Resident support Volunteer (Criminal Justice)

Resident support Volunteer (Criminal Justice)

Posted for Interventions Alliance

Posted by Volunteer Centre Newcastle

Register your interest

You will be redirected to the Volunteer Centre Newcastle website to express your interest.

Our Volunteers provide a support service to men who have recently left prison and are accommodated in one of our residential settings. Based in the Elswick area (address confidential until recruitment complete)

You will be required to build trusting and respectful relationships with residents living at the premises, to ensure they can build confidence and re-build their lives for a promising future.

This involves working directly with clients and staff to ensure the most effective support is being provided for clients.

The role involves supporting the team in providing group and individual sessions for individuals through activities or one to one mentoring.

It also includes supporting clients with sign posting around any life challenges such as

• finances,
• housing,
• benefits,
• employment.
• Other tasks may also include chaperoning residents to appointments.

Hours: Minimum of 2 hours per week, with flexibility based on volunteer availability and participant needs. 

Duration: Minimum commitment of 12 months to ensure consistency and reliability in feedback collection.

To further apply for this voluntary role please complete our application:

MyImpactPage - New Interventions Alliance- Application Form

What skills do I need?

• Ability to listen effectively and communicate with others
  
• Ability to keep commitments and/or appointments 
  
• Ability to use own initiative to identify and access relevant resources
  
• Share information appropriately within boundaries of confidentiality
  
• Capacity to understand and work within necessary guidance to ensure both yourself and the participant understand your professional relationship.
  
• Ability to demonstrate positive behavior providing a good role model to participants through pro-social modelling.
  
• Be non-judgmental, open minded and self-aware
  
• Knowledge of basic IT skills
  
• Ability to encourage and allow people to make their own choices and decisions