Refugee Support - Leicester, United Kingdom - British Red Cross Volunteer

British Red Cross Volunteer

Verified Company

Leicester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Why we want you:

Are you passionate about supporting people in crisis? We are looking for enthusiastic Project Volunteers who enjoy being part of a supportive team.

You will be friendly and welcoming, and keen to get involved in our diverse service and activities. You will enjoy working with people face to face in a multi-cultural environment.

Our Refugee Support Project Volunteers help to make people feel comfortable and engaged with the services we provide by providing emotional support.

This can be a distressing time and we aim to ease the process of adjusting to life in a new country through resilience and empowerment.

- Tasks: Showing people where to find local services they need

Helping the team to set up and help to run group work activities
Distribution of things like food parcels and toiletries
Supporting the team with some administrative tasks
Use your Red Cross training to give emotional support to people
Skills: Strong communication skills and empathetic about the situation and needs of refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants
Able to volunteer in a multicultural environment
Good teamwork skills and a willingness to support where needed
Speak English; knowledge of another language would be helpful (particularly one used in the current local refugee population)
Emotionally resilient as you may need to deal with challenging or difficult situations
Keep the people we support at the heart of what you do
Benefits: Meet new people and be part of a supportive and inclusive team
A great opportunity to develop your existing skills and gain new ones
All training and induction for the role (there is no charge for training)
Reasonable preagreed travel expenses for the role including for attending training
An opportunity to be part of the world's largest humanitarian organisation and the knowledge that you are making a difference to people's lives