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Volunteer Advocacy Support Worker
When We Need You
From 24/03/2009 onwards
About Opportunity
To create and sustain a safe environment for services users, which have suffered abuse while in care, to discuss practical issues that are affecting their everyday lives. Areas that may be covered could relate to housing, benefits, criminal injury compensation claims, access records, support services, local learning or employment, family support and childcare issues. Advocacy requires active listening skills so as to meet the needs of the individual.
Availability
Flexible
About Open Secret
To lead the battle against the hurt caused by childhood sexual abuse in any instance and childhood abuse while in care by providing hope and life enhancing support services to survivors and their familities. And lead a societal campaign to end such pain. Established in 1994 we have offered support in the form of interventions such as Councelling, Support Work, Group Work, Befriending and Advocacy.
Skills & Experience
Experience or qualification in areas such as Social or Health Care, Counselling Skills, Phychology, Mental Health Advice and Guidance or Advocacy.
Restrictions
Police Check, No perpetrators of abuse.
Requirements
Application Form, Induction/Training, Informal Chat, Police Check, References
Training and Induction Details
Full training and induction before first service user contact. Supervision to discuss service users progression with local qualified Development Worker. Ongoing contact and line management from Volunteer Development Manager.
Work Type
Advice / Information giving
Client Group
Mental health
Expenses Detail
Expenses should be submitted monthly for reimbursement.
Accessibility Details
No Wheelchair Access
No Disabled Toilet
Frequency & Commitment
Dependand on demand for support, Service User contact can be up to 18 sessions.
Minimum Age
Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age.
Volunteers Required
10
Reference Code
41-911
Opportunity Provided By
Contact Details
Thorfin House
Bridgend Business Park
IV15 9SL
Contact: Signpost
Tel: 01349-862431
Email: volunteering@rossvolact.org.uk
Website: http://www.rossvolact.org...
