Details of Role:
If you are looking for a supportive role and new challenge, then this is just the role for you. You will learn the necessary skills to support women affected by self harm via helpline, text and email, with progression to webchat support. With more emotional support being offered remotely this is a great opportunity to learn and use these valuable skills.
We are especially keen to recruit women who are flexible, adaptable and open to new learning experiences. You don’t have to have previous experience of counselling or support roles, just be committed, have the right attitude and be willing to learn.
We welcome female volunteers who bring a variety of life experiences and backgrounds to the work. You may have had your own experience of self-injury or mental health difficulties or be keen to learn more about this area of work.
We are looking for female volunteers with the following skills/experiences:
-Empathy for others and understanding that everyone's personal situation is unique
-Experience of listening to/supporting others in a personal or professional capacity
-Ability to listen/respond supportively without giving advice
-Willingness to be honest about own feelings and engage in supportive supervision
-Awareness of own emotional support needs
-Reliability and good time-keeping
-Able to commit to Self Injury's Support's Policies on Confidentiality and Equal Opportunities.
For further details about the organisation and role please go to our website at www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk.
Closing Date:
May 4th 2022
How to Apply:
To apply, please fill in the application form and monitoring form below and email these to us at info@selfinjurysupport.org.uk.
Interviews will take place as applications come in
We require all our volunteers to attend our 5 day training course in Bristol – location tbc. Our training is experiential and includes listening skills, self-injury, trauma awareness and responding to suicidal callers. The training dates you will need to attend are:
- Saturday 14th May
- Sunday 15th May
- Saturday 21st May
- Saturday 28th May
- Saturday 11th June
All training days are 9.30am - 4.30pm.
Practical Details
-The support services are run from the Self Injury Support office in Central Bristol. There are good public transport links and parking nearby
-There are procedures in place, both during training and on shift, to manage the risk of Covid 19.
-We regret that the premises is not wheelchair accessible; if you use a wheelchair or have other mobility needs please contact us to discuss potentially more flexible roles.
-We ask that volunteers commit to a year on the service after completion of training.
-Because of the nature of the role it is only open to women applicants and is exempt under Schedule 9 Part 1 Equalities Act 2010.
-A Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check will be required for this role.
Contact Person:
Jess Puplett / Mel Bates
Contact Email:
volunteering@selfinjurysupport.org.uk