It is fantastic that you would like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. As a newspaper group volunteer, you would be coordinating and facilitating (alongside a member of staff) a fortnightly newspaper group for clients in a mental health service. The group will be set up in order to discuss news and current events in a supportive, friendly environment. Some of the tasks you will be supporting with in this role include, creating a group agreement with ground rules for how to have positive discussions, introducing topics based on the news/planning beforehand what clients want to discuss and helping to facilitate conversations and discussions in an empowering way.

Please see all locations and the time commitments we are currently recruiting for in this role:

• Islington-Monday- Friday, every other week, for 1-2 hours (between 9am-5pm)

The attached role description will give you more information on the type of tasks you will be undertaking in this role as well as the support you will get from us in return.

Recruitment for this role may be closed earlier depending on the volume of applications we receive.

Things to remember:

– Please look at the time commitments and locations required for this role and be sure you can commit. This role requires a 6 month commitment.
– A DBS check will be carried out for this role as it is a client-facing role.
– Please make sure you have read our Frequently Asked Questions here for new volunteer applicants