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Volunteering Project

Hunts Mind Volunteers - May 2011

The Volunteer Project has been successfully running since April 2006.

The Project has 4 aims:

  • Offer current mental health service users volunteering opportunities with services they have or have not used before.
  • To attract and place those who are currently unemployed and unknown to the mental health field into volunteering roles within mental health field services.
  • By raising mental health awareness to attract new volunteers, the project will be tackling social exclusion through promoting better mental health and wellbeing.
  • Support organisations, both statutory and voluntary to identify the potential for volunteers within their own services. The project will help each organisation to identify their capacity and training needs in order to take on volunteers.“When I pick-up service users from their homes to go to an event/venue or drop-in I often find them quiet, pensive and disinclined to speak.
    However, when I collect them after the event they are commonly laughing, chatty and generally quite buoyant.
    I believe strongly in the power of human company to improve mood.”
    Hunts Mind Volunteer Driver.

Join Hunts Mind Volunteers and get the feel good factor, increase self-confidence, learn some new skills and have fun all at the same time

We currently have volunteers supporting service users and staff by:

  • Assisting with the facilitation of groups
  • Meeting transport needs (driving)
  • Mentoring
  • Administration
  • Campaigning
  • Training

“We have a fantastic team of volunteers here at Hunts Mind who are committed and dedicated to the Volunteering service, Hunts Mind Volunteers are invaluable.”
Hunts Mind Volunteer Co-Ordinator

As well as a 4 week induction course to volunteering, we also provide regular training such as:

  • Principles of recovery
  • Mentoring
  • Mental health awareness
  • Facilitating groups
  • Safeguarding vulnerable adults

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, we currently have the following vacancies available:

  • Administrator to assist our Project Worker Team
  • Drivers, especially for the St Neots, Ramsey and Sawtry areas
  • Facilitator to assist staff with running groups in Ramsey
  • Facilitator to assist staff with running groups in St Ives

If any of the above vacancies appeal to you, then please contact our Volunteer Co-ordinator to arrange an informal interview.