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Hestia
At Hestia we support adults and children in times of crisis.We deliver services across London and the surrounding regions, as well as campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect the people we work with.Last year we supported 15,238 men, women and children.
Description

Are you passionate about helping women build their lives beyond crisis? We are recruiting for volunteers to support victims of Domestic Abuse on a 1 to 1 basis. This is a chance to empower other inspirational women by building their confidence and teaching them new employment and work skills in order to achieve their ambitions and goals. You will be supporting women and children to rebuild their lives free from fear!

What's in it for you?

  • Supporting You - You will have a dedicated volunteer supervisor to support you in your role; Quarterly volunteer forums with the central Volunteering team and volunteers across Hestia; References for job applications
  • Developing You - You will gain knowledge and insight into issues that impact Domestic Abuse, Modern Slavery and Mental Health; You will have access to our extensive Learning and Development Programme; 40% of our departed volunteers secured a paid role at Hestia last year!
  • Valuing You - We hold annual Volunteer Awards and Celebration events; We reimburse travel expenses and up to £5 for lunch for your volunteering; We hold social events and outings for our volunteers to get together and have some fun
Duties

What you will be doing

  • To develop and promote a positive relationship with the service user through regular F2F meetings and phone calls.
  • To support the service user in developing their career goals and employment skills, including CV building, interviewing skills, work experience and job search.
  • To encourage the service user to attend Economic, Empowerment and Security events ran by Hestia’s volunteering team.
  • To encourage the service user to engage in further external and internal employment training and activities and supporting them in doing so.
  • Manage appropriate boundaries
Who will the volunteers be working with?
Why we want you
Join our team of 600+ volunteers at Hestia. Volunteers are at the heart of everything that we do at Hestia, alongside the people we support.

We make a difference every day, helping people to live a life beyond crisis. The time you give as a volunteer will support more than 18,500 adults and children across London and the southeast. We couldn’t do it without our volunteers.

Volunteering at Hestia is a vital part of our organisation with individuals from all walks of life sharing their experience, expertise, and knowledge. Get involved today with opportunities to learn, develop, and make a difference!
Training
Any training provided by the service

Time commitment

Flexible
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.