Targeted Youth Support Volunteer

Ref: V_TYS

Location: Twickenham TW1

Special Note: All applicants must live in the Richmond Borough


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Expenses: Up to £100 maximum per week (Depending on individual circumstances & provided receipts)

Qualification: An accredited Level 2 Qualification

Duration: Until March 2011

Placement Description: Local Authority - Targeted Youth Support Volunteer

Commitment: Flexible volunteering of up to 30 hrs per week / Participation on a Duke of Edinburgh Residential project

Age: 16 - 24 only

Eligibility:

  • All applicants must live in the Richmond Borough
  • Expenses will only be provided on production of valid receipts
  • All volunteers are subject to a Criminal Records Bureau Check

Volunteer Placement Duties:

  • Supporting volunteering coordinator to recruit, train and support mentors and appropriate adults
  • General administration duties – faxing, emailing,etc
  • Data entry – keeping database entries up to date
  • Contacting volunteers – recording contacts on to a database
  • Identifying volunteers to populate the monthly rota for appropriate adults
  • Responding to police station requests for appropriate adult support
  • Support volunteer coordinator in completing initial assessment with potential mentees
  • Support volunteer coordinator to match mentees with mentors using information from application forms
  • Assist in creating marketing the scheme to recruit mentees and mentors

Skills and Abilities Required:

  1. Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people directly & on the telephone including professionals, parents and young people
  2. Ability to work as part of a team,
  3. Able to understand & respect the importance of confidentiality within and outside the workplace
  4. Able to work within a team, asking for & giving support as needed
  5. Accurate basic keyboard skills – knowledge of IT systems MS Word & Excel, and databases is desirable, or willingness to be trained        
  6. Aware of equality and diversity & health and safety
  7. Prepared to travel within the local area (travel expenses covered)
  8. Good timekeeping

How to Apply

Please call Pamela Ridgers or Mary Castledine at Way to Work on 020 8487 5383 to make an appointment to be interviewed at our office in Twickenham, Middlesex.