Peer Support Group Volunteer

**Vacancy No**

VN4436

**Employment Type**

Volunteer

**Hours Per Week**

4.00

**Work Pattern**

Includes weekends & evenings

**Location**

Inspiration House - Bowburn DH6 5PF

**Location Region**

North East

**Location City**

Bowburn

**Location Postal Code**

DH6 5PF

**Interview Date**

09 Sep 2024

**Job Details**

**‘Everyone is different. At Humankind we value your difference. Join our inclusive organisation.’**

**About the role**

Durham LGBT+ service offers practical support for young people 11-25yrs around sexuality and/or

gender identity. The support includes one to one sessions, support to access clinical gender identity

services, family support & the opportunity to meet other young people via our peer support group

sessions to promote the sharing of experiences in a safe environment.

We are looking for a volunteer to support the delivery of our peer support groups. This will involve:

- Attending groups
- Helping the facilitator to set up and run the session
- Supporting young people within the group - this could include emotional support
- Suggesting improvements or ideas for future sessions
- Providing lifts for the service user to attend groups
- An understanding of the importance of guidelines and procedures relating to key areas such as safeguarding, confidentiality, professional boundaries and information governance
- An understanding of Humankind - information is available on our website and you can call a specific project to make enquiries
- A genuine interest in being part of the mission and vision of Humankind
- Applicants must be able to complete some mandatory training online and attend supervision as required
- Confident IT skills to be able to complete online mandatory training Desirable criteria
- Personal lived experience
- Experience of delivering groups / leading on activities or having attended groups Our workplace values are:

- Honest: we are open and realistic, building trusted relationships in which we challenge, collaborate and change.
- Committed: we are passionate about being the best that we can be, and we do this by keeping people at the heart of everything that we do.
- Inventive: we are ambitious, drawing together skills and resources to innovate and adapt in determined pursuit of our mission.

Groups run every other week on a Thursday evening 5pm-7.pm in Durham City centre.

Personal qualities
- Be available to volunteer every other week on a Thursday 5pm until 7pm in Durham City Centre and potentially help with lifts in the area..
- Ability to empathise
- Confident and friendly approach
- Respectful and non-judgemental
- Understanding or awareness of young people’s needs and vulnerabilities
- Good verbal and written communication
- Ability to follow a structured session plan but with the confidence to make suggestions for

development where applicable

To view the full job description and person specification for this role, Volunteer Role Description.

**Who are we**
Humankind is one of England’s most successful home-grown charities. We provide free, confidential support for alcohol, drugs, housing, or mental health in friendly local places across the UK. We are committed to fair chances for all and making sure everyone can access the help and support they need to realise their potential. By joining our teams of passionate individuals, you will be contributing to making this happen. You can really make a difference by believing in our service users and their ability to make positive changes when they don’t always believe in themselves.

We are incredibly proud of the work that we do to help address health inequalities in England. Every five minutes, an individual accesses one of our services, and we have supported over 90,000 people across all our services last year. Check out our impact report **here** to read more about the important work that we have done.

**What can Humankind offer you**
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses- ️
- Happy, Healthy You - our wellbeing offers for our workforce**Salary Period**

Per Annum

**Vacancy Salary Range**

x

**DBS Requirement**

Enhanced Adult/Child Barred

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

Not Applicable

**Driving licence required for role?**

Yes

**Applications Close Date**

02 Sep 2024