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New Era, part of Victim Support

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Commissioned Domestic Abuse Service covering Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. Offering help to all victims, perpetrators and their families affected...

Community Engagement Volunteer

This opportunity takes place between 10 May 2023 and 01 Sep 2023

A varied role where you could be raising awareness to community groups, schools, colleges and universities about Domestic Abuse. Support staff to deliver professionals training to partners to raise awareness of Domestic Abuse and/or attend partner events such as careers events at university, open days, volunteer recruitment events, to raise VS profile. You could support the Engagement Officer to facilitate meetings in local communities to improve engagement and/or distribute and/or deliver leaflets, posters and information packs to selected venues/locations promoting VS.

Community Engagement Volunteers help us to engage our local communities and inform them about crime and our work.  We ask for a commitment of at least 3 hours per month, to attend Supervision/Training and quarterly Team Meetings.

Benefits to self

Being part of raising awareness of Domestic abuse in the local community Support a local Charity based organisation Increase Communication skills Feel a sense of fulfillment and personal growth Gain valuable knowledge and skills Increase presentation skills Increase employability skills

Benefits to others

Helping organisations to recognise the signs of Domestic abuse and respond appropriately to disclosures

Location

Staffordshire/Stoke-on-Trent

Training available

Foundation e-learning training including: Safeguarding Health & Safety/Fire Safety Prevent GDPR EDI DA Awareness - 3 Days Any other training required for the role

DBS required?

yes

Transport details

Close to local town Centre Stoke/Stafford

Contact Name

Sophie Meigh

Contact email address

new-era.volunteering@victimsupport.org.uk

Contact phone number

07843374982
  • ProfessionsAdministration, Health, Legal, Marketing
  • Crisis & PovertyCrisis Support, Homeless / Housing, Poverty
  • CommunitiesCriminal Justice System, Disabilities, Faith, Families, LGBT+, Men, Older People, Race & Ethnicity, Women, Young People & Children
  • LocationOff Campus
  • What are your reasons for volunteering?Build my confidence, Do something positive with my spare time, Gain work experience/ improve my CV, Give something back to the community, Help others, Learn or try new things, Meet new people, Use my skills

Employability skills

  • Communication Skills: Verbal 0
  • Communications Skills: Non- Verbal 0
  • Research & Planning 0
  • Interpersonal Skills 0
  • Organisation 0
  • Leadership 0