Wellbeing Volunteer (Burnley, Lancashire)

Richmond Fellowship; Burnley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Burnley is seeking a Wellbeing Volunteer to assist individuals facing mental health challenges. This role involves engaging with service users, facilitating group activities, and helping maintain a welcoming environment. Candidates should have an empathetic attitude and the ability to build strong relationships. The position offers flexible hours, requiring 4-8 hours per week, and includes benefits such as training opportunities.

Benefits

Fantastic learning and development opportunities

Wellbeing support services

Access to support networks

Tickets for Good

Room to Reward

Qualifications

• Open-minded attitude with the ability to build strong working relationships.
• Willingness to engage with staff and people accessing the service.
• Ability to plan and adapt activities for diverse participants.
• Respect for confidentiality and sensitivity to individual needs.

Responsibilities

• Be a friendly face and welcome service attendees.
• Facilitate discussions and group activities.
• Set up and tidy communal areas after sessions.
• Promote community activities.

Skills

Empathetic attitude

Ability to build relationships

Facilitation skills

Planning activities

Job description

Overview

kitchen with 24-hour staffing. The role: This exciting volunteer role would suit someone with an empathetic, open-minded attitude who can build strong working relationships with others as part of a holistic approach to improving overall health and wellbeing of the people we support. A Wellbeing Volunteer will attend the service frequently to engage with the staff and people the service supports, offering assistance with group sessions and supporting people accessing the service one-to-one.

Responsibilities

• Being a friendly face and welcoming those who attend the service
• Offering a listening ear and facilitating discussions that bring people together
• Setting up for group sessions, helping to keep the communal areas tidy (e.g. kitchen and living room), and packing away following each session
• Promoting and signposting activities available in the wider community
• Identify and report any concerns or risks to the Duty staff or Duty Manager within the building
• Planning and delivering activities - these could be creative based arts and crafts, board games, music based, yoga, or other skills and interests that you bring with you
• Engaging with the people who access the service and encouraging time in the community (e.g. walk and talks, or attending external groups with them for support)

Qualifications/Requirements

• Empathetic, open-minded attitude with ability to build strong working relationships
• Willingness to engage with staff and people accessing the service; ability to facilitate discussions and group activities
• Ability to plan, deliver and adapt activities for diverse participants
• Respect for confidentiality and sensitivity to individual needs

What Waythough can offer you

• Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
• Happy, Healthy You! - our wellbeing offers for our workforce
• Waythrough Support Networks
• Tickets for Good
• Room to Reward

Equal Opportunities

Waythrough 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 from 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].

Application Details

Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference? Waythrough is about giving people fair chances to succeed in life. 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 staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.

Role Details

4-8 hours per week, with option for one full day or two half days. Location: Burnley, Lancashire. Oak House is a 24-hour crisis service, using therapeutic CBT approach interventions to support people in Lancashire and South Cumbria who are experiencing mental health challenges. Oak House is a 5-bedroom house each with an en-suite, communal access to living areas and other facilities.

How to Apply

When applying, please upload a CV and supporting statement which should clearly outline your skills and experience. This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.