Volunteer opportunities

Resettlement Volunteer

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A key part of our service is helping customers to move on and find suitable accommodation.  We are looking for a resettlement volunteer to work with staff and customers to help support the moving on process.

The role will require a commitment of approximately 1 day a week in our Alexandra House or Fitze Millennium Centre services. Ideally you will stay for at least 6 months to get to know customers and learn about the service.

The Resettlement Volunteer will:

• Shadow the resettlement worker
• Help identify appropriate move on routes for selected customers and provide additional support and guidance to help customers move on positively from the service
• Help build up links & maintain contacts with external agencies
• Complete referral paperwork for selected customers
• Meet 121 with customers on site to understand their referral needs
• Attend viewings with staff and customers
• Ensure Inform is up to date with details of customer meetings and interactions
• Stay up to date with safety information about customers
• Attend customer events such as brunch club to get to know customers
• Complete inductions and any necessary training
• Work with other staff as necessary
• Support the work of evolve

This role would suit you if you are:

• A strong communicator
• Able to work with individuals with multiple needs
• Are interested in, and committed to, making a lasting difference to lives and communities
• Interested in understanding the housing sector & homelessness in the UK

The following skills, experience and qualities would be preferable, but they are not essential:

• Experience of working with individuals with multiple needs
• Experience of working in the health and social care settings
• Experience of working in housing and or homelessness settings,
• Experience of using IT systems and Microsoft Packages

As a volunteer with Evolve Housing + Support, you will be able to access:

• Experience working within the charity sector
• A full, site-specific induction
• Ongoing supervision and support from Project Staff
• Travel expenses within zones 1-6 (or as otherwise agreed) and lunch expenses if volunteering over 4 hours per day in line with our volunteer expenses policy.

This role will require a DBS Criminal Records Check and the provision of two references

Location Alexandra House and the Fitze Millennium Centre

Salary Voluntary

Customer Involvement Volunteer

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When: Flexible but regular commitment. We suggest once a week or once a fortnight for 2-3 hours, which might include prep time, activities and tidying up.

The Customer Involvement Volunteer will:

• Work with customers and staff to identify a regular activity that can be run or support existing activities that are already running.
• Work with customers and staff to help prepare, run and tidy away activities.
• Encourage customers to take ownership of activities and support them to run activities themselves.
• Make a note of who attended activities.

This role would suit you if you are:

• Flexible and adaptable
• A strong communicator
• Able to work with individuals with multiple needs
• Are interested in, and committed to, making a lasting difference to lives and communities

The following skills, experience and qualities would be preferable, but they are not essential:

• Experience of working with individuals with multiple needs
• Experience of working in the health and social care settings
• Experience of working in housing and or homelessness settings

As a volunteer with Evolve Housing + Support, you will be able to access:

• Experience working within the charity sector
• A full, site-specific induction
• Ongoing supervision and support from Project Staff
• Travel expenses within zones 1-6 (or as otherwise agreed) and lunch expenses if working over 4 hours per day

This role will require a DBS Criminal Records Check and the provision of two references

Location Various locations

Salary Volunteer

Gardening Volunteer

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When: Flexible but regular commitment. We suggest once a week or once a fortnight for a morning or afternoon, which might include prep time, activities, tidying up and debriefing with staff.

The Gardening Volunteer will:

• Support our customers in transforming the communal gardens
• Build and maintain vegetable and herb plots with customers
• Make the garden are more useful and productive space for everyone
• Debrief with staff after an activity about the wellbeing of customers.
• Work with customers and staff to help prepare, run and tidy away activities.
• Encourage customers to take ownership of activities and support them to run activities themselves.
• Make a note of who attended activities.
• Complete inductions and any necessary training
• Work with other staff as necessary
• Support the work of Evolve

This role would suit you if you are:

• Flexible and adaptable
• Organised, punctual and reliable – our customers respond to consistency
• A strong communicator
• Able to work with individuals with multiple needs
• Able to encourage and motivate others
• Are interested in, and committed to, making a lasting difference to lives and communities

The following skills, experience and qualities would be preferable, but they are not essential:

• Experience of working with individuals with multiple needs
• Experience of working in the health and social care settings
• Experience of working in housing and or homelessness settings

As a volunteer with Evolve Housing + Support, you will be able to access:

• Experience working within the charity sector
• A full, site-specific induction
• Ongoing supervision and support from Project Staff
• Travel expenses within zones 1-6 (or as otherwise agreed) and lunch expenses if working over 4 hours per day

This role involves regulated activity with adults, supporting the mental health and wellbeing of customers and as such will require a DBS and suitable references.

Location Various locations

Salary Volunteer

Lunch Club Volunteer

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When: One lunchtime a week   

The Lunch Club Volunteer will:

• Commit to one lunchtime per week
• Have experience of cooking for a large group of people
• Be able to work with our customers to plan and cook a weekly lunch
• Have experience of working with young people with a variety of needs
• Have a food hygiene certificate

This role would suit you if you are:

• A strong communicator
• Able to work with individuals with multiple needs
• Are interested in, and committed to, making a lasting difference to lives and communities

The following skills, experience and qualities would be preferable, but they are not essential:

• A cooking qualification

As a volunteer with Evolve Housing + Support, you will be able to access:

• Experience working within the charity sector
• A full, site-specific induction
• Ongoing supervision and support from Project Staff
• Travel expenses within zones 1-6 (or as otherwise agreed) and lunch expenses if working over 4 hours per day

This role will require a DBS Criminal Records Check and the provision of two references

Location Various locations

Salary Volunteer

Cooking Volunteer

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When: Flexible- (approximately 1-2 hours per week)

The Cooking Volunteer will:

• Commit to 1-2 hours per week
• Have an understanding of running cooking workshops for people with different cooking levels
• Have experience of working with young people with a variety of needs

This role would suit you if you are:

• A strong communicator
• Able to work with individuals with multiple needs
• Are interested in, and committed to, making a lasting difference to lives and communities
• Able to manage time effectively
• Ability to plan workshops that will meet a variety of needs

As a volunteer with Evolve Housing + Support, you will be able to access:

• Experience working within the charity sector
• A full, site-specific induction
• Ongoing supervision and support from Project Staff
• Travel expenses within zones 1-6 (or as otherwise agreed) and lunch expenses if working over 4 hours per day

This role will require a DBS Criminal Records Check and the provision of two references

Location Stockwell

Salary Volunteer

Arts and Crafts Volunteer

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Location:  Stockwell

When:  Flexible- (approximately 2-4 hours per week)

The Arts and Craft Volunteer will:

• Commit to 1 morning/afternoon per week
• Have experience of running a workshop/class
• Have arts and crafts knowledge
• Have experience of working with young people with a variety of needs

This role would suit you if you are:

• A strong communicator
• Able to work with individuals with multiple needs
• Are interested in, and committed to, making a lasting difference to lives and communities
• Able to manage time effectively
• Ability to plan workshops that will meet a variety of needs

As a volunteer you will be able to access:

• Experience working within the charity sector
• A full, site-specific induction
• Ongoing supervision and support from Project Staff
• Travel expenses within zones 1-6 (or as otherwise agreed) and lunch expenses if working over 4 hours per day

This role will require a DBS Criminal Records Check and the provision of two references

Location Stockwell

Salary Volunteer