Opportunity Details

Title: Volunteer Service Support
Location: Northampton Hope Centre, Oasis House, Campbell Street, NN1 3DS
Purpose of the role: Assist in the effective operation of our Support Hub; talking and assisting people in our Support Hub, often in need or in crisis (always supported by paid staff)
Hours: This role runs Monday to Saturday in 2 - 4 hour shifts. The ideal candidate will be able to commit at least 2 days per week on the same days. Get in contact to discuss your availability.
What tasks may be involved?
• Due to the nature of our client group, we have to be flexible in the way that we work with them. It will depend on who is in and what their needs are on that day.
• Be welcoming, friendly, non-judgemental and listen to our service users
• Participate in Briefing/De-briefs before/after every shift with the Service Manager
• Encouraging Service Users to engage in the Support service on offer
• Welcome customers to the Hope Centre and the services it offers.
• Be a listening ear, NOT a counsellor.
• Promote good practice in Covid-19 restrictions and risk management (washing hands/wearing masks)
• Help to maintain a clean and tidy Support Hub
• Help with Cleaning of Showers/Toilets when necessary and to support the service
• Help with Laundry Process
• Supporting with distribution of clothing and toiletries and maintaining stocks on reception desk
• Monitoring the environment in the Support Hub and reporting any incident or challenging behaviour to the Support Workers or Management
• Any other reasonable duties allocated by the Senior Team

What qualities or skills would be useful?
• Previous experience working in a support, care, or mental health environment would be desirable
• Must volunteer as part of a team.
• Must be reliable and trustworthy.
• Must be able to relate to staff, volunteers, and customers.
• Must have a flexible approach towards undertaking relevant tasks.
• Must be sympathetic towards people’s circumstances.
• Must respect boundaries and confidentiality.
• Must not discriminate.
• Liaise with other staff and volunteers allocated to this area.
Our expectations:
• Must be reliable and trustworthy
• Must be able to relate to staff, volunteers, and service users
• Must have a flexible approach towards undertaking relevant tasks
• Must respect boundaries and confidentiality
• Must not discriminate
• Good understanding of Health and Safety regulations

What would the benefits be for me?
• Induction to the Hope Centre
• Access to training
• Gain experience and new skills
• Enhancement for your CV
• Regular news updates
• Support sessions
• Open door policy to the Volunteer Coordinator and Support Team
• Encouragement to try new things
• Reference after 8 weeks
• Be part of a team with a good ethos
• Increased confidence
• Meeting new people

Opportunity Details

* Create artwork for apparel marketing and promotional material
* Create special designs for bi-monthly recurring donation programs
* Design artwork for other promotional activities, as needed

Opportunity Details

Title: Volunteer Progress Mentor – Hand Up
Location: Northampton Hope Centre, Oasis House, Campbell Street, NN1 3DS
Purpose of the role: Assist in the effective operation of our Support Hub; talking and assisting people in our Support Hub, often in need or in crisis (always supported by paid staff)
Hours: This role runs Monday to Saturday in 2 - 4 hour shifts. The right candidate will be able to commit at least 2 days per week on the same days. Get in contact to discuss your availability.

What tasks may be involved?
• Supporting Service Users to engage in the support on offer
• Welcoming Service Users to the service, covering key areas of access (the Door and reception)
• Logging Service Users attendance to the service
• Capturing Essential Support Needs from ‘New to Service’ individuals
• Arranging and supporting appointments with Support Workers
• Supporting Service Users to attend external appointments – acting as an advocate
• Supporting Service Users to open NFA Bank Accounts
• Clean UK driving Licence and willingness to drive a Minibus is desirable

What qualities or skills would be useful?
• A current and Valid DBS is required for this role
• Clean UK driving Licence and willingness to drive a Minibus is desirable
• Previous experience working in a support, care, or mental health environment
• Must volunteer as part of a team.
• Must be reliable and trustworthy.
• Must be able to relate to staff, volunteers, and customers.
• Must have a flexible approach towards undertaking relevant tasks.
• Must be sympathetic towards people’s circumstances.
• Must respect boundaries and confidentiality.
• Must not discriminate.
• Liaise with other staff and volunteers allocated to this area.

Our expectations:
• Must be reliable and trustworthy
• Must be able to relate to staff, volunteers, and customers
• Must have a flexible approach towards undertaking relevant tasks
• Must respect boundaries and confidentiality
• Must not discriminate
• Good understanding of Health and Safety regulations
• Full DBS (can be obtained before you start volunteering)

What would the benefits be for me?
• Induction to the Hope Centre
• Access to training
• Gain experience and new skills
• Enhancement for your CV
• Regular news updates
• Support sessions
• Open door policy to the Volunteer Coordinator and Support Team
• Encouragement to try new things
• Reference after 8 weeks
• Be part of a team with a good ethos
• Increased confidence
• Meeting new people

Opportunity Details

Title: Volunteer Placements & Activities Minibus Driver
Location: Northampton Hope Centre, Oasis House, Campbell Street, NN1 3DS
Purpose of the role: To drop off and pick up of service users in our The Hope Centre’s minibus

What tasks may be involved?
• Drop off and pick up of service users in our The Hope Centre’s minibus
• In some cases, you may be required to stay on site and support/advocate for individuals (supported by paid staff)
• Be welcoming, friendly, non-judgemental and listen to our service users
What qualities or skills would be useful?
• Hold a full and valid DBS
• Clean Driving Licence
• Willing to drive a Minibus
Our expectations:
• Must be reliable and trustworthy
• Must be able to relate to staff, volunteers, and service users
• Must have a flexible approach towards undertaking relevant tasks
• Must respect boundaries and confidentiality
• Good understanding of Health and Safety regulations
• Full DBS (can be obtained before you start volunteering)
What would the benefits be for me?
• Induction to the Hope Centre
• Access to training
• Gain experience and new skills
• Enhancement for your CV
• Regular news updates
• Support sessions
• Open door policy to the Volunteer Coordinator and Support Team
• Encouragement to try new things
• Reference after 8 weeks
• Be part of a team with a good ethos
• Increased confidence
• Meeting new people

Opportunity Details

What tasks may be involved?
• Loading/unloading the vans of stock
• Liaising with staff, donors and other volunteers
• Collect stock and donations and deliver to our various sites

What qualities or skills would be useful?
• General level of fitness as some lifting will be involved i.e. crates and tables
• A full UK driving license
• Ability to work on own or as part of a very small team
• Must be reliable and trustworthy.
• Must be able to relate to staff, volunteers, and customers.
• Must have a flexible approach towards undertaking relevant tasks.
• Must be sympathetic towards people’s circumstances.
• Must respect boundaries and confidentiality.
• Must not discriminate.
• Liaise with other staff and volunteers allocated to this area.
• A good sense of humor!

What would the benefits be for me?
• Induction to the Hope Centre
• Access to training
• Regular news updates
• Support sessions
• Open door policy to the Volunteer Coordinator and Support Team
• Encouragement to try new things
• Reference after 8 weeks
• Enhancement for your CV
• Offer experience, new skills, being part of a team with a good ethos, increased confidence and meeting new people

Opportunity Details

Title: Volunteer Kitchen Assistant
Address: Oasis House, Campbell Street, Northampton, Nn1 3DS
Reports to: Debbie Russell
Purpose of the role: To assist in the general running of our Catering Club kitchen.

What tasks may be involved?
• Interacting with customers
• Loading/unloading the food vans
• Handing out food to service users
• Monitoring the stock that is taken by members
• Clearing up/cleaning

What qualities or skills would be useful?
• General level of fitness as some lifting will be involved i.e. crates and tables
• Basic understanding of mathematics to calculate costs
• Some cleaning and clearing up will be required
• Ability to work on own or as part of a very small team
• Integrity and discretion when dealing with customers
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Previous experience working or volunteering in a kitchen environment
• A good sense of humor!

Our expectations:
• Must be able to volunteer as part of a team.
• Must be reliable and trustworthy.
• Must be able to relate to staff, volunteers, and customers.
• Must have a flexible approach towards undertaking relevant tasks.
• Must be sympathetic towards people’s circumstances.
• Must respect boundaries and confidentiality.
• Must not discriminate.
• Liaise with other staff and volunteers allocated to this area.

What would the benefits be for me?
• Induction to the Hope Centre
• Access to training
• Gain experience and new skills
• Enhancement for your CV
• Regular news updates
• Support sessions
• Open door policy to the Volunteer Coordinator and Support Team
• Encouragement to try new things
• Reference after 8 weeks
• Be part of a team with a good ethos
• Increased confidence
• Meeting new people

Opportunity Details

Title: Volunteer Social Media Assistant
Address: 35-37 Ash Street, Northampton, NN1 3DS OR from home
Purpose of the role: To assist in the general running of The Hope Centre’s social media accounts.

What tasks may be involved?
• Raise awareness of The Hope Centre to the general public via our Social Media accounts
• Advertise events and other activities the charity takes part in
• Sharing stories and photos on social media within our brand guidelines
• Coming up with ideas to help us grow our social media presence on different platforms to raise awareness of the charity and the fantastic work we do
• Create and schedule engaging content that celebrates the work we do.
• You will be working on our Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and other socials
• Assist in social media projects and campaigns - Ensuring we a get broad social media reach

What qualities or skills would be useful?
• Good English language skills
• Applicants should have an extensive knowledge of all social media platforms
• An interest and understanding of the local community
• Improving the social media photo albums by collecting and uploading new images along with writing accurate descriptions.
• A positive, can-do attitude
• Previous experience posting on Social Media for a company, charity or other organization would be helpful

Our expectations:
• Must remain politically neutral over all social media
• Must be able to volunteer as part of a team.
• Must be reliable and trustworthy.
• Must be able to relate to staff, volunteers, and customers.
• Must have a flexible approach towards undertaking relevant tasks.
• Must be sympathetic towards people’s circumstances.
• Must respect boundaries and confidentiality.
• Must not discriminate.
• Liaise with other staff and volunteers allocated to this area.

What would the benefits be for me?
• Induction to the Hope Centre
• Access to training
• Gain experience and new skills
• Enhancement for your CV
• Regular news updates
• Support sessions
• Open door policy to the Volunteer Coordinator and Support Team
• Encouragement to try new things
• Reference after 8 weeks
• Be part of a team with a good ethos
• Increased confidence
• Meeting new people

Opportunity Details

Title: Volunteer Administration Assistant

Address: From home

Role: To assist in the general administration of The Hope Centre from home. Must have your own laptop and phone and be willing to download our phone software.

Hours: 09:00 – 14:00 Mon – Fri (get in touch to discuss your availability)

What tasks may be involved?
• Answer calls and direct people to the correct service area
• Forward voicemails to relevant staff
• Take messages
• Send email responses from our generic email
• Write thank you letters for our donors
• Other general administration

What qualities or skills would be useful?
• Good English language skills
• Applicants should have an extensive knowledge of all social media platforms
• An interest and understanding of the local community
• A positive, can-do attitude
• Previous admin experience would be helpful

Our expectations:
• Must have a DBS or be willing to get a DBS
• Must have access to own laptop and smartphone.
• Must be able to volunteer as part of a team.
• Must be reliable and trustworthy.
• Must be able to relate to staff, volunteers, and customers.
• Must have a flexible approach towards undertaking relevant tasks.
• Must be sympathetic towards people’s circumstances.
• Must respect boundaries and confidentiality.
• Must not discriminate.
• Liaise with other staff and volunteers allocated to this area.

What would the benefits be for me?
• Induction to the Hope Centre
• Access to training
• Gain experience and new skills
• Enhancement for your CV
• Regular news updates
• Support sessions
• Open door policy to the Volunteer Coordinator and Support Team
• Encouragement to try new things
• Reference after 8 weeks
• Be part of a team with a good ethos
• Increased confidence
• Meeting new people

Opportunity Details

Volunteers are needed to reach the vision that everyone has value and needs a safe, decent, affordable place to call home.

People power for donations, projects, and events is always needed and welcome.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

A lack of funding is a major challenge for organizations in Africa. BPDC is seeking a skilled volunteer as a virtual Fundraising Manager. This volunteer will report directly to the Founder/Executive Director, but with access to working with other managers and board members to achieve the fundraising goals of the organization. This role requires fundraising experience or extensive experience in dealing with donors directly. You will be responsible for managing and improving our aspects of fundraising as well as writing grants to help us raise the needed funds to meet our project priorities.

This is an important project for our nonprofit because in 2021 we are strategizing to support more children from poor families. A fundraising strategy with a Fundraising Manager volunteer solely helping with this will be a success.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a