Volunteer - (East of England)

Seetec Business Technology Centre; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in the UK is seeking a Volunteer Mentor to help individuals on probation improve their lives. This role involves providing guidance on housing, employment, and social integration while offering support to increase self-worth and community reintegration. The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills and a non-judgmental attitude, and prior experience with the Criminal Justice System is valued. Join us to make a positive impact in people's lives.

Benefits

Full training

Mental health awareness training

Qualifications

• 18+ and substance-free for six months if applicable.
• Lived experience of the Criminal Justice System is welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Support with housing needs and budgeting.
• Help participants explore employment options.
• Address issues of social isolation.
• Assist with local support agency access.
• Support reintegration into the community.

Skills

Effective listening and communication skills

Reliability

Use of initiative

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Good role model

Non-judgmental and open-minded

Good IT skills awareness

Encouraging autonomy

Job description

Job Role

Volunteer Mentor – Communities & Education Division
Make a real difference in your community by supporting individuals on probation to rebuild their lives. As a Resettlement Support Volunteer, you’ll offer one-to-one guidance to men over 18 helping with literacy, housing, budgeting, employment, and social reintegration.

We’re looking for reliable, empathetic volunteers with strong communication skills, basic IT knowledge, and a nonjudgmental attitude. You’ll be a positive role model, respecting confidentiality and empowering participants to make informed choices.

We welcome volunteers from all backgrounds, especially those with lived experience of the Criminal Justice System. You must be 18+ and substance free for six months if applicable.

• In return, you’ll receive full training
• Safeguarding adults & children
• Mental health awareness

Join us and help someone build a better future.

How to apply

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For more information please email: [e-mail]

Communities and Education Division has achieved the Investing in Volunteers UK Quality Award (IiV) – the UK’s quality standard for excellence in volunteer management, recognising the management, support and professionalism of the systems and structures that assist volunteers across a particular organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Support with housing needs such as budgeting or searching for properties
• Help participants to explore employment options
• Address issues such as social isolation
• Assist a participant to access local support agencies
• Work with participants who have been victims of crime themselves
• Increase their sense of self-worth
• Support reintegration into the community
• Receive appropriate background and risk information about the participant

Skills and Experience

• Effective listening and communication skills
• Reliability: keep to commitments and appointments
• Use of initiative to identify and access relevant resources
• Ability to share information appropriately within confidentiality bounds and maintain a professional relationship
• A demonstrable good role model to participants through pro‑social modelling
• Non‑judgmental, open‑minded and inclusive
• Good awareness of IT skills
• Ability to encourage and allow people to make their own choices and decisions

Additional Information

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.