Recruitment & Volunteering

 We are always interested in hearing from anybody looking to work with us. We offer a wide range of roles which vary widely based on each of our individual services. Our ethos as a charity is to create a community in which everyone is supported to achieve their potential and to do their best including our staff team.

 We aim to support staff to carry out their role, through our internal training programme which includes formal training courses, shadowing and mentoring to ensure that everyone learns their role and we utilise their skills within the charity. 

 We have a pay structure in place that allows staff to progress and we are keen to enable our staff to develop to their potential and provide opportunities for them to progress and develop their careers within our organisation. 

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Competitive Rates of Pay

• Generous Holiday Allowance

• Workplace Pension Scheme

• Private Medical Insurance

• Death in Service Benefit

• Ongoing Training

• Regular Team Meetings

• Staff Sick Pay

• Wellbeing Support Team

• Casual dress including branded uniform

If you would like more information about our current vacancies email recruitment@aboutwithfriends.co.uk

Alternatively hit apply now and complete our application form online

We have an amazing team of volunteers that all bring something uniquely different to the charity, in the support they offer our members.  Volunteers provide support to members on many of the activities we provide and are a crucial part of the service we offer.

OUR SETTINGS AND AVAILABILTY

Workskills

Our Workskills programme runs Monday to Friday from 9:30-4:00pm. Within the service we have a variety of areas available for volunteers to contribute including woodwork, catering, salon, shop, café, craft, fundraising, home skills and gardening.

Leisure / Adult Social

Our Adult Social activities run Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings 4:00-9:00pm. We offer our members a monthly timetable of varying events including bowling, quiz nights, discos, art and crafts, walking club, meals out, theatre trips and much more. Saturday activities typically run 10:00-5:00pm and can include anything from a day at the beach to local parks, train rides and cinema trips.

What you can expect from us:

• To be given activities that are of benefit to our members

• To be given tasks that you are capable of undertaking

• To be offered the opportunity to develop your skills, abilities and experience within your volunteer role

• To have reasonable expenses reimbursed within the organisational guidelines and with prior agreement

• To be treated with respect and equality of opportunity

• To work within safe and supported environments

• To have the opportunity to say ‘no’ to inappropriate requests in relation to your volunteer role

• To have access to the organisational complaints procedure

• To give you a sense of value in your role as volunteer

What we ask of you:

• Work with us to achieve our aims and objectives

• Work within our policies and procedures

• Be reliable and committed to those sessions volunteered for

• Contact your relevant manager as soon as possible if you are unable to attend a session       

• Respect confidentiality of staff, members and organisational information at all times

• Act professionally at all times

• Feedback any concerns about self or others to the appropriate person immediately

• Attend relevant training when applicable

• And enjoy yourself!

If you would like to be part of an amazing team then reach out to us today!