Join us as a Volunteer Mentor. You will play a key supporting role to the participants we work with (predominantly men over the age of 18 years). You will offer personalised, one-to-one support to help improve participants' lives, equipping them with the skills they need to progress in life and avoid being trapped in a cycle of criminality. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to build a better future, regardless of their past choices or the challenges they currently face. Our ideal candidate will have lived experience of the Criminal Justice System and is now wishing to give back to the community. You must however hit an eligibility criteria e.g. 6 months substance abuse free, complying with your order and taking responsibility of your offending behaviour. If you don’t have this experience, don’t worry! We encourage volunteers from all walks of life to reflect the community we serve. You just need to be over the age of 18. We need your excellent communication skills and empathetic ability to create and maintain effective relationships with our participants. We need you to be a positive role model and inspire, empower and guide our participants to achieve their full potential. In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we offer an amazing training programme to prepare you for the role. This comprises of both online and classroom training on the following subjects: Safeguarding vulnerable adults Safeguarding children Mental health awareness Substance misuse Plus more… Location: South West Communities and Education Division has achieved the Investing in Volunteers UK Quality Award (IiV) the UK's quality standard for excellence in volunteer management as the justice and social care division of the Seetec Group. The prestigious accolade recognises the management, support and professionalism of the systems and structures that assist volunteers across a particular organisation.
Responsibilities
* Attend appointments with the participants
* Literacy and numeracy support, including filling in forms
* Encourage engagement such as reminding participants of appointments
* Provide practical and emotional support to participants
* Encourage compliance with probation appointments and license conditions
* Support looking for a job, apprenticeship or volunteer placement
* Support looking for private accommodation
Skills and Experience
* Demonstrate empathy, with the ability to use tact and discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive issues
* Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with good listening skills
* Input and maintain computer-based information systems in an accurate and timely manner
* Exercise authority and reinforce boundaries in an appropriate manner
* To be able to work on own initiative and able to cope with stressful situations
Communities and Education Division is the Justice and Social Care division of Seetec, delivering tailored support to participants across a range of contracts, including as CFO Activity Hubs, Accommodation, Personal Wellbeing and Approved Premises. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to build a better future, regardless their past choices or the challenges they face. We are committed to combining our knowledge, skills and talents across the justice and social care sectors to deliver services and interventions that overcome the barriers that hold people back from living more fulfilled lives. Ultimately, our aim is to equip individuals with the necessary skills needed to desist from offending, successfully reintegrate into their local communities and address barriers to work.
Seetec is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values. You will be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Seetec supports the recruitment of ex-offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of "Ex-Offenders" can be found on our website under "About us". Seetec is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. Seetec is an employee-owned company delivering services across the employment, skills and rehabilitation sectors that unlock people\'s social and economic potential by helping them into work, develop new skills or turn away from crime. Changing people\'s lives for the better in the businesses and communities we serve is the driving force behind our services and the motivation for our exceptional delivery standards. We have significantly grown and evolved from our original not-for-profit roots in 1984, but throughout our history our commitment to delivering social value has remained at the heart of our culture. Our colleagues across offices in the UK and Ireland are dedicated to improving the lives of thousands of people every year by identifying and delivering the support they need to be more skilled, productive and prosperous. Our foundation is the strength of our people and their expertise, insight and determination to change the lives of those they support. It was therefore a logical step at the beginning of 2020 to put our future in the hands of our colleagues and become majority employee owned. We are now one of the largest employee-owned businesses in the UK where every employee is a stakeholder in our collective success. We are a Disability Confident Leader and B-Corp certified, which means we meet rigorous standards on transparency and delivering social value in the places where we work. Seetec holds Investors in People and Investors in Wellbeing Gold status and are rated 'good' by Ofsted for our market-leading training and skills delivery. With people at the heart of every one of our services, we are driven by our overarching aim to empower lives and improve communities. Our commitment to providing effective and innovative service delivery enables us to have a positive impact on people\'s lives and improve communities. We build our relationships on mutual respect: all employers, customers, and partners receive the same high-quality service. We empower and inspire our customers to take ownership of their lives by giving them the right tools, support and opportunities to break down barriers and achieve their goals.
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