Volunteer Peer Group Facilitator
Gloucester, United Kingdom3w ago
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- Location
- Gloucester, United Kingdom
- Work style
- Onsite
- Function
- other
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- 3w ago
About the role
Your volunteer role description provides an outline of the tasks you will complete when volunteering.
Whatever your role, or however much time you donate, you will be helping to improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness. We appreciate and value your commitment to volunteering with Rethink Mental Illness.
Role title:
Role details
Volunteer Peer Group Facilitator
Where the role is based
In the community
You will be supported by
Volunteering Coordinator
Level of DBS check
Enhanced with Adults
Service details
Service
Empowering Minds Gloucestershire
Location of the service
Gloucestershire
Days and times volunteering is available
Monday – Friday, 9-5pm, with a possible weekend as required
Service code
6751
The purpose of your role
As a Volunteer Peer Group Facilitator, you will play a key role in delivering our peer support groups. These groups run all around the county throughout the week. You will work alongside our team of peer support workers and other peer support volunteers.
There is some flexibility with volunteering opportunities ranging from a minimum of 2-3 hours weekly to monthly commitments.
There may also be the opportunity to attend different community events to advertise the service.
There will be full training opportunities to ensure that you are successful in your volunteering role, as well as regular check-in meetings.
The service you support
Empowering Minds is a Gloucestershire-based service for people aged 18+ with a mental illness and live in Gloucestershire or are registered with a Gloucestershire GP. We support individuals in all six localities: Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud and the Cotswolds.
You will complete the following tasks
- Welcome participants into the peer group and create a warm, inclusive and supportive environment.
- Develop a safe space for individuals to share as much or as little as they would like.
- Set up the peer group sessions.
- Tidy up and reset the space after the peer group sessions.
- Signpost people to different services where necessary.
- Collaborate with other volunteers and members of staff to support the delivery of group activities.
Necessary skills, experience, and attitude
It’s essentials to have the following:
- Lived experience of mental illness, whether that is caring for someone else or yourself.
- Reliability and good timekeeping.
- Have a good understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding.
- Basic IT knowledge.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
- To have empathy and remain non-judgemental.
- Experience of working with people in some way, whether formally through employment or informally working as part of a team.
- Experience of leading a group.
Although it’s not essential, you may also have:
- Good knowledge of the local area and organisations.
- Experience with supporting someone with mental illness / ill mental health.
Whatever your role, or however much time you donate, you will be helping to improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness. We appreciate and value your commitment to volunteering with Rethink Mental Illness.
Role title:
Role details
Volunteer Peer Group Facilitator
Where the role is based
In the community
You will be supported by
Volunteering Coordinator
Level of DBS check
Enhanced with Adults
Service details
Service
Empowering Minds Gloucestershire
Location of the service
Gloucestershire
Days and times volunteering is available
Monday – Friday, 9-5pm, with a possible weekend as required
Service code
6751
The purpose of your role
As a Volunteer Peer Group Facilitator, you will play a key role in delivering our peer support groups. These groups run all around the county throughout the week. You will work alongside our team of peer support workers and other peer support volunteers.
There is some flexibility with volunteering opportunities ranging from a minimum of 2-3 hours weekly to monthly commitments.
There may also be the opportunity to attend different community events to advertise the service.
There will be full training opportunities to ensure that you are successful in your volunteering role, as well as regular check-in meetings.
The service you support
Empowering Minds is a Gloucestershire-based service for people aged 18+ with a mental illness and live in Gloucestershire or are registered with a Gloucestershire GP. We support individuals in all six localities: Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud and the Cotswolds.
You will complete the following tasks
- Welcome participants into the peer group and create a warm, inclusive and supportive environment.
- Develop a safe space for individuals to share as much or as little as they would like.
- Set up the peer group sessions.
- Tidy up and reset the space after the peer group sessions.
- Signpost people to different services where necessary.
- Collaborate with other volunteers and members of staff to support the delivery of group activities.
Necessary skills, experience, and attitude
It’s essentials to have the following:
- Lived experience of mental illness, whether that is caring for someone else or yourself.
- Reliability and good timekeeping.
- Have a good understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding.
- Basic IT knowledge.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
- To have empathy and remain non-judgemental.
- Experience of working with people in some way, whether formally through employment or informally working as part of a team.
- Experience of leading a group.
Although it’s not essential, you may also have:
- Good knowledge of the local area and organisations.
- Experience with supporting someone with mental illness / ill mental health.