Wellbeing Volunteer (Burnley, Lancashire)
- locations
- Oak House
- time type
- Part time
- posted on
- Posted 4 Days Ago
- job requisition id
- JR009680
Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference? Waythrough are about giving people fair chances to succeed in life.
Who are Waythrough....
Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.
4-8 hours per week, with option for one full day or two half days
Burnley, Lancashire
Oak House is a 24-hour crisis service, using therapeutic CBT approach interventions to support people in Lancashire and South Cumbria who are experiencing mental health challenges. Oak House offers support to those experiencing mental health decline of any nature once they have been referred to us through any mental health pathway. Oak House is a 5-bedroom house each with an en-suite, communal access to living areas and kitchen with 24-hour staffing.
The role:
This exciting volunteer role would suit someone with an empathetic, open-minded attitude who can built strong working relationships with others as part of a holistic approach to improving overall health and wellbeing of the people we support. A Wellbeing Volunteer will attend the service frequently to engage with the staff and people the service supports, offering assistance with group sessions and supporting people accessing the service one-to-one.
Tasks may include:
· Being a friendly face and welcoming those who attend the service
· Offering a listening ear and facilitating discussions that bring people together
· Setting up for group sessions, helping to keep the communal areas tidy (e.g. kitchen and living room), and packing away following each session
· Promoting and signposting activities available in the wider community
· Identify and report any concerns or risks to the Duty staff or Duty Manager within the building
· Planning and delivering activities – these could be creative based arts and crafts, board games, music based, yoga, or other skills and interests that you bring with you
· Engaging with the people who access the service and encouraging time in the community (e.g. walk and talks, or attending external groups with them for support)
To review the Job Description please click here
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This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
When applying, please upload a CV and supporting statement which should clearly outline your skills and experience
What Waythough can offer you...
💡 Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
🏃♀️ Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce
🤝 Waythrough Support Networks
📅 Tickets for Good
🏠 Room to Reward
Waythrough is an equal opportunities employer...
We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear for you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk
About Us
Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship.
Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.
Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Richmond Fellowship’ or ‘Aquarius’ (our subsidiary charity in the Midlands). Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.
Thanks for bearing with us – and don’t forget to check out the Waythrough jobs on the Humankind job site https://peoplekind.my.salesforce-sites.com/recruit/
Aquarius
Aquarius is a subsidiary of Waythrough. Aquarius is a Midlands-based charity supporting individuals to overcome the harms caused by drugs, alcohol and gambling. Aquarius has always held the view that people we support could resolve their problems with support and guidance and that people have the ability to find their own solutions to their problems. Our roles across the organisation include Practitioners and Administrators as well as Team Managers.
Find out more at www.aquarius.org.uk