Activities assistant volunteer

Hackney

St Mungo’s Tenancy Sustainment Team (TST) provides a floating support service across 16 London boroughs north of the River Thames, with an aim to support clients in maintaining their independent accommodation. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to lead on assisting to implement a season of client events and activities and promoting it within the service. We are fortunate enough to have been given a generous budget to spend in this area. Ideas so far are cookery classes, paid events and museums, countryside and seaside excursions, and other days out all to promote inclusivity and facilitate social bonding, learning and increasing self-esteem.

Art group support volunteer

Camden

Gray’s Inn Road is part of the South Camden Mental Health Service. The hostel is primary for clients with mental health support needs, but many of the clients have complex needs as they also use substances and alcohol. We’re looking for a volunteer with a passion for art who is able to support a facilitator to run art groups with our residents. There will also be opportunities to attend trips and outings.

Cook and chat volunteer

Islington

Clients in our service frequently cook microwave meals and/or get takeaways. We want to give them the option of an affordable and healthy version of this. The role will involve running weekly cooking groups and imparting healthy living skills and knowledge.

Cook and Chat Volunteer

Camden

St. Mungo’s Wharton Street Service is part of the Islington Substance Use Contract. We support clients who live in supported accommodation to move through their recovery journey. All clients in this service have a history of drug and/or alcohol issues. We are recruiting for volunteers to support the role we do by helping clients in gaining and improving their life skills. Wharton Street is an all-male project with shared kitchen and bathroom facilities.

Clients frequently cook microwave meals and/or get takeaways. Giving them the option of an affordable and healthy version of this would be right up their street!

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Daytime StreetLink referral line volunteer

Tower Hamlets

In this role, you will be the first point of contact on a telephone referral line where you will collate information about individuals’ rough sleeping locations.

Duty volunteer

Hackney

The Tenancy Sustainment Team (TST North) operates within a pan-London scheme called the Rough Sleepers Initiative. We work with 850+ former rough sleepers. This role will involve assisting our team on drop-in days. Duties will include welcoming clients and visitors to the service, answering the telephone and taking messages, assisting clients to make calls and complete forms, and general administrative tasks when required.

Event Fundraising Volunteer

Bristol

The role is an exciting and diverse opportunity to support with fundraising. You could be collecting donations at a supermarket, in a shopping mall or at an organised event. Handing out leaflets and information or face painting (a simple template design – unless you are creative!).

Volunteers must be flexible and happy to stand or sit for a few hours at a time. You may be situated outside or inside, so happy to dress accordingly to the weather conditions.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Fun Division Event Volunteer

Bath

Bridges to Wellbeing is involved with the set up and delivery of a variety of peer led groups in BANES that support mental health and wellbeing, the development and production of the Hope Guide, coordination of the Peer Mentoring Project and offers a variety of training to volunteers. This role is primarily to help with the organisation and facilitation of Fun Division, a monthly event based around fun activities and learning, with an aim to reduce social isolation and anxiety, creating a warm and inclusive community.

We are looking for volunteers interested in helping with the planning and organisation of each event, taking the lead/co-lead on one event every four month and involving other volunteers to create a safe, respectful and inclusive environment.

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Gardening volunteer (Adamson Road)

Camden

Adamson Road is a 21 bed 24 hour high support mental health accommodation in the heart of Swiss Cottage. As the gardener you will be responsible for engaging clients to participate in the maintenance of our garden. Your work will not be limited to having clients participating, and so you may find you will be lone working.

Hope Guide Production Volunteer

Bath

Bridges to Wellbeing is involved with the set up and delivery of a variety of peer led groups in BANES that support mental health and wellbeing, the development and production of the Hope Guide, coordination of the Peer Mentoring Project and offers a variety of training to volunteers. This role is primarily to help with the production of the latest Hope Guide Booklet. The Hope Guide is an invaluable resource used to inform residents in B&NES as to what support groups and activities are available to them.

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Infographic volunteer

Tower Hamlets

As part of the Design and Print service within our Communications team, you will support the Graphic Designer to deliver a full range of design and print services to promote the work of
St Mungo’s, both internally and externally.

This will include creating high quality print and design work in keeping with St Mungo’s brand guidelines as well as handling our design and print requests. You can expect to work on creating leaflets, posters, display graphics and more.

Volunteers must have experience of using Adobe products, including InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.

Please note, the closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Language support volunteer

Hackney

We are looking to recruit a bank of bilingual volunteers who can be available on a casual basis to provide translation assistance.

Literacy and numeracy volunteer

Hammersmith and Fulham

As a Recovery College tutor you will be leading English and or Maths sessions and drop in activities in English or Maths studies. You will be guided by the values of the Recovery College and at its heart, encourage participation from all learners.

Literacy and numeracy volunteer

Kensington and Chelsea

As a Recovery College tutor you will be leading English and or Maths sessions and drop in activities in English or Maths studies. You will be guided by the values of the Recovery College and at its heart, encourage participation from all learners.

Literacy and numeracy volunteer tutor

Hammersmith and Fulham

As a recovery college tutor you will be leading English and/or Maths sessions and drop in activities in English or Maths studies. You will be guided by the values of the Recovery College and at its heart, encourage participation from all learners.

Literacy and numeracy volunteer tutor

Southwark

The Recovery College runs a wide variety of courses delivered in partnership with people who have lived experience of homelessness, mental health and using St Mungo’s services. As a recovery college tutor you will be leading English and or Maths sessions and drop in activities in English or Maths studies.

Literacy and numeracy volunteer tutor

Hackney

The Recovery College runs a wide variety of courses delivered in partnership with people who have lived experience of homelessness, mental health and using St Mungo’s services. As a recovery college tutor you will be leading English and or Maths sessions and drop in activities in English or Maths studies.

Literacy and numeracy volunteer tutor

Ealing

The Recovery College runs a wide variety of courses delivered in partnership with people who have lived experience of homelessness, mental health and using St Mungo’s services. As a recovery college tutor you will be leading English and or Maths sessions and drop in activities in English or Maths studies.

Move on Volunteer

Essex

We are looking for a volunteer to assist our Keyworkers, Outreach Workers and Street Impact Workers in supporting identified clients who are looking for their own accommodation in the private sector. This would include activities such as searching websites, supporting clients to make phone calls, assisting the client on the day of moving, attending property viewings and tenancy sign-ups.

This is an active and dynamic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to gain first-hand insight into the challenges former rough sleepers face when moving into and out of accommodation, and the measures needed to be put in place to prevent a person returning to homelessness.

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Music Group Volunteer

Wandsworth

The volunteer role will involve running a music group! We currently have lots of different groups that we run throughout the week including: art, creative writing and cooking groups but we have no music element. Whilst our clients are with us it is a great opportunity for them to explore their skills and talents and build confidence.

We are looking for someone to run a music group this could involve; guitar lessons, choir, forming a band.. anything!

St Mungo’s Work and Learning team supports vulnerable clients with a history of homelessness to develop their skills, knowledge and confidence, enabling them to work towards long term goals including increasing their chances of employment and enabling them to live independently in the community. The Wandsworth Recovery and Outreach Team is part of the Wandsworth Community Drug and Alcohol Service (WCDAS) in a consortium with SLaM and Addaction.

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

New Street Centre Reception Volunteer

Bristol

New Street Day Centre is the centre for St Mungo’s Recovery College as well as hosting meeting spaces and other services such as Fundraising, the Sanctuary and Bristol Mental Health Floating Support Service. The Recovery College consists of many different groups and courses which are free to members of the community and focus on recovery from homelessness, addiction and/or mental health issues.

The role will include providing general office admin and project support such as meeting and greeting visitors; hospitality and orientiation and supporting the smooth running of the service.

Volunteers must have an understanding of the causes of homelessness and its impact.

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Numbers and Me Recovery College Tutor

Bristol

We are looking for an enthusiastic volunteer to support clients with basic numeracy needed for life. Your role will be supporting adults to explore numbers through games and worksheets, materials are provided, although you would also have scope to bring in or devise materials. This is an informal and relaxed group designed to introduce adults to basic functional maths. Lots of tea and biscuits provided!

The aim will be to start in the New Year (spring term) although ideally volunteer will be able to pop into the group to see how it is currently run.

Volunteers must have an ability to work with people who may have offending behaviour, substance use and/or mental health, with sensitivity and respect. We particularly welcome applicants with experience of using and moving on from support services.

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Out of hours StreetLink referral line volunteer

Tower Hamlets

In this role, you will be the first point of contact on a telephone referral line where you will collate information about individuals’ rough sleeping locations.

Outreach volunteer

Westminster

Our Street Outreach Services (SOS) provide a rapid response to engage and assess people who are sleeping rough in Westminster. As an outreach volunteer you will be assisting outreach workers to carry out shifts. Engaging with rough sleepers that have both been referred via StreetLink and those known to the team. The outreach worker will risk assess and assess clients when seen. The volunteer would work together with the outreach worker and divide tasks where appropriate.

Private Rent Sector Volunteer

Southwark

We are looking for volunteers to support identified clients who are looking for their own accommodation in the private rented sector. This would involve collating referrals, doing assessments, searching sites such as Gumtree for suitable accommodation, supporting clients to make phone calls / viewings / signings with agents/landlords. Keeping updated records on Opal. You may also be a supporting hand as our clients make the big move to living independently.

Volunteers must have the ability to understand the financial situation of clients, including benefits and rent deposit schemes (this information will be provided to you).

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Psychotherapy honorary placement

Tower Hamlets

In this role, you will be part of Lifeworks, St Mungo’s innovative psychotherapy service, providing psychodynamic psychotherapy for people experiencing homelessness and complex needs.

Recovery College – Creative Art Group Volunteer

Southwark

The courses at the Recovery college focus on helping people with their recovery by providing opportunities to learn new skills, make new friendships, build confidence and inspire others. As a recovery college Creative Art Tutor you will be leading group facilitation in your chosen subject. You will be guided by the values of the Recovery College and at its heart, encourage participation from all learners.

Volunteers must have experience of running an art group or an understanding of what is entailed.

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Recovery College – Drumming Tutor

Southwark

The Recovery College courses focus on helping people with their recovery by providing opportunities to learn new skills, make new friendships, build confidence and inspire others. As a recovery college drumming tutor you will be leading a beginners level drumming class. You will be guided by the values of the Recovery College and at its heart, encourage participation from all learners.

Volunteers must have experience in teaching drums at beginner level.

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Recovery College – Guitar Tutor

Southwark

The Recovery College courses focus on helping people with their recovery by providing opportunities to learn new skills, make new friendships, build confidence and inspire others. As a recovery college guitar tutor you will be leading a beginner level guitar class. You will be guided by the values of the Recovery College and at its heart, encourage participation from all learners.

Volunteers must have experience in teaching guitar at beginner level.

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Recovery College Sewing Tutor

Bristol

As a recovery college tutor you will be leading group facilitation in your chosen subject – this can anything that you are particularly passionate about and will benefit the Recovery College students. You will be guided by the values of the Recovery College and at its heart, encourage participation from all learners.

The Recovery College runs a wide variety of courses delivered in partnership with people who have lived experience of homelessness, mental health and using St Mungo’s services. All learners are welcome and include St Mungo’s staff, clients and the local community. The courses focus on helping people with their recovery by providing opportunities to learn new skills, make new friendships, build confidence and inspire others.

Volunteers must be have a knowledge of sewing and/or needle-craft, ideally including how to use a sewing machine as well as an ability to see the best in people and to motivate individuals in a learning environment.

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Sanctuary Support Volunteer

Bristol

You will be volunteering at Bristol Sanctuary, an out of hours project for people in serious emotional distress as a result of their mental health. The Sanctuary exists to provide a safe and supportive environment. Clients will have a range of needs relating to their mental wellbeing, some of which will be quite complex.

The role will involve welcoming and helping to provide a safe and calm space for clients.

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Severe Weather Emergency Outreach Volunteer

Hounslow

The winter can be a particularly dangerous and life endangering time for people sleeping rough. When the temperature drops to zero degrees Celsius or below this activates what is known as SWEP (Severe Weather Emergency Protocol). During this time extra safe and warm space is made so that the homeless are removed from the danger.

In this role, you will be helping us to identify people who are sleeping rough so that we can help them find accommodation, get into drug, alcohol or health treatment, re-establish relationships with friends and family or return home. This will involve walking the streets and engaging with people late at night and early in the morning, carrying out assessments of those individuals.

You will always be working with at least one other person, and will be provided with transport home after a night shift. You will be responding to referrals for new people or, once experienced, you may also be involved with case-working established rough sleepers

We are a small team and the help of volunteers during this period is invaluable.

Volunteers must have the physical ability to work on the streets – there can be a lot of walking involved!

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

SMART Meeting Co-facilitator

Wandsworth

We are looking for a volunteer to help facilitate our SMART recovery meetings. The meetings are for people in recovery to come and check in on how their week is going and to get support for any problems that have been arising from their peers and by using SMART tools. The volunteer will co-facilitate the group alongside a trained staff SMART facilitator, this will include supporting the group discussion, introducing basic tools and taking part in debrief with the trained facilitator.

St Mungo’s Work and Learning team supports vulnerable clients with a history of homelessness to develop their skills, knowledge and confidence, enabling them to work towards long term goals including increasing their chances of employment and enabling them to live independently in the community. We work especially with people in recovery from addiction to substances.

Volunteers must have previous experience of running therapeutic groups OR willingness to develop the skills involved in group facilitation.

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Street Outreach Volunteer

Hounslow

In this role, you will be helping us to identify people who are sleeping rough so that we can help them find accommodation, get into drug, alcohol or health treatment, re-establish relationships with friends and family or return home. This will involve walking the streets and engaging with people late at night and early in the morning, carrying out assessments of those individuals.

You will always be working with at least one other person, and will be provided with transport home after a night shift. You will be responding to referrals for new people or, once experienced, you may also be involved with case-working established rough sleepers

Volunteers must have the physical ability to work on the streets – there can be a lot of walking involved!

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.

Tenancy engagement volunteer

Tower Hamlets

Real Lettings works with low income families who are nominated by local authorities to our properties often in a new area away from their support networks. We assist our tenants to address their employment, training and childcare needs with regular tenancy reviews so that they can successfully settle into their new area and plan to move into private rented sector accommodation.

Yoga volunteer

Lewisham

The Hither Green Site is part of the Lewisham Pathway. The service is commissioned to provide intensive support to people who have experienced/are experiencing a range of issues. These include: complex trauma, problematic alcohol use, problematic drug use, mental ill-health and physical ill-health. We’re looking for a volunteer to come and run yoga classes for our clients.

Youth Support Worker Volunteer

Lewisham

Putting Down Roots for Young People is a gardening and horticulture project for young people aged between 16-24 years old, across London. We create green spaces with homeless or at risk of homelessness young people to improve their confidence, employability, mental and physical health and wellbeing.

We work across two sites in London – Tuesday and Friday at our hostel accommodation in Lewisham and Wednesday and Thursday at a community hub in Walthamstow.

The volunteer role includes supporting the Gardener Trainer with the delivery of gardening and horticulture activities, building positive relationships with young people to enable their engagement with the project and support young people with their needs.

Volunteers must be enthusiastic and willing to support young people to realise their full potential and have an ability to develop professional relationships with young people.

Please note that this is a client facing role. A DBS check will be carried out for this role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018. Please note that recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applicants.

Helpful hints and tips:

– Before applying, please look at the time commitment required and make sure you are able to commit to it.

– Use your application form to explain how you meet the relevant skills and experience required for this role. Please use the attached role description for more information on requirements for this role.