Volunteer Wellbeing Session Leader
You will be redirected to the Community Works website to express your interest.
The Recovery Project is a 28-bed residential service for single homeless adults with drug and/or alcohol addictions. The service is registered with the Care Quality Commission and is staffed 24hrs a day. The project has 2 stages, Phase 1 has 25 single rooms with communal facilities including bathrooms and kitchen. Phase 2 has 3 more self-contained units for clients further along their Recovery journey and preparing for move on.
A holistic approach is used, and residents will work in partnership with their key worker, the whole staff team, specialist interventions and local agencies on a personalised route out of addiction and homelessness. It is expected that clients are willing and motivated to make positive changes and to engage positively with the service.
Provide well-being sessions for residents, such as Music therapy, Mindfulness or sport sessions such as Football or personal training alongside education around self-care and well-being – provide a safe space for residents.
Benefits
Turning Tides offers volunteers training so your time volunteering is the best it can be, is as safe as possible, and of course adds value to your experience and to Turning Tides.
Every volunteer regardless of role will have their initial induction. The induction will cover Professional Boundaries, Safeguarding, and Equality and Diversity and you will be issued with a volunteer handbook and code of conduct. You will also have a site-specific health and safety induction. There will be a chance for you to ask any questions.
This role requires the following additional training, and we ask that you can commit to this. (The training is in a variety of formats depending on the subject – a video to watch, a document to read or an online course).
What skills do I need?
- Knowledge of Music Therapy and mindfulness
- Knowledge of self-care and well-being
- Or Football coaching and/or personal training sessions
- Patience
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Empathy
- Creativity
- Passion
- Energy.
Details
- Expenses
- Health and Safety
- Induction
- Insurance Cover for Volunteers
- Suitable for 13 - 16 years
- Suitable for 16 - 18 years
- Suitable for a group of volunteers
- Support on Offer
- Training
When is this role available?
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We are flexible with dates and times please get in touch.
Location:
Town Hall
Chapel Road
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 1HA
You will be redirected to the Community Works website to express your interest.
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