It’s fantastic that you’d like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. As an Outreach Volunteer you will be assisting Outreach Workers to carry out shifts, adding vital capacity to the team, and enabling us to engage with more rough sleepers who have been referred both via StreetLink and those already known to the team. You will support with navigation, client assessments and note taking while engaging with rough sleeping clients with sensitivity and respect. You may also be helping clients access support around immigration, employment and reconnections and accommodation. Some Outreach shifts will involve walking long distances to different locations, and often start in the evening or early in the morning so please bear in mind if this is the right role for you. Outreach shifts which are situated inside stations may be a suitable volunteering option for those with physical disabilities or accessibility needs.

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

• Brent-Monday-Friday, 6am-10am, one shift per week/fortnight.
• Bristol-Shift patterns; every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 7:00–11:00 AM or every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, 7:00–11:00 AM.
• Ealing- One shift per week on a Monday (late shift) 10pm – 2am, or a Wednesday/ Friday (morning shift), 5am – 8/9am.*Please note for the Ealing role, a driving license is required.
• Reading- Wednesdays, 6am-10am, and/or Fridays, 10:30am-1:30pm, at least one shift per month.
• Southwark-Monday, Wednesdays or Fridays, early shift: 6am-9am and/or a late shift, Monday or Fridays, 9pm-2am, one shift a fortnight.

The attached role description will give you more information on the type of tasks you’ll be undertaking in this role as well as the support you’ll 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 are able to commit. All of our roles require a 6 month commitment.
– A DBS check will be carried out for this role.
– Please make sure you have read our Frequently Asked Questions here for new volunteer applicants