Volunteer role: Safety Chat Facilitator for Faith to Faithless

Faith to Faithless, part of Humanists UK, provides dedicated support to individuals who leave high-control religious groups.

The service is led largely by people with lived experience who understand the unique challenges of stepping away from a closed community. Leaving a high-control religion can be a deeply disruptive transition: people often face sudden isolation through the loss of lifelong family and social networks, and the challenge of building an independent life from scratch. In some cases, individuals may also experience other pressures or religious abuses, or struggle to find understanding from public services.

We exist to ensure that nobody has to walk that journey alone. Through peer support, social events, and a helpline, we create safe, welcoming spaces where people can rebuild their confidence, connect with understanding peers, and find their feet in wider society.

Read more about what Faith to Faithless does on our website.

When someone registers to join Faith to Faithless services, their journey begins with a Safety Chat. This is a warm, 1-to-1 video call lasting between 30 and 60 minutes with a trained Safety Chat Facilitator.

As a Safety Chat Facilitator, you will often be the very first person a service user has ever spoken to outside their religious community about their decision to leave. These calls are a vital opportunity to:

• Give new service users an uplifting, welcoming introduction to our community.

• Explain how our peer support and social events work, and answer their initial questions.

• Help us ensure that our group spaces remain safe and respectful for everyone, and that peer support is the right fit for the individual at this point in their life.

Take a look at the full role description and person specification to help you decide whether the role is right for you, and consider what you would get out of the role as well as what you might bring to it.