can work with people of all ages, backgrounds and life situations. Although we provide full training and support, knowledge of the criminal justice system and experience of supporting people is beneficial. As a Victim Support Scotland Volunteer you will need:

• Effective communication skills
• The ability to actively listen to service users and anyone affected by crime
• An interest in learning about the criminal justice system and understand the service user’s journey
• An awareness of confidentiality obligations and the responsibilities that come with upholding these obligations
• Effective time management skills (and working under pressure)
• Access to a car or ability to use public transport

What is the time commitment?
 

We know that our volunteers have busy lives, so we agree the time commitment with each individual volunteer. However, we ask for:
 

• a minimum commitment of approximately one day per week, however this may vary depending upon the needs of the service.
• a minimum commitment of at least 1 year so that they might get the most out of a volunteering role.

How can I apply?
 

The people we support come from all communities across Scotland, as do our volunteers. We welcome new volunteers from all backgrounds and languages. 

To ensure we provide the best possible service to people affected by crime, we ask all volunteers to follow our processes.  This will involve:  
 

• Joining the Disclosure Scotland PVG scheme

• Providing two satisfactory references

• Completing our three day ‘Introduction to Victim Support Scotland’ training module

• Signing and abiding by Victim Support Scotland’s Confidentiality agreement
  • Commitment to Data Protection
  • Volunteer Agreement

Victim Support Scotland Volunteer

How can you support victims and witnesses of crime?
 

Victims of crime often feel a range of emotions in the aftermath of an offence.  It is Victim Support Scotland’s role to provide victims and witnesses of crime emotional and practical support in person, online, and in court.  Volunteers are supported by VSS staff who manage the service.

How would you help? 

Our volunteers provide emotional support, practical help, information and guidance through the criminal justice system. We aim to empower people who have been impacted by crime, to move on with their lives. 

• Discuss service users’ needs by telephone, webchat, appointments and face-to-face contact, agreeing next steps at the end of each contact
• Help service users feel more confident by arranging and conducting court familiarisation visits
• Support service users in the court room and other appropriate locations on the day of the trial, liaising with court officials on behalf of the service users.
• Feedback and agree follow-up actions with staff members
• Provide administrative support in completing the service users journey

What benefits would I get?
 

Volunteering with Victim Support Scotland can be challenging and also extremely rewarding. As a volunteer you will:

• Support people when they most need it
• Learn new skills and knowledge of the criminal justice sector
• Gain access to a range of specialist training courses that are relevant to your volunteering role
• Positively contribute to your community as a member of a team actively working to reduce the impact of crime
• A chance to give something back
• Receive support in your volunteering role to deliver services effectively
• All reasonable expenses (e.g. travel) will be reimbursed

What skills and experience do I need?

We are looking for committed, reliable and empathetic volunteers who can work with people of all ages, backgrounds and life situations. Although we provide full training and support, knowledge of the criminal justice system and experience of supporting people is beneficial. As a Victim Support Scotland Volunteer you will need:

• Effective communication skills
• The ability to actively listen to service users and anyone affected by crime
• An interest in learning about the criminal justice system and understand the service user’s journey
• An awareness of confidentiality obligations and the responsibilities that come with upholding these obligations
• Effective time management skills (and working under pressure)
• Access to a car or ability to use public transport

What is the time commitment?
 

We know that our volunteers have busy lives, so we agree the time commitment with each individual volunteer. However, we ask for:
 

• a minimum commitment of approximately one day per week, however this may vary depending upon the needs of the service.
• a minimum commitment of at least 1 year so that they might get the most out of a volunteering role.

How can I apply?
 

The people we support come from all communities across Scotland, as do our volunteers. We welcome new volunteers from all backgrounds and languages. 

To ensure we provide the best possible service to people affected by crime, we ask all volunteers to follow our processes.  This will involve:  
 

• Joining the Disclosure Scotland PVG scheme

• Providing two satisfactory references

• Completing our three day ‘Introduction to Victim Support Scotland’ training module

• Signing and abiding by Victim Support Scotland’s Confidentiality agreement
  • Commitment to Data Protection
  • Volunteer Agreement