This training calendar holds the details for volunteer training courses in London and Bristol.
London courses are in orange, Bristol courses are in blue.
To book onto a training course in your region, please email volunteer@mungos.org or call 020 3856 6160.
Monday 17th February - Alcohol and Drug Awareness
6pm – 8pm
St Mungo's, 5th Floor, 3 Thomas More Square, LONDON, E1W 1YW
The aim of this course is to provide volunteers with a clear understanding of alcohol and drug awareness and how to apply this understanding whilst volunteering in our accommodation based projects and services. All volunteers are encouraged to attend for a wider understanding of the work we do in supporting clients with substance use needs.
Wednesday 19th February - Improving Career Prospects: Interview Skills
6pm – 8.30pm
St Mungo's, 5th Floor, 3 Thomas More Square, LONDON, E1W 1YW
This course is aimed at volunteers interested in developing their interview skills, and aims to equip attendees with techniques for interviewing for paid positions at St Mungo’s and other organisations.
For those volunteers interested in identifying and learning how to attractively package the job skills they have developed since volunteering at St Mungo's, our Improving Career Prospects Through Volunteering course is a good place to start.
Wednesday 19th February - Volunteer Reflective Practice
4pm - 6pm
St Mungo’s, 1 New Street, St Judes, BRISTOL, BS2 9DX
Reflective Practice is a safe space to think about or reflect on your volunteer experience at St Mungo’s. This is our opportunity to talk about how we’re feeling right now and is part of the well-being and development of volunteers as part of our service.
Saturday 22nd February - Core Training
9.30am – 1pm
St Mungo’s, 1 New Street, St Judes, BRISTOL, BS2 9DX
Volunteer Services Core Training is a mandatory course for all volunteers starting at St Mungo’s. The course aims to cover all the key topics that volunteers need to be aware of, to confidently start in their role. Topics include: safeguarding, boundaries, diversity, inclusion and working with our client group
Tuesday 25th February - Introduction to Mental Health
6pm – 8.30pm
St Mungo's, 5th Floor, 3 Thomas More Square, LONDON, E1W 1YW
This course is suitable for volunteers in client facing roles to understand the support needs of those suffering from poor mental health. This module aims to provide an understanding of mental health and how clients are affected and what support is available.
Thursday 5th March - Mental Health Training
10am – 1.30pm
New Street Centre, St Judes, BRISTOL, BS2 9DX
Emma Bell and Emma Friend from our Assertive Contact Engagement Team (ACE) lead a specialist session on understanding mental health in relation to our clients. Many of our clients have complex needs including mental health issues. Come along to learn more about how to support people with mental health needs and look after yourself in your work.
Thursday 5th March - Conflict Management
5.30pm – 8pm
New Street Centre, St Judes, BRISTOL, BS2 9DX
This training is particularly beneficial for volunteers who are in client-facing roles. The training will cover how to:
- Recognise and reduce risks surrounding conflict and behaviours that challenge
- Understand human behaviour and the function of behaviours that challenge, e.g. unmet needs
- Recognise and reduce triggers of conflict and escalation
- Develop positive interaction that build good relationships
- Defuse, calm and resolve emotive situations
- Maintain personal safety and work as a team
Saturday 7th March- Core Training
9.30am – 1pm
New Street Centre, St Judes, BRISTOL, BS2 9DX
Volunteer Services Core Training is a mandatory course for all volunteers starting at St Mungo’s. The course aims to cover all the key topics that volunteers need to be aware of, to confidently start in their role. Topics include: safeguarding, boundaries, diversity, inclusion and working with our client group
Saturday 7th March - Core Training
9.30am – 1pm
St Mungo’s, 5th Floor, 3 Thomas More Square, LONDON, E1W 1YW
Volunteer Services Core Training is a mandatory course for all volunteers starting at St Mungo’s. The course aims to cover all the key topics that volunteers need to be aware of, to confidently start in their role. Topics include: safeguarding, boundaries, diversity, inclusion and working with our client group.
Tuesday 17th March - Improving Career Prospects through Volunteering
6pm – 8.30pm
St Mungo’s, 5th Floor, 3 Thomas More Square, LONDON, E1W 1YW
This course is aimed at volunteers interested in identifying and learning how to attractively package the job skills they have developed since volunteering at St Mungo’s. The course will cover: the link between volunteering and employability, employability skills, matching volunteer experiences to job specifications, and constructing an excellent curriculum vitae (CV).
Thursday 19th March - Core Training
9.30am – 1pm
St Mungo’s, 5th Floor, 3 Thomas More Square, LONDON, E1W 1YW
Volunteer Services Core Training is a mandatory course for all volunteers starting at St Mungo’s. The course aims to cover all the key topics that volunteers need to be aware of, to confidently start in their role. Topics include: safeguarding, boundaries, diversity, inclusion and working with our client group.
Thursday 19th March - Introduction to Complex Trauma
10am – 1.30pm
New Street Centre, St Judes, BRISTOL, BS2 9DX
Join Emma Bell and Emma Friend from the ACE service who lead a session on understanding complex trauma. Many of our clients have experience complex trauma, in this session you will learn more about what this means and how best to support clients who may have experienced this. Volunteers who book on to this session are also recommended to attend the personality disorders session on the 25th October as the sessions complement each other.
Friday 27th March - Improving Career Prospects through Volunteering
10am – 12pm
New Street Centre, St Judes, BRISTOL, BS2 9DX
This course is aimed at volunteers interested in identifying and learning how to attractively package the job skills they have developed since volunteering at St Mungo’s. The course will cover: the link between volunteering and employability, employability skills, matching volunteer experiences to job specifications, and constructing an excellent curriculum vitae (CV).
