Syrian Refugee Volunteer

To assist the community engagement team with admin tasks

To support the community engagement team engage with Syrian refugees
- Assist with the printing of promotional materials for Community Engagement events.
- Help the Community Engagement team support refugees to continue to feel engaged and involved in their communities by attending the events with a team member and working with the team & third sector organisations to understand the cultural competencies within the community as well as relating to the refugees that will help to maintain their self-esteem.
- Support the team to create and facilitate opportunities for participation in community engaging activities by handing out posters and sign-posting refugees to events that are available within their community.
- Assisting Syrian refugees with little or no English to engage with activities in a safe and enjoyable environment.
- Contribute to identifying and making use of opportunities for sharing best practice and learning within the Syrian community.
- Provide support to assist refugees at wellbeing events.
- Help the team to keep information display areas and waiting areas stocked & tidy at community engagement events.
- Meet people at community engagement events and provide a welcome
- Supporting team to create and maintain effective relationships with the refugees & third sector organisations.
- Joining in Team discussions and training as required
- Greeting visitors to the Team
- Support the team in organising and promoting activities.
- Attending events with the team and undertaking tasks in a supportive capacity.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.