Community Support Volunteer

2 months ago


Harrogate, United Kingdom Humankind Charity Full time

**Vacancy No**
- VN3803

**Employment Type**
- Volunteer

**Hours Per Week**
- 4.00

**Work Pattern**
- Monday to Friday

**Location**
- North Park Road - Harrogate HG1 5PD

**Location Region**
- North Yorkshire

**Location City**
- Harrogate

**Location Postal Code**
- HG1 5PD

**Interview Date**
- 19 Feb 2024

**Job Details**

**Community Support Volunteer**

The Crossroads Diversion Scheme offers a trauma-informed scheme intended to address underlying causes of offending, by offering support to individuals that are at risk of entering the criminal justice system and first-time entrants.
- Engagement with the Crossroads Scheme is on a contractual or voluntary basis. Each individual receives a tailored support package, the intensiveness of which will be responsive to their needs. They are allocated a key worker who will provide direct interventions, advocate, and signpost into specialist agencies where necessary.
- The volunteer will be working closely with Police, Liaison and Diversion Services, Substance Misuse Services, Domestic abuse services, Health & Social Care services and any other appropriate partners and stakeholders within office based, community and in the local police station providing a custody presence.**This role is based in Harrogate and will involve travel to the office, local police stations and local community**

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) plays a huge role in ensuring we are properly supporting our service users, staff and everyone in contact with the service.**This role will help you to gain valuable experience in**:

- Working on your own initiative and with support
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Communication skills
- Problem solving
- Self-confidence
- Sign posting to access a range of services

**Tasks will include**:

- Helping staff to take forward any ideas/actions discussed in meetings for improved EDI activities
- To provide a presence in the local police stations and investigation hubs. The volunteer is there to explain the Crossroads service to police staff and potential clients.
- To assist EDI Champions to create opportunities for people who use/have used our services
- Work closely with Criminal Justice Worker on their caseload providing additional support to people accessing the service

**Skills we would like you to bring to the role**:

- Organised
- Creativity
- Good IT skills
- Confident and positive manner
- Professional
- Honest and committed
- Good time keeping
- Able to work as part of a team, on own initiative and to instruction
- Non-judgmental towards people who have lived experience
- Some experience of working with vulnerable adults
- An understanding of Humankind - information is available on our website, and you can call a specific project to make enquires
- A genuine interest in being part of the mission and vision of Humankind
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries, adhere to Humankind policies, engage in supervision, and complete relevant training
- Experience of working / volunteering with adults at risk / with support needs Confident in lone working and/or speaking with public

**What Volunteers can expect from us**:

- Regular supervision and support
- Induction and access to online and face to face training
- To learn and practice new skills within a teamwork setting
- To feel part of a team and the wider Humankind organisation
- Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed with proof of journey
- Opportunities to progress and experience other areas of Humankind's work in the region

**Humankind is an equal opportunities employer**
***

**Salary Period**
- Per Annum

**Vacancy Salary Range**
- x

**DBS Requirement**
- Volunteer Enhanced

**Does role require Police/Prison vetting?**
- Police Vetting

**Driving licence required for role?**
- No

**Applications Close Date**
- 13 Feb 2024



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