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Whiteinch MoveOn offer a safe place where people are supported to access stable accommodation. 

 

We model trusting relationships and build people up through one to one support and offering groups.  We nurture people in a loving environment where they develop life skills, emotional resilience and improved wellbeing.  Our experience shows that people with extensive trauma/history of chaotic lifestyle, find it hard to trust and often have social anxiety.  Our skill is strength based, individualised recovery plans.  We support people to connect to communities that they want to and build their life skills through consistent, trauma informed genuine care. If you can walk alongside the people we support please get in touch. 

Main Function

We’re looking for a volunteer to join our team to help us offer a friendly listening ear and support.

• Welcoming and friendly personality
• Commitment and ability to work as part of a team
• An interest in helping vulnerable people in your local area
• Able to follow codes of confidentiality and conduct (including Health and Safety)

The hours available are completely flexible. We’ll work around you and what spare time you have.

We will give you some training and a general induction linked with a member of staff, who will support you to volunteer.  Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed

Main Duties

The areas where you can help the most include sitting with people and engaging in conversation about things of general interest to them. You will also have the chance to be involved in activities within the community and escorting clients to appointments either by car or public transport (eg. a Taxi Buddy). 

Personal

Recruitment process

• Fill in an application form
• Come and meet us for an informal chat
• At this visit, both or either party will decide whether to proceed with the application
• The application process involves 2 references (not necessarily from an employer), completion of a self-declaration form and PVG certificate. These must be approved before you start.

Just as we work with clients of all faiths or none, we welcome service volunteers from all walks of life. We do ask that our service volunteers are in sympathy with our Christian ethos and values, but they are not required to share our faith.

Our Mission Statement is:  “In Christ’s name we seek to retain and regain the highest quality of life which each individual is capable of experiencing at any given time.”

To find out more please contact us @ volunteer.withus@crossreach.org.uk  

Find out more @ www.crossreach.org.uk & www.facebook.com/CrossReachVolunteer/