Mental Health Volunteer Roles in West Kensington, Greater London
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Our Linked Minds Befriending Project supports people who are socially isolated in Ealing and Hounslow due to a diagnosed mental health problem.
This is an opportunity to become a Befriender.
On successful completion of specialist mental health training, the Befriender is matched with someone suitable, by a Co-ordinator who then acts as a (non-clinical) supervisor for the befriending period, which is limited to a year. (Where applicable, this can count towards continuous professional development).
Befriender, client and supervisor make a plan together with a goal to work towards, and the Befriender makes a weekly 1-2 hour visit to the client's home, where they might stay in and chat over a cup of tea, go out for a walk together, visit a cafe or undertake a local activity.
These visits make such a difference for the client, increasing their confidence and helping them explore and work towards getting a job, joining a club, meeting other people or whatever their goal may be.
The aim is that, by the end of the year, clients feel better about themselves, more valued, resilient, empowered, more linked to their community and better equipped for their journeys in recovery.
But volunteering with BEfriend not only enriches the lives of those who are isolated, it also offers immense personal rewards.
As a Befriender, you’ll get to know inspirational people with fascinating stories, develop new skills and be part of a supportive team that values compassion and connection.
This role is for UK residents only, and applicants are required to live in or very near the boroughs of Ealing or Hounslow.
After applying, volunteers will need to provide 2 character references and complete an enhanced DBS check (cost covered and organised by Linked Minds).
The check is carried out as part of our Safeguarding policy to protect our clients who are ‘vulnerable people’.
BEfriend is a one-to-one volunteer befriending service, supporting socially isolated people in the London boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow.
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The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for Non – Trustee Committee Members to support our UK Public Mental Health Committee
Deadline: 21 October
Location: Primarily online
Salary: n/a, voluntary expenses
Hours: 2- 4 per month
Contract type: For 3 years initially
The Mental Health Foundation are the UK’s leading charity for public mental health. We work in each of the UK nations to advance our mission to prevent mental health problems and tackle inequalities. This has never been more important. As a member of our Public Mental Health Committee, you will play an important role in guiding our research, policy and programmes. These are voluntary, non-Trustee advisory positions which will bring you a rewarding experience, a chance to further your professional development and an opportunity to help the Foundation deliver its mission. In this role you will:
· Participate in 5 online meetings and one in-person meeting each year
· Provide support, advice and insights to the senior team on the strategy and key areas
What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?
We are seeking 2-3 new advisers who will bring different skills, experiences and perspectives to strengthen our Public Mental Health Committee. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds and are especially keen to hear from applicants that have experience of;
· Policymaking or public health at UK level
· Refugee and asylum seeker issues and/or anti-racism work
· The use of new technologies including AI in prevention
We value the involvement of people who bring knowledge of lived experience of mental health issues. To strengthen and maintain diversity on the Committees, we would particularly welcome applications from young people, women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds.
Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – Mental Health Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its beneficiaries, those who surround them, its staff, volunteers, and anyone else who comes into contact with its services and expects all trustees, staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting procedures (proof of eligibility to work in the UK, proof of residency and satisfactory employment screening, including a Disclosure check and two most recent references) along with 3-year renewals of Disclosure checks. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
How to apply
If you think your skills match and you’d like to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation, please complete and submit your application via our website. Please ensure you attach an up-to-date CV and statement of suitability answering all points of the person specification. Applications will close at 5pm on Monday 21st October and we are unable to accept late applications. Interviews are planned for Wednesday 6th and/or Thursday 7th November.
We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. Diversity and inclusion is a strategic priority for us as an employer and mental health charity, and we are proud to be signatories of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter and the Disability Confident Committed Scheme. Applications from under-represented sections of the community are actively encouraged.
If you have a disability, require any additional support or have any questions regarding the role, please contact us We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Disabled candidates who meet all the essential person specification criteria will be offered an interview. Therefore, please do ensure you tick the relevant box on the application form and clearly indicate in your application/covering letter if you consider yourself to meet the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 / Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
We are currently operating mostly digital recruitment (including interviews via video conferencing). We have moved to a hybrid working model of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office and the rest working from home.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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Are you a Christmas-lover with a secret desire to don a Hi-vis vest?! We need a team of jolly volunteer marshals to represent Mental Health Resource at this charity fundraising event, taking place in Grosvenor & Hilbert Park in Tunbridge Wells on 7 December 2024. This marshalling role involves directing Santa runners along the 3K route, ensuring the safety of participants and helping the event run smoothly.
Santas helpers are needed from 12.30pm until 4.30pm. Hi-vis vests are provided - just bring yourselves and your christmas cheer!
If you'd like to help out at this fun festive event please complete the brief registration form on our website
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VOLUNTEER TREASURER
We are the only charity in Kingston uniquely dedicated to assist those who provide unpaid care for someone experiencing Mental Health difficulties. Founded 20 years ago, we assist individual Carers (ie Family, Friends) with advice, guidance and peer support. As well as 1:1 support, we also have a monthly group where members can meet others to share lived-experience, and a weekly newsletter.
We also act as the collective voice to represent the views and concerns of these Carers. We are recognised in this campaigning role by statutory services in the Royal Borough of Kingston and SW London who engage us as active members of relevant committees and strategy groups, and we also partner with other third-sector organisations.
We are keen to further develop our service and we invite a volunteer with financial experience to help us achieve this. Whilst KMHCF is fully funded for its present activities, we will look to the Treasurer to guide us towards funding opportunities for future expansion, and to take the lead on the application processes.
Our financial activity is very low at the moment, but you would need to maintain financial control and ensure we comply with our legal responsibilities as a Registered Charity.
You should ideally have experience of serving in a small charity, or have appropriate transferrable skills.
It would be good if you have some awareness of Mental Health yourself, but this is not essential. Most of all, you should have the enthusiasm to serve Carers who can often feel isolated and bewildered.
The Treasurer would be part of our Management Committee which meets about every two months on a mid-week evening. Otherwise, the role is home-based. However, we welcome offers from our Committee to attend other meetings to represent the Forum or to take responsibility for leading projects, as they feel able.
The role is expected to lead to a Trustee position.
If you have the drive to make a real difference for Carers, please contact us for an informal discussion as a first step towards joining us.
What is your relevant experience?
Where are you located?
What do you feel that you can bring to the work of KMHCF?
To offer support, advice and guidance to unpaid Carers, who can often feel isolated.
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Join Us in Making a Difference!
Are you passionate about supporting mental health initiatives and ready to make a real impact? Been There is a dynamic charity dedicated to empowering people swho struggle with body image issues through peer mentoring. We’re on a mission to provide hope and empowerment to those navigating tough times, and we need a talented and committed Volunteer Finance and Operations Officer to help drive our success!
What will you be doing?
The person in this role will be responsible for:
- Reconciling Xero to bank
- Making monthly payments to pension / HMRC
- Processing monthly payroll - Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled
- Monthly reports vs budget and variance explanations
- Full year rolling forecast, so we always know where we are heading (nice to have)
- Year end responsibilities including organising the annual return questionnaire and annual report to Charities Commission
What are we looking for?
Finance operating experience (bonus if within the charity sector)
3+ years in the financial sector, with full confidence in the areas mentioned above.
Ideally you would be interested in the cause, as well as keen to be part of a team and be self motivated.
What difference will you make?
This is your chance to use your financial and operational expertise to support a cause that changes lives. You’ll be at the heart of our mission, helping to ensure the smooth financial running of our charity, and helping us scale our impact. If you’re looking for a rewarding volunteer opportunity where your skills can make a tangible difference, we’d love to hear from you!
We are an app-based charity that connects people over 18 with a vetted and trained Mentor (who has also 'been there') to help with body image issues.
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We are building a team of enthusiastic and personable community engagement volunteers to help us raise the profile of Mental Health Resource within the local community, strengthen relations with local companies and promote and gain support for the charity.
We need a group of community engagement volunteers to provide an active presence at local community events on an ad hoc basis: talking to people to promote our services and encourage engagement with Mental Health Resource. The sort of tasks that may be involved in the role are: preparing and serving refreshments; taking donations by cash and card; running activities, distributing leaflets and delivering promotional materials to local companies.
We are looking for volunteers with good interpersonal skills who are prepared to volunteer in a variety of settings, at various times. We require volunteers to have a personal interest in mental health issues and a commitment to Mental Health Resource’s mission and values. Please note that this role requires the use of a car to travel to events and transport promotional materials.
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Sutton Mental Health Foundation was established as a charity in 1998. Its aim is to support individuals experiencing serious mental health issues in the London Borough of Sutton. We aim to keep such individuals well and active helping them to have a voice in the provision of mental health care in the Borough. Our vision is to provide a community in Sutton which values mental wellbeing and understands how to respond positively to individuals’ anxiety and distress. The Foundation works together to promote mental wellbeing resilience and recovery from mental distress.We provide nonclinical support through our Intentional Peer Support programme together with a Day Service and a Crisis Cafe at our centre in Belmont. We receive funding mainly from the NHS and the London Borough of Sutton although we are part of the Voluntary Sector.
We are seeking to add to the expertise of our experienced, professional Board of Trustees all of whom are volunteers. All our Trustees require excellent communication skills, the ability to work effectively as part of a team, strategic vision and good independent judgement. Although not limited to, we would particularly value the experience and skills in the following areas :
- Company Secretary/Legal Experience
- Fundraising in the following areas – Grant, Corporate and Public
- Marketing
Lived or shared experience of mental health – desirable.
Inclusion is one of our values and we are looking for diversity in the makeup of our Board. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented communities.
The Board of Trustees meets every six weeks, in the evening at 7 p.m. for approximately 2 hours in Sutton. Sometimes our Board meetings are on-line.
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Sutton Mental Health Foundation is looking to recruit a volunteer secretary position to the Trust Board, to support and assist the Chair and CEO. This is an important and confidential role within the Trust. The main areas of the role are, in consultation with the Chair and CEO, the preparation of all Board/AGM meetings, the preparation of Board/AGM papers, minute taking and writing up the minutes in a timely manner. Other duties involve the support to the Trustees, as well as updating of trustee records. Th board of trustees meets in-person, approximately every six weeks, in the London Borough of Sutton. A full role description will be provided on application.
As background information, Sutton Mental Health Foundation was established as a charity in 1994 and the aim of the Foundation is to support people with mental health needs in the Borough of Sutton, helping to keep them well and active and helping them to have a voice in mental health care in the Borough. Our vision is to provide a community in Sutton which values mental wellbeing and understands how to respond positively to anxiety and distress. The Foundation works together to promote mental wellbeing resilience and recovery from mental distress.
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An exciting opportunity to volunteer flexibly from home for Shout - a 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone in the UK who is struggling to cope. We are looking for empathetic volunteers to join our amazing online community.
You’ll benefit from:
∙ Vocational development: develop digital mental health skills and experience recognised by universities and colleges and relevant to many professions
∙ Personal development: learn communication, active listening, problem solving skills and crisis management skills
∙ Supporting people who are struggling to cope: help those who have no-one
else to talk to and who really need ‘in the moment’ support
∙ Being part of a pioneering global community: connect with both UK and New Zealand volunteers via a digital hub
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Do you have a passion for supporting people with mental health issues? Do you have 2 hours a month to spare to support a small charity in Nottingham?
Improving Lives Notts (known as Improving Lives) support people experiencing multiple disadvantage. Put simply, we support people with long term mental health issues to believe that life can change for the better.
We're looking for a committed and passionate individual to join our Board of Trustees. It is a friendly and experienced group, who govern the charity and support the CEO and Operations Manager to run the organisation. We're looking for people with a broad range of experience on our Board, but it would be advantageous to have marketing and / or fundraising experience.
Some aspects of the role include:
- Preparing for Board Meetings by reading all Board Documents sent prior to the meeting
- Provide guidance when required, to support CEO and Operations Manager
- Contribute to Improving Lives' review of Strategic Plan, as required
- Review policies and give feedback during Board Meetings
We are committed to diversity and inclusion and we are a disability confident employer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you enjoy organising things and making this happen?
Are you able to volunteer a few hours a week?
Yes? We’d love to hear from you.
We’re looking for admin volunteers to help with our daily operations. We have a variety of ways you can get involved:
- Responding to client requests and enquiries
- Fundrasing and partnership management
- Managing and updating company databases
- Keeping track of partnership enquiries
- Maintaining internal, volunteer, and client records
- Drafting and mailing client correspondence and newsletters
- Organising events, scheduling meetings, and making travel arrangements
- Providing administrative support to other departments or projects as needed
- Performing other duties as agreed in advance
We’ve designed our volunteering programme to be flexible and adaptive to you. All volunteering is 100% remote and you’re supported fully by our team. You control what you do and how many hours per week you want to volunteer. Some roles may require an Enhanced DBS check. If your application is successful, we will ask for a donation towards the cost of your enhanced DBS check if it's required for your role. This cost is £20.60.
Here’s some further information on what’s needed:
Are you over 18 and living in the UK?
You must be over the 18 years of age and live permanently in the UK. You must be a UK resident to apply for this role.
Do you have a laptop?
A laptop and a quiet space to volunteer is essential.
How much time can you give?
A minimum of 3 hours per week is required. We are flexible and like to work around you.
Training
We provide CPD accredited training with 3 short courses needing to be completed prior starting your volunteer role. After, you’ll have access to over 90 CPD accredited courses should you want to study further.
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Tom’s Trust, a children's brain tumour charity, is looking for two new trustees to join our Board.
Although our office is based in Cambridge, where we were founded and where we provided our first service, we have grown from a regional to a national charity and want our Trustee Board to reflect that. We operate a hybrid meeting approach which supports this ambition to expand our Board.
We are particularly seeking trustees in the Oxfordshire or Liverpool areas, where our newest services are based, to work with our current Trustee Board of eight who work closely with our Senior Leadership Team to provide expertise and oversight of our ambitious strategy. Details of the Board are on our website.
We recognise the need to reflect, understand, and network, in each new region for which we provide a service and want to talk to enthusiastic individuals who have the professional skills, connections and understanding to help. Trustee roles are not paid, but Trustees will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses, including travel expenses. Trustee meetings are currently on a Monday evening every two months and these are hybrid with Trustees dialling in or attending in person. We have a number of subcommittees to support the main board, including clinical, fundraising, marketing and communications and finance.
In seeking new Trustees, the Board has the following objectives:
1. To make sure that the Board has the experience and skills in line with future priorities.
2. To gain different perspectives on the potential for Tom’s Trust and for its services.
3. To widen our network of contacts and support in new areas to help us support more families and new services.
Tom’s Trust is a growing and ambitious charity. Candidates must:
- Be enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the North West and its strengths and challenges;
- Be willing to support our Team with contacts and ideas as they work hard to get the public to understand our work in the area;
- Support fundraising efforts to find new support to allow our service to continue, contribute to the development of fundraising strategies, and assist in securing resources for our programs and initiatives;
- Understand and uphold charity governance principles and the role of charities;
- Be comfortable working with fellow Trustees and professional staff in a collaborative team, able to negotiate and discuss complex ideas in a respectful way to reach a majority decision;
- Have empathy for the need to help families whose child has been affected by a brain tumour.
If this role resonates with you, we would love to hear from you.
About Tom’s Trust
Tom's Trust is the UK's only charity dedicated to providing mental health support to children and young people, with brain and other central nervous system tumours, and their families. We believe that every child with a brain tumour should have access to the mental health support that they need, as well as their loved ones. Approximately 500 children aged 0-19 are diagnosed with a brain tumour each year. That’s nearly 10 children per week. Many children experience serious mental health issues such as PTSD, anxiety, and depression, as a result of their tumour, and 62% of children who survive a brain tumour will then live with life-long disabilities (such as blindness, hearing loss, lost motor-function or learning disabilities).
Tom’s Trust clinical psychologists support hundreds of families, working within hospitals in the East, North East, North West and now starting in Thames Valley; helping children from diagnosis, through their brutal treatment and as they return to life at home. Our team is also there to support a family if their child is dying or has sadly died from this devastating disease. It is our mission is to provide psychological support to children with brain tumours and their families in every area of the UK that needs us.
We believe that every child with a brain tumour should have access to the mental health support that they need, as well as their loved ones.
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This role sits within our new Men’s Minds project, based in Hounslow. The aim of the service is to improve men’s mental health outcomes by developing a mental health network supported and directed by the voices of its members.
This will be achieved through three service strands: 1) Peer support network, 2) Psychoeducation workshops, addressing common needs of men’s mental health 3) Outreach support to raise awareness of men’s mental health and promote this service.
The role of the Peer Volunteer will be to support the Project Coordinator with developing and delivering various workshops and events. You will also take the lead in developing peer led support.
Staff within the service will provide person-centred, practical and emotional support, face to face in a group basis to individuals.
We are looking for someone who
- Identifies as male
- Has lived experience of mental health challenges
- Are a non-judgemental and friendly individual
- To be able to provide a welcoming, authentic, and positive experience for all, being inclusive and embracing diversity
- To feel comfortable engaging with people with mental health challenges / difficult life experiences, by validating strengths and experiences and using empowering language to overcome negative self-talk
- Are empathic and understands the stigma / social bias's surrounding mental health
- Are willing to tap into their lived experiences and use their stories to inspire hope in others when appropriate
- Are comfortable with co-producing and co-facilitating peer led workshops
- To assist the Project Coordinator with admin and planning
- Are able to take on any ad hoc admin/support responsibilities
Time commitment and expenses:
- Flexible hours between Tues-Thurs. We are looking for someone to commit to a minimum of at least 1 or 2 days a week.
- We will provide volunteers with an induction, training, and ongoing mentoring to support them in the role
- Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed.
What's in it for the volunteer?
Volunteering at Mind is a fantastic opportunity to get involved with a nationally recognised charity. We provide initial and ongoing training, as well as plenty of opportunities for progression within the organisation. You will also be a part of a supportive team with great awareness of wellbeing and the mental health sector.
Please tell us why you would like to volunteer at Men’s Minds at HFEH Mind? (minimum 50 words)
Please share any relevant skills or experience you have for the role. This may include education, work or voluntary experience (minimum 100 words)
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Job Description Chair of Trustees
Introduction
The Lucy Rayner Foundation (LRF) is a charity set up in May 2013 by the Rayner family after the loss of daughter and sister Lucy to suicide. The LRF is an organisation that supports young people to deal with their mental health issues and provides them with tools and techniques to improve and maintain their mental health in the long term. This is done through education, training and support services.
Mental health has reached an all-time high and the demand for our services is increasing every day. We became incorporated in July 2022 to grow the charity to meet those demands and we have ambitious plans for 2024/25.
Currently we are without a Chairperson due to unforeseen circumstances and we are now looking for a dynamic leader to help steer the Charity in the years ahead.
The Role
The Chair will lead the Board in its role to ensure that the clear strategic direction of the charity is met as laid out in the regulatory framework, that governs LRF through its compliance, financial management and people performance.
The Chair will also support and, where appropriate, challenge the Chief Executive, use effective collaboration, constructive engagement within the Board and between the Board Members and support with the management team, staff and volunteers where necessary.
The Chair should also act as an Ambassador and the public face of the charity as part of the LRF external communications efforts. The Chair also line-manages the Chief Executive with governance and HR procedures.
Time Commitment - Four Board meetings a year and Chair the meetings and is to hold regular meetings with the Chief Executive by agreement.
Reporting to: - The Board of Trustees
Terms: - 3 years (there will be a three month probationary period following the appointment
Renumeration: - Unremunerated. Out of pocket expenses incurred can reimburse
Role & Responsibilities
- Establish a culture within the Board the fosters integrity, inclusion and openness
- Working closely with the Chief Executive, to shape the work of the Board to ensure constructive challenge and support in the development, implementation of policy frameworks, organisational strategies, financial management and effective risk management whilst ensuring that it meets all the charitable objectives.
- Responsibility for governance arrangements working in the most efficient way
- Esure that there is the right level of governance in place
- Develop the knowledge capability of the Board of Trustees
- Encourage positive change, where appropriate, address and resolve any conflicts within the Board
- Ensure that the Trustees understand the balance between governance and management
- Chair the meeting of the Board of Trustees
- Supporting the Chief Executive, whilst respecting the boundaries which exists between the two roles
- Ensure that the Chief Executive has the opportunity to grow and develop professionally and has the appropriate professional support
Personal Description
- Has 3 years of experience as a Chair
- Experience of operating at a senior strategic leadership level within an organisation
- Have a passion for supporting those with mental health
- Experience of charity governance and working with or as part of a Board of Trustees
- Strong leadership skills, ability to motivate and bring people together
- Financial management skills with an understanding of charity finance issues
- Experience of chairing meetings and events
- Demonstrate a strong and visible commitment to the Charity, its strategic mission and objectives
- Strong networking abilities that can be utilised for the benefit of the Charity
- Ability to commit time to conduct the role to the best of your ability, including attending events out of office hours.
Closing date for applications:
The Lucy Rayner Foundation operates an equal opportunity policy and commit to treating
and commit to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage
applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual
orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil
partnerships.
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Traumaform CIC is a West Wales based non-profit organization specializing in therapies for trauma-related issues such as Complex Trauma and PTSD.
We are looking for compassionate, enthusiastic and committed people with a range of skills to support our organization in its ongoing development.
You will have the opportunity to make decisions that will impact people’s lives and make a real difference to those suffering from the effects of trauma.
Trustees are ultimately responsible for leading our non-profit organisation and deciding how it is run. They play a very important role in helping to develop Traumaform’s work.
Why volunteer as a trustee for Traumaform?
Volunteering as a trustee can be very rewarding. It’s a fantastic way to contribute to other people’s well-being – to ‘give something back’ – but also to develop your own skills in a number of areas:
- Leadership
- Negotiating
- Strategic planning
- Organisation
- Networking
We particularly encourage applications from people who reflect those supported by Traumaform. For example, if you have lived experience of trauma, have mental health needs, or are perhaps a parent, relative or carer for somebody with mental health needs, we would love to hear from you.
Previous experience as a trustee is not necessary as training will be provided.
Traumaform Trustee Role Description
We are looking for people whose values align closely with those expressed in our mission statement, who are keen to take our work forwards by helping to guide the development of our organisation and provide strategic input.
This is a voluntary position, expenses will be paid, and Governance training will be provided. As trustee you will be attending our board meetings 5-6 times a year, which may be in person but can also be online.
Desirable:
One or more of the below:
- Accounting/financial experience
- A legal background
- An educational background
- Business management experience and skills
- Knowledge and experience of community engagement
- Lived experience of trauma and/or mental health
- Awareness and understanding of trauma
- Some understanding of symptoms of PTSD and Complex PTSD and their co-occurring disorders
Essential:
- A desire to make a difference
- Demonstrating passion for Traumaform’s work
- Compassion for those suffering from the effects of trauma
- Commitment to attend board meetings either online or in-person
- Ability to work as part of a team
- A flexible, open approach
- An empathic and non-judgmental attitude
- Contributing to Traumaform’s development through innovative and creative ideas
If you can spare the time, if you want to gain experience, if you want to contribute to community benefit, or expand your horizon and feel you have something to offer Traumaform as a trustee, you are welcome to get in touch.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.
The closing date for applications is Monday 11th November 2024 at 5pm.
Interviews will be held on Zoom between Wednesday 13th November – Wednesday 21st November 2024.
The first board meeting will be held on Sunday 24th November 2024. It is important that you can attend this meeting – if you wish to apply but are unable to attend, please make this clear when applying.
Offering affordable, long-term therapy to those affected by Complex Trauma or PTSD and their co-occurring disorders.
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