Support Volunteer

Beyond Detention

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Administration,General & Helping

Admin

Willingness to accept people without being judgemental or seeking to influence them   Ability to keep calm when faced with difficult situations, including when listening to traumatic stories or meeting people who may be displaying a wide range of emotions   Ability to demonstrate empathy and understanding   Ability to listen - encouraging others to express their own thoughts and feelings   Emotionally resilient with an understanding of the need for professional boundaries   Interested in supporting people from a diverse range of cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs   Willingness to abide by our policies and procedures, in particular respecting a detainee’s right to confidentiality and date protection   Willingness to attend our ongoing training programme and other events  Competent use of another language in the spoken and written word is an advantage

A clear Role Description and Code of Contact   Role specific training – through the induction process and our ongoing training (OGT) programme.    Ongoing support from the staff team  Regular communication about your role and the activities of the organisation.    The opportunity to give regular feedback on your role and the wider organisation.    Doing our best to help you develop your volunteering role with us, while recognising your need to balance this with work, study, family and/or other commitments.   Annual recognition of the volunteering you have done for Beyond Detention, plus references for work, study or other volunteering if required.   Honouring the time commitment you have agreed to give and not putting pressure on you to commit more.   Treating all volunteers fairly and in accordance with our Policies and Procedures.   Trying to resolve fairly any issues or difficulties you may have whilst you volunteer with us before they become problems, in line with our Policies and Procedures.    Promptly reimbursing agreed out-of-pocket expenses following procedures set out in our Expenses Policy.   Providing adequate insurance to cover your volunteering within the scope of your Role Description or any additional tasks approved by us.      Additional benefits of being a Support Volunteer may include:   Role specific training and experience such as communications, fundraising, administrative Knowing that by providing valuable support to the organisation, we are ultimately supporting people to develop in their own communities in their post-detention journey  Being part of the Beyond Detention team with regular opportunities to meet online and in person 

Further location details may be provided below.

Katrina Allen

43 Bromham Road Bedford

MK40 2AA

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