Richard currently works as Corporate Volunteering Coordinator but on a career break in 2018, he volunteered with StreetLink and St Mungo's.

He says, “I was so impressed by the volunteer journey at StreetLink – the communication, training and support all made me feel really welcome and part of a team doing really important work."

Rob is part of our fundraising team, but also volunteered his time in the Recovery College for three years to run a course on public speaking.

He says “public speaking is a hard skill to learn and a big part of my role at St Mungo’s. It’s one of my key transferable skills and, in practice, the people we support can also benefit from building their confidence at the same time."

Drawing on her skills in research and facilitation, Anita was a volunteer, running a women’s engagement session with us. She then continued as a Locum worker alongside her job elsewhere before she successfully applied for the Research Manager role. And building on the opportunities for learning and development we offer, she recently moved into senior management.

Ola started as a volunteer in our mental health hostel in Islington. Ola has since developed his career with us using support available such as our 'Steps into Management' scheme and our mentoring program and is now a team leader in our Criminal Justice Services.

Steph started as a volunteer for our Bristol Recovery College in 2019 where she facilitated a Textiles Group and a Women’s Group. When the pandemic hit, she volunteered at the Emergency Hostels, and then went on to become a Locum worker for a year. She's now in a fulltime role as a Progression Coach back with the Bristol Recovery College.

Coming from Spain and having no UK experience in the sector, Ricardo found volunteering the perfect way to develop his career further. He started as a befriender volunteer in 2009, and then eventually joined us as an agency and then permanent Project Worker and is currently one of our Regional Heads in our East Region.