Mental Health Volunteer Roles

We’re currently recruiting Outreach, Events & Fundraising Volunteers to join our amazing and dynamic volunteer team at elop!

elop is an award-winning LGBT Mental Health and Wellbeing Charity with 29 years’ experience of supporting LGBT+ communities across London and Essex borders.

Joining our LGBT+ Volunteer team you will be part of an enthusiastic and dedicated team who value & appreciate the benefit of giving back to the community and enjoy the opportunity to work with others to raise much needed funds to support our work at elop.

Supported by staff or lead volunteers, our volunteer teams plan & deliver events, organise & host varied fundraising initiatives, and undertake outreach & donation collecting in LGBT bars, clubs & venues.  If you’re someone who enjoys talking to people and have a friendly disposition, then you’d be well placed to help us reach new audiences, promote our work, and raise money.

We are currently recruiting volunteers to support our Mental Health services, which include group co-facilitators, initial appointment hosts, activity facilitators, mental health plan facilitators.

HeadsOut is a strengths-based crisis prevention, intervention and wellbeing LGBT+ support service.
Our aim is to enhance people’s wellbeing and functioning by focusing on their strengths and resources, reinforcing resilience and enhancing protective external factors, including creating safe spaces, community connection, a sense of belonging, empowerment and affirmation.

By joining the HeadsOut Team you will:
• Support people who experience mental distress
• Make a positive contribution to the LGBT+ community
• Be given relevant training and support

elop’ s Mental Health Plans

Developed to be delivered over six structured sessions on a one-to-one basis, a mental health plan helps clients recognise their own resources, identify early signs of distress, share new structured tools that support them staying on the side of wellness and prevent them from spiralling into crisis. As a mental health volunteer, you will be making a positive difference by helping vulnerable people to improve their quality of life and empower them to prevent deterioration, facilitate improvement and better manage their mental health experience.
This role includes:

• Supporting people to create a personalised mental health plan
• Delivering 6 sessions of 60 minutes
• Preparing session notes and final mental health plans from template resources
• De-brief and planning sessions
• Signposting
• Participating in training and reflective practice sessions

Person Specification
• Experience of supporting people with mental distress (essential)
• Qualification or training in mental health, counselling, psychology, social work (desirable)
• Active listening skills, empathy and professionalism
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Non-judgemental, empathic and open approach
• Ability to work one-to-one
• Minimum commitment of 6 months for 1.5 hours+ a week

 

ReCharge Mental Health Support Group – Volunteer Co-Facilitator

This group runs every Monday from 10.30-12.00 in Walthamstow. It offers a weekly facilitated session for people from the LGBTQ+ community who experience difficulties with their mental health. The group is a drop-in space where people can get peer support; share experiences; and have access to strategies to help them maintain their health and wellbeing.

This role includes:
• Working alongside a member of the HeadsOut Team
• Co-facilitating the weekly group
• Contributing to planned activities
• Participating in training and reflective practice sessions

Person Specification
• Ability to commit to 6 months of 2.5 hours a week on Mondays from 10.30-12.00.
• Experience of supporting people who are experiencing mental distress
• Good active listening skills and empathic engagement
• A non-judgemental approach
• Willingness to take initiative and facilitate a group of diverse individuals

Imago: Trans, Non-Binary Support Group – Volunteer Co-Facilitator

Imago is a peer support group for trans, non-binary and non-cisgender people offering a safe, identity affirming space for support to improve their mental health, emotional and social well-being and through community connection. Imago aims to support members with shared struggles and challenges that they may commonly face as non-cis people, to help them find and celebrate genuine joy and self-confidence. It meets every Wednesday between 7pm and 8:30 pm, currently online via Microsoft Teams.

This role includes:
• Working alongside a member of the HeadsOut Team
• Co-facilitating the weekly group
• Contributing to planned activities
• Participating in training and reflective practice sessions

Person Specification
• Ability to commit to 6 months of 2.5 hours a week on Wednesdays from 6.45pm-8.45pm
• Experience of supporting people who are experiencing mental distress
• Good active listening skills and empathic engagement
• A non-judgemental approach
• Willingness to take initiative and facilitate a group of diverse individuals

PMH is seeking a new Chair of the Board of Trustees with a passion for empowering parents to support their children through the challenges of mental health.

The Organisation
PMH is one of the few charities in the UK that specifically helps parents who are supporting a child with mental health challenges and whose needs and impact for positive change are all too often overlooked. In most cases support is focused on the child and parents are left isolated, unaware of what the best approach is and have to try and cope on their own. The impact on families can be devastating. Friendships, social activities, work, school and family relationships can be disrupted. All energy is focused on the one child with their siblings often feeling neglected. For parents, realising that their child is struggling with their mental health, that they might be experiencing anxiety and depression, be suicidal, self-harming or have an eating disorder, is incredibly difficult to come to terms with and accept and they feel totally out of control. They often blame themselves for the struggles their child is enduring. It is the start of an emotional roller coaster, with many finding it hard to cope having nobody to turn to for help and support. 

Person Specification:
Preferred:
•  Lived experience of parenting a child with poor mental health
•  Technology, digital, and/or online community experience

Essential:
•  A passion for the aims of Parenting Mental Health and the energy and skill to balance connection to the founding principles with a sustainable, impactful future focused approach
•  Belief in the power of the parent to effect change in their family
•  Commitment to lived experience working and to developing deeper knowledge, process, and potential of our volunteers
•  Collaborative in approach
•  A proven track record of leadership in either the voluntary, public or commercial sectors
•  Experience of operating at a senior strategic leadership level within an organisation
•  Successful track record of achievement through their career
•  Experience of charity governance and working with or as part of a Board of Trustees

Further Information
For comprehensive information about Parenting Mental Health, the role responsibilities and the person we are looking for, please download the Candidate Information Document.

NEW VOLUNTEER TEAM NEEDED! A DYNAMIC AND DEVELOPING MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY URGENTLY SEEKING VOLUNTEERS. HELP FORGE THE BEST MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLING SERVICE

Evolve Counselling is … changing. Over the next year we have an ambitious programme to meet a large and growing demand for professionally-delivered talking therapies. We have plenty of volunteering opportunities for you. Bring your skills and experience to help us, and in return be part of an empowering community - where you can thrive in a rewarding project. Build your CV! Try something new! Put your spare time to use! Revive your career skills! Do life-enriching work helping others! All roles are flexible hours, working remotely with full IT support.

Exciting and absorbing NEW volunteer job roles

Projects Support . Secretarial tasks supporting the Trustee Board: Scheduling meetings, preparing agendas and board papers, taking minutes, keeping records, monitoring compliance  with legal and contractual rules, etc. Admin support for CEO: Arrange external meetings, attend planning sessions and produce notes and minutes, schedule key business events, and keep diaries up to date. General office administration: Keeping records, directing calls and messages, maintaining files and building the business ‘memory’. We are looking for a highly efficient organiser, someone used to routine and fine detail, with good IT skills.

Finance Controller or Finance Assistant. Finance tasks supporting our growing charity, working with our external Book Keeper, outsourced payroll service, and the Board Treasurer. Tasks include producing monthly reports and stats for the Board, for funders and fundraising bids. Monthly financial reporting including monitoring of income and expenditure, variance analysis and cashflow forecasting, monthly management accounts, and annual financial statements - charity income and expenditure, balance sheet, P&L. Supporting annual budget setting, and assisting when data is required for grant submissions. You will ideally be, or have been, a chartered, AAT, or qualified-by-experience accountant, have Third Sector knowledge, and have an interest and passion  for charitable enterprises.

Communications and Media Coordinator or Assistant. We are looking for help to communicate much much better with counselling clients, funders, our own “Counselling Community” of therapists, and the wider voluntary sector across our large area. You’ll be writing news stories, success ‘profiles’, publicising regular and special events, and driving social media and the web  - building the brand for Evolve. This job will be great  for a pro-active social media “story teller”, looking to build their own profile by ‘owning’ this new area of Evolve’s work. You’ll need to be creative, organised, and literate, with a very self-motivated  approach. A background in PR, marketing, social media or news will be great for this role.
 

Marketing and Fundraising Specialist or Assistant. Help us to grow our client numbers, improve the service, generate a development fund for new innovations, and get our name in front of sponsors, donors, and other charity project funders. In this demanding but hugely rewarding new role you will be in at the beginning - creating campaigns, researching and writing bids, and working with our communications and media volunteer to build and promote compelling fundable projects.

About Evolve Counselling. Evolve Counselling is a long-established charitable social enterprise, providing low cost, affordable or funded mental health counselling to adults in Cambridgeshire and surrounding counties. Our counselling community is made up of 50 – 60 qualified self-employed practitioners, working part-time. We deliver talking therapies to adults – online and in person. Our service delivers around 500 counselling sessions per month to a broad range of individuals, many of whom would not otherwise be able to access counselling support. Evolve also provides supervision, reflective practice, critical incident support and mental health awareness and related training to organisations and businesses large and small.

The Organisation
PMH is one of the few charities in the UK that specifically helps parents who are supporting a child with mental health challenges and whose needs and impact for positive change are all too often overlooked. In most cases support is focused on the child and parents are left isolated, unaware of what the best approach is and have to try and cope on their own. The impact on families can be devastating. Friendships, social activities, work, school and family relationships can be disrupted. All energy is focused on the one child with their siblings often feeling neglected. For parents, realising that their child is struggling with their mental health, that they might be experiencing anxiety and depression, be suicidal, self-harming or have an eating disorder, is incredibly difficult to come to terms with and accept and they feel totally out of control. They often blame themselves for the struggles their child is enduring. It is the start of an emotional roller coaster, with many finding it hard to cope having nobody to turn to for help and support. 

To find out more about the work PMH do, visit the website.

Person Specification:
Preferred:
•  Lived experience of parenting a child with poor mental health
•  Technology, digital, and/or online community experience

Essential:
•  A passion for the aims of Parenting Mental Health and the energy and skill to balance connection to the founding principles with a sustainable, impactful future focused approach
•  Belief in the power of the parent to effect change in their family
•  Commitment to lived experience working and to developing deeper knowledge, process, and potential of our volunteers
•  Collaborative in approach
•  A proven track record of leadership in either the voluntary, public or commercial sectors
•  Experience of operating at a senior strategic leadership level within an organisation
•  Successful track record of achievement through their career
•  Experience of charity governance and working with or as part of a Board of Trustees

Further Information
For comprehensive information about Parenting Mental Health, the role responsibilities and the person we are looking for, please download the Candidate Information Document.

How to Apply
If you are passionate about joining PMH and believe you have the skills and experience we are looking for, please apply with the following:

•    An up-to-date CV
•    A supporting statement of no more than 2 sides of A4, detailing why you would like to be considered, your relevant experience and expertise and what you think you can bring to the role.

All applications are being handled by our recruitment partner, Trustees Unlimited (part of the Russam group). 

All applications should be emailed to Trustees Unlimited.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Melissa Baxter, Managing Partner - Charities.

Closing date for applications: Monday 20th January 2025 
Interview with Parenting Mental Health: 30th / 31st January 2025 

We look forward to receiving your application. 

Treasurer (trustee) for Sandhurst Counselling Services. 
Do you have financial skills and enthusiasm to help an organisation that supports good mental health?

You could be the next Treasurer for Sandhurst Counselling Services, a small and effective charity based in Sandhurst, Berkshire.

About us:

Sandhurst Counselling Service evolved from a drop-in service started in August 1990 by St Michael's church in Sandhurst, and provides a safe confidential space for anyone feeling anxious, stressed, depressed, hopeless or lost, to help people find their way. The charity is “a counselling service with a Christian ethos”, an unincorporated Charitable Trust, is registered with BACP, and has an income of c 70k p.a.

The role and what we are looking for in a new Treasurer 

Our Treasurer works closely with the Chair and other trustees, our Administration and Clinical Managers, and leads liaison with the External Examiner for our annual accounts. Although all trustees are equally responsible for our finances, our Treasurer maintains the overview and leads the Board in our discussions of financial matters. Our Board includes people with understanding of our counselling services, and we require all new trustees to have strong empathy with our cause and our delivery.

Although we’d welcome a financial qualification, that’s not a prerequisite, as our finances aren’t too complex. An understanding of how charity finance works would be beneficial, and the ability to clearly communicate our financial information to other trustees is very important. Liaison with  the Administration Manager, who deals with the general bookkeeping, maintenance of a statistical database and day-to-day matters, is important. As well as a general understanding of finances and accounts preparation, management of Excel spreadsheets (primarily used for our statistical analysis) is important

We are a charity not a business, but we apply business principles alongside our faith values to govern our organisation. We are looking for fresh expertise and experience from a variety of backgrounds to our charity.

The Board meets quarterly, usually face-to-face at our premises, GU47 8HN, on a mid-week afternoon (this timing can be flexible and can be subject to future discussion/negotiation), for up to three hours.

You will need to dedicate about six hours per month to the role, and more at times such as the preparation of quarterly reports, major grant applications, gift aid submissions, financial year-end and AGM. This includes preparation for and attendance at Board meetings; many of your duties may be carried out online and by phone/video, as well as at face-to-face meetings.

In addition to this regular time commitment, you will need extra time for induction and any training you may need or request.

It should be noted that the focus of this role is strategic and you will not be managing the organisation on a day-to-day basis; however, regular contact and close liaison with our Administration Manager, as indicated above, is required.

How to apply

This high-profile appointment is being managed for us by inVOLve Community Services, a charity-support organisation, who offer a no-obligation discussion by phone or video. A detailed Role Description and Skills Specification can be made available to you upon request.

You will need to be eligible to be a charity Trustee, which we will explain. Trustee appointments are subject to satisfactory references, and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

Your CV and supporting statement will be read by our existing trustees; an informal discussion followed by a more-formal interview can be offered as soon as mutually convenient.

 I need to know more

Contact Mike Allen via Quick Apply below for more information and arrange to have a no-obligation initial informal discussion (Teams/Zoom/phone), explanation about this important role and any assistance in your application.

Committed to supporting good mental health through counselling?
Could you be the new Chair of Sandhurst Counselling Service?

 If you have the skills and enthusiasm to govern cooperatively and lead our trustee Board to bring our strategy into action, you could be the next Chair of our small and long-standing charity, based in Sandhurst, Berkshire.

About us:

Sandhurst Counselling Service evolved from a drop-in service started in August 1990 by St Michael's church in Sandhurst, and provides a safe confidential space for anyone feeling anxious, stressed, depressed, hopeless or lost, to help people find their way. The charity is “a counselling service with a Christian ethos”, an unincorporated Charitable Trust, is registered with BACP,  and has an income of c£70k p.a.

About the role

We’re looking for someone with a commitment to our Christian Ethos and Servant Leadership of our Board and organisation. You will also have some prior experience of charity trusteeship, and understand the leadership role of our Chair, to work with other trustees and our Clinical Manager.

You will take on the role of Chair of the Board after an initial three to six months as ‘Chair-designate’. This period will enable you and the Board to determine your ‘fit’ to our organisation’s vision and strategy, and to properly induct you into the Chair’s role.

Our trustees are the people who make the top-level decisions for our charity. Our Board includes people with understanding of our counselling services, and we require all new trustees to have strong empathy with our cause and our delivery.

If you can think strategically and plan long-term, you have the primary skills needed by our trustees; you’ll also need to be able to work collectively with other Board members.

We are a charity not a business, but we apply business principles alongside our faith values to govern our organisation. We are looking for fresh expertise and experience from a variety of backgrounds to our charity.

The Board meets quarterly face-to-face at our premises, GU47 8HN, on a mid-week afternoon (this is flexible, and can be subject to future discussion/negotiation), for up to three hours.

As Chair-designate you will dedicate about three hours per month during the period leading up to your appointment as Chair; in addition to this regular time commitment, you will need extra time for induction and any training you may need or request.

Once appointed as Chair, you will need to dedicate whatever time is required, currently approx. six hours per month to the role, and at key times, probably more. This includes preparation for and attendance at Board meetings; many of your duties may be carried out online and by phone/video, as well as at face-to-face meetings.

It should be noted that the focus of this role is strategic and you will not be managing the organisation on a day-to-day basis; however, regular contact and close liaison with our Clinical Manager is required.

How to apply

This important appointment is being managed for us by inVOLve Community Services, a charity-support organisation, who offer a no-obligation discussion by phone or video. A detailed Role Description and Skills Specification can be made available to you upon request.

You will need to be eligible to be a charity Trustee, which we will explain. Trustee appointments are subject to satisfactory references, and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

Your CV and supporting statement will be read by our existing trustees; an informal discussion followed by a more-formal interview can be offered as soon as mutually convenient.

I need to know more

Contact Mike Allen via Quick Apply below for more information and arrange to have a no-obligation initial informal discussion (Teams/Zoom/phone), explanation about this important role and any assistance in your application.

Your role

Amazing, giving, inspiring and awesome are just a few of the words we would use to describe our volunteers.

Our volunteers play an integral part in the services we provide and the people we support. If you are looking for a rewarding role where you will really make a difference whilst gaining experience along the way, then join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.

About the role 

We are looking for Volunteer Group Facilitators to support our group sessions in Bristol. You will be based at different locations across Bristol and, ideally, you will be able to commit to around 2 hours per week to volunteering. 

You will be supporting our group development coordinator at group sessions and workshops. This will involve making sure that group members feel comfortable in the space, and striking up conversations with group members and ensuring everyone feels included and valued. 

You will receive training and regular supervision to ensure you feel confident in your role. You can read more about the benefits of volunteering on the full advert on our website.

About the service 

The Bristol Community Support Services team is dedicated to delivering a high-quality service that focuses on supporting individuals to achieve goals. The aim is to improve the lives and support independence for those living with a mental illness. 

What you will be doing as a Volunteer Group Facilitator 

• Supporting the group by welcoming individuals and creating a comfortable and welcoming environment 

• Helping to set up before the group starts (laying out supplies, checking attendance etc.) 

• Creating a space in which people are able to speak freely and share as much or as little as they want 

What will make you a great fit for this role?

• Understanding the importance of confidentiality

• Being able to relate to people from all backgrounds and remain non-judgmental 

• Having excellent active listening skills and a good ability to build rapport 

• Being punctual and reliable

Who are we? 

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.” 

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this.

SANE is a UK-wide mental health charity working to improve the quality of life of anyone affected by mental illness. It aims to raise awareness and understanding of all mental health conditions; fight to improve frontline mental health services for individuals and carers; provide support, information and guidance through its helpline, email and text support and Online Forum; and promote and host research into causes, treatments and therapies.

About the role:

We are now looking for people interested in providing compassionate support to those affected by mental health problems, particularly people with severe mental illness, and carers, families and friends. As a volunteer, you will provide support on-site, in our Islington offices, by telephone. You will also form a close team with our other skilled volunteers and shift leads.

Volunteering can help improve mental well-being, increase physical activity, enhance social bonds and bring meaning to people’s lives. It is a great way of putting a structure on your free time and keeping your brain active. When you volunteer, you feel useful to and valued by your community.

SANEline Volunteers provide support to callers with a wide range of mental health problems via our confidential crisis line, which is open from 4-10pm, 365 days a year.

Working on SANEline requires empathy and resilience, and we take pride in providing a nurturing environment and unwavering support to our team.

About you:

- You are empathetic, highly compassionate and genuinely interested in supporting people from all walks of life

- You are a good listener and a warm and confident communicator

- You have a few hours to spare each week and want to use that time to make a difference to help vulnerable people

- You are looking for a way of continuing to use skills built up over your working life or a route to learn and explore new avenues previously blocked by the demands of your careers or jobs.

- You can commit to one 4-hour shift per week, including one-weekend shift per month

- You can work collaboratively with our team and volunteers to ensure delivery of a high-quality service on SANEline

- No previous helpline experience is required, just a sincere desire to help others

We are keen to hear from people of all ages and walks of life. 

We particularly encourage applications from retirees, empty nesters or job seekers wanting to develop new skills. 

In January, we will run a drop-in session for you to find out more about SANE and ask any questions you may have about volunteering with us. 

What can you expect?

To work within SANE's framework, including regular check-ins and debriefs to support you and help refine your newly acquired skills.

To receive the full SANEline training and further online training opportunities within specific areas.

To become part of an established and diverse team.

To gain exposure to a wide range of mental health problems.

To gain valuable practical experience in providing emotional support to vulnerable people.

A culture where team members support and learn from each other.

A warm, supportive and encouraging environment.

To apply: Please click on "Apply via Website" and fill in the form to register your interest. We will then get in touch and let you know about the following steps. 

Are you a warm, empathetic person with good communication skills? Could you offer four hours a week to support families in urgent need?

We Stand - Formally Mosac  provide a free National Helpline service to non abusing parents and carers of sexually abused children. We are currently seeking Helpline Volunteers to provide support, information and a listening ear to parents and carers whose children have been sexually abused.

We know a caring, sensitive and non judgemental response can make a real difference to someone seeking support. We are looking for volunteers with good verbal, listening and communication skills, no previous experience on a helpline is required. Trained, experienced staff will always be on hand to provide support and guidance.

Helpline Volunteers will:

• Receive full training prior to the formal induction (8 week training programme) Dates to be confirmed 
• Commit to volunteer 4 hours per week for a minimum of 1 year
• Receive ongoing support and supervision from a friendly team
• Make a difference to the lives of families impacted by child sexual abuse

Opportunities for you: 

• To contribute to We Stand’s aims of supporting families affected by child sexual abuse

• You will receive training, continual development and support in the role

• Work from our office or remotely from your own home

• Gain valuable experience and development of interpersonal skills

• Out of pocket expenses for travel and subsistence will be met by We Stand

Your Responsibilities: 

• Answer calls that come through the National Helpline 

• Provide support, information and signposting to relevant support organisations 

• Complete all call log and monitoring information after each call 

• Attend mandatory supervision meetings fortnightly or monthly to support you in the role. 

• For volunteers working remotely - attend 30 minute supervision after your shift.

Guideposts is transforming and is looking for trustees to support our leadership team

We believe that having a board of trustees with a range of skills and backgrounds can help us to develop as an organisation and implement our strategic objectives.

The Board is seeking to expand its current membership to support the ongoing growth and development of the Charity (in line with the board of Trustees vision) and the organisations values, mission, and vision.

This is an exciting time to join Guidepost. We are seeking to complement the existing skills and knowledge and grow our Board, in line with our strategic ambitions. We wish to appoint clinicians with high-level experience and expertise as new Trustees

We are looking for a Trustee with skills in developing frameworks, material and support and advise the local leadership Teams.

Someone with:

• Strong background in clinical dementia and mental health

For the full Job Description and how to apply please visit our website.

Application Process

To apply for this post please send in your covering letter detailing why you are interested in the role and how you meet the Person Specification also complete the volunteer application form and forward it to Trustee Mariam Ahmed and cc careers.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis, therefore we would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity as we reserve the right to close this vacancy any time.

If you have any questions or would like an informal chat or further information please contact our Trustee Mariam Ahmed

Please visit our website for the application form and job description guideposts org uk/opportunities

Guideposts is transforming and is looking for trustees to support our leadership team

We believe that having a board of trustees with a range of skills and backgrounds can help us to develop as an organisation and implement our strategic objectives.

The Board is seeking to expand its current membership to support the ongoing growth and development of the Charity (in line with the board of Trustees vision) and the organisations values, mission, and vision.

This is an exciting time to join Guidepost. We are seeking to complement the existing skills and knowledge and grow our Board, in line with our strategic ambitions. We wish to appoint clinicians with high-level experience and expertise as new Trustees

We are looking for a Trustee with skills in developing frameworks, material and support and advise the local leadership Teams.

Someone with:

• Strong background in learning disabilities
• Strong background in clinical management
• Experience in working with individuals with dementia and mental health disorders
• Knowledge of best practices in clinical care for patients with cognitive impairments
• Understanding of regulatory requirements in the healthcare industry
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for patient care

For the full Job Description and how to apply please visit our website.

Application Process

To apply for this post please send in your covering letter detailing why you are interested in the role and how you meet the Person Specification also complete the volunteer application form and forward it to Trustee Mariam Ahmed and cc careers.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis, therefore we would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity as we reserve the right to close this vacancy any time.

If you have any questions or would like an informal chat or further information please contact our Trustee Mariam Ahmed

Please visit our website for the application form and job description guideposts org uk/opportunities

Men Who Talk is a UK registered charity, running twice weekly online peer-to-peer support groups for men aged 18+ across the UK. The groups take place between 7:00pm - 8:30pm every Wednesday evening, and 11:00am - 12:30pm every Saturday morning. 

Our groups are supportive spaces for men aged 18+ to come and talk openly about what's on their mind. All groups are free to attend and follow the evidence based model of peer support. 

Volunteers are required to be online from 6:45pm to 8:45pm on a Wednesday evening, and from 10:45am - 12:45pm on a Saturday, and are required to facilitate around 1 group per month. Volunteers are asked to commit to an a minimum of 6 months of volunteering in the initial stage. 

All groups are facilitated by 2 facilitators, and follow a semi-structured pattern.

We are looking for passionate men with some experience of groups facilitating or working in mental health settings to come join us as facilitators. Experience in using online platforms such as zoom is essential. 

A degree in psychology is preferred but not an essential requirement.

Why Join MWT? 

Men Who Talk is an exciting, fast growing charity, creating new spaces for men to talk openly about what's on their mind. 

We have a diverse team full of talented and passionate individuals who are committed to changing the face of mens mental health across the UK. 

As well as the opportunity to join the organisation at an exciting stage of it's development, volunteers also have the opportunity to develop their own skills and have regular chances to feed into the creative and strategic development of the organisation. We also provide enhanced safeguarding adults training, and the opportunity to develop key skills to enhance a career in mental health. 

PLEASE NOTE: We are only able to accept applications from individuals who already have the right to live and work in the UK. 

Social Anxiety Alliance UK is a young and developing charity looking for an experienced Treasurer with a background in financial management and accounting to continue the charity's development. The Treasurer will play a crucial role in overseeing the financial administration of the charity and will have a good understanding of charity finance. The Treasurer would also need to be willing to be a Trustee and be aware of the governance issues relating to such a role.

Social anxiety involves an excessive fear of social situations. Sufferers will often fear being embarrassed or worry about being negatively evaluated by others. Anticipatory anxiety and situational avoidance are common, and individuals may endure social situations with a high level of discomfort. The scope of the anxiety may be focused on specific types of social situations or generalised to almost any social encounter.

We are the first UK charity dedicated to Social Anxiety.

We are a friendly board and we hold our meetings monthly online in the evening.  Getting involved will mean that you can work with us to ensure financial sustainability and to help set the strategic direction for the charity.  You will also work with the Board to ensure that the charity operates within regulatory requirements and to develop projects which will help the charity to achieve its mission and goals.