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Southwark Group of Tenants Organisations
SGTO is an independent voluntary organisation advocating for the rights of tenants and residents across the London Borough of Southwark. Since 1984, we have supported the operations of Tenants and Resident Associations (TRAs), advocated for council tenants and leaseholders on housing-related issues, as well as partnering with local organizations and community groups to improve living conditions…
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Description

We are looking for volunteers to support our existing officers in supporting (TRAs)Tenants and Residents Associations in the London Borough of Southwark  to achieve their aims by providing practical resources and advice.  Assist tenants and residents in evaluating their own procedures and their own involvement. 

Duties

What You'll Do:

The role would entail the following responsibilities:

  • Assist residents to increase the involvement of all their members through producing their own information, leaflets, and newsletters.
  • Ensure the residents are aware of information and resources available to them to achieve their aims.
  • Use innovative ways of working to provide support to “hard to reach” residents, such as youth, BAME, tenants with disabilities, residents in sheltered units, tenants living in street properties and leaseholders and encourage their full involvement in decision making.
  • Work with the voluntary, community and statutory sectors across the borough to deliver common strategies.
  • Link residents to appropriate training courses and activities both local and nationally in conjunction with the council.
Who will the volunteers be working with?
Each volunteer will be assigned a member of staff to support after the initial induction process.
Training
What You'll Learn:
You will receive an induction to your role and volunteering at the SGTO generally. This will be carried out by our existing very experienced tenants support officers.
We are constantly looking out for external training opportunities, so please let us know if there are any training programmes you think we should apply to.

Time commitment

We are very flexible, so willing to work around your sechedule depending on your availability. Online or in person.
Application deadline

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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.