Job Description
* To be the point of contact at Headway Hertfordshire’s peer support groups, coffee mornings and existing Carers evening support group, within your designated area.
* To organise and facilitate our Welwyn and Letchworth peer support groups that are held within a hall setting, together with our volunteers.
* To attend coffee mornings at venues in East Herts (Hertford), North Herts (Hitchin) and Stevenage, together with our volunteers.
* To attend our existing Carers Evening Support Group in Stevenage with potential for a further Carers Support Group during the day.
* To raise any issues of concern and/or queries from group members/volunteers with the Support Coordinator as soon as possible for her to follow up.
* To distribute information to those attending the groups sent by Headway Hertfordshire
* Obtain signed Registers at each peer support group and coffee morning and input them onto the Headway Hertfordshire database. Records to be kept up to date.
* Collect subscriptions from our clients at relevant Welwyn Peer Support Group(s) and pass to the Support Coordinator. Also, be responsible for collecting money from clients and/or carers for any activities or events that Headway Hertfordshire may arrange.
* To report any health and safety related incidents to the Support Coordinator as soon as possible for the necessary paperwork to be completed.
* To notify the Support Coordinator as soon as possible if you are unable to attend any of the peer support groups due to illness.
* To give the Support Coordinator at least two weeks’ notice if unable to attend the peer support groups due to holiday.
* To support the Support Coordinator when new clients and/or carers attend the groups – Support Coordinator will try to attend with new person, but if not possible, details will be sent in advance by the Support Coordinator.
* Administration of annual Premises Risk Assessments and individual Risk Assessments of Volunteers within your designated area.