Prison to Community Link Volunteer

Forward Leeds; Exeter; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Waythrough is seeking volunteers for the 'Prison to Community Link Volunteer' role in Exeter. As a volunteer, you will assist individuals upon their release from prison, helping them connect with essential services and providing much-needed support during a crucial transition period.

Benefits

Regular supervision and support

Induction and access to training

Reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses

Opportunities to progress in other areas

Qualifications

• Ability to provide peer support and signpost to services.
• Available to volunteer Monday to Friday during specified hours.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals leaving prison at discharge lounges.
• Accompany them to key appointments on the same day.

Skills

Peer support

Listening skills

Signposting

Job description

Job Details: Prison to Community Link Volunteer

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 ‘Humankind’. Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.

Prison to Community Link Volunteer
Location: Exeter

Together Drug and Alcohol Service is the commissioned community drug and alcohol provision for Devon. It provides a range of support, interventions and treatments for adults wanting to make positive changes to their drug and/or alcohol use, as well as supporting family members and running campaigns and events that raise awareness of addiction and celebrate recovery in the community.

About the role
As a Prison to Community Link Volunteer, you will be involved in supporting people leaving prison and will meet them on the morning of their release, at prison based ‘discharge lounges’. You will then accompany individuals to key appointments that same day, including Probation meetings and prescribing appointments with Together Drug and Alcohol Services.You will offer a listening ear, be able to signpost to other services, and if you bring your own lived experience, provide powerful peer support.

Most prison releases happen Monday to Friday between 8am and 11am, so we ask that volunteers would be available during this time.

There may the opportunity to be involved and support with other areas of the criminal justice team as the role progresses. There may also be the opportunity to facilitate SMART Recovery meeting and full training would be provided.

It would be useful to be able to drive and have access to your own transport, though it is not essential for the role.

Please see the full job description here.

As a volunteer with Waythrough, you can expect to receive:

• Regular supervision and support
• Induction and access to online and face to face training
• To learn and practice new skills within a teamwork setting
• To feel part of a team and the wider Waythrough organisation
• Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed with proof of journey
• Opportunities to progress and experience other areas of Waythrough's work

Who are we…
Waythrough (Formerly Humankind) 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 ‘Humankind’. 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 (Formerly Humankind) jobs on the Richmond Fellowship and Aquarius job site https://recoveryfocus.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Recovery_Focus_Careers .

What can Waythrough (Formerly Humankind)offer you… Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses ️ Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce
Waythrough (Formerly Humankind)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 [e-mail]

Salary Period

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Vacancy Salary Range

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DBS Requirement

DBS Requirement Volunteer Enhanced Adult Barred

Does role require Police/Prison vetting? Not Applicable

Driving licence required for role?

Driving licence required for role? No

Applications Close Date

Applications Close Date 17 Jul 2025

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