Volunteer - (East of England)

Seetec Group Ltd.; Gravesend; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused organization in Gravesend is seeking a Volunteer Mentor to support individuals on probation. You'll provide one-to-one guidance on literacy, housing, budgeting, and social reintegration. This position requires effective communication skills and a non-judgmental attitude. Full training is provided to help participants rebuild their lives, making a real difference in the community.

Benefits

Full training

Mental health awareness initiatives

Opportunity for personal development

Qualifications

• Must be 18+ and substance-free for six months if applicable.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Support with housing needs such as budgeting or searching for properties.
• Help participants explore employment options.
• Address issues such as social isolation.

Skills

Effective listening and communication skills

Reliability

Use of initiative

Non‑judgmental and open‑minded

Basic IT knowledge

Job description

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.

• Full training
• Safeguarding adults & children
• Mental health awareness

Join us and help someone build a better future.

How to apply: This QR Code will take you to ‘Better Impact’ our volunteer application management system.

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.

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 participants 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

You will also receive appropriate background information about the participant and any associated risk information.

Skills and Experience

• Effective listening and communication skills
• Reliability: keep commitments and appointments
• Use of initiative to identify and access relevant resources
• Ability to share information appropriately within confidentiality boundaries and maintain a professional relationship
• Demo­natural good role model through pro‑social modelling
• Non‑judgmental, open‑minded and inclusive
• Good IT skill awareness
• 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 of 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. Our aim is to equip individuals with the necessary skills 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 support 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.