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St Mungo's
Our mission is to house, support and care for vulnerable people in London who either have been, or at risk of sleeping rough and homelessness. Our aim is to make sure that homeless and vulnerable people can look forward with optimism and can contribute to the quality of life.
Description

It is fantastic that you would like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. We are looking for volunteers to facilitate regular social group sessions for our clients, guided by St Mungo’s values. The social group will enable clients that have memory issues to reflect on past historical events, talk about their favourite music, movies, and other things that they like. The group will also have discussions on how it makes them feel and what they remember of their favourite things.

Duties

In this role, you will be supporting us with all or some of the following tasks:

  • The facilitation of a social group which will enable clients that have memory issues to reflect on past historical events, talk about their favourite music, movies, and any other topics they wish to discuss
  • To support the service with its client involvement aims, by encouraging clients to openly speak about their memories in their own time
  •  Be confident at chatting to the clients at your service and putting them at ease in a non-judgemental manner.
  •  Adhering to St Mungo’s Policies and Procedures at all times.

Time commitment

Islington- Monday- Friday, 2 hours (between 9am-5pm), once a week * The role is based at a care home and therefore you will be working with older clients who are male and have lived experience of homelessness.
Application deadline

This organisation is one of our community partner organisations.

Like all volunteer recruiters we work with, they have signed up to our service standards, agreeing to abide by our policy on partnership working to keep you safe and supported whilst you volunteer.

You’ll never be out of pocket for volunteering through us – with in-London travel expenses to and from your volunteering guaranteed.

In addition, the team here at Students’ Union UCL Volunteering Service is here to support you throughout your volunteering journey – you can get in touch with us at any time.