Role: Advice and Guidance Volunteer

Hours: Flexible (shifts available Monday – Sunday)

Location: Imago Hub, Glass Mill Leisure Centre

As an Advice and Guidance Volunteer you will play a vital role in supporting Unpaid Carers in Lewisham at our Drop In hub.

Your role will include taking enquiries from members of the public, sharing information and promoting services.

No previous experience required, training and ongoing support will be given.

• Would suit someone with great communication skills (including knowledge of email, word and internet)
• Reliable and punctual
• Happy to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits

• Gain valuable experience in advice and guidance
• Working in a public facing role
• Develop your communication and personal skills
• Flexible shifts to suit your availability
• Training and ongoing support

This role is subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS

To apply please complete an expression of interest form: https://imagocommunity.typeform.com/to/lLEMXn5N?typeform-source=www.imago.community

Role: Peer Support Volunteer

Hours: Flexible and ad hoc

Location: Various GP Surgeries across the borough of Lewisham

As a Peer Support Volunteer, you will play a vital role in supporting Unpaid Carers in Lewisham at coffee mornings in GP Surgeries across the borough of Lewisham.

Your role will include supporting the staff member running the coffee morning by welcoming and chatting to attendees, making them feel comfortable. You may also have the opportunity to join in with events and workshops.

No previous experience required, training and ongoing support will be given. However, knowledge and or lived experience of being an unpaid carer may be beneficial.

• Would suit someone with great communication skills
• Reliable and punctual
• Happy to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits

• Gain valuable experience in this peer support role
• Working in a public facing role
• Develop your communication and personal skills
• Flexible shifts to suit your availability
• Training and ongoing support

This role is subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS

To apply please complete an expression of interest form: https://imagocommunity.typeform.com/to/lLEMXn5N?typeform-source=www.imago.community

Based in our Tunbridge Wells office there are admin roles available to support the Dial 2 Drive  community transport service with taking drive bookings and scheduling journeys. You need to be confident in using computers and making and receiving calls.

Our community transport service Dial 2 Drive helps members of the community who have difficulty using public transport due to older age, illness or mobility problems in west Kent. Volunteer Drivers use their own cars to take clients to hospitals, clinics, day centres or social appointments. It's a great way to do some extremely valuable community work and is flexible to fit around your commitments. Drivers are reimbursed expenses and drive when they are available. Some drivers carry out regular drives and others just a couple of drives a month. The service covers Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks and is looking for drivers those areas and surrounds.

This role requires a DBS check and references.

We have opportunities for retail assistants in the Imago Charity Shopon Monson Road, Tunbridge Wells. Volunteer Retail Assistants will work alongside the shop supervisor to sort, price and display items for sale, as well as serve customers. Volunteers are fully involved in all aspects of the shop and we welcome ideas and innovation. Hours are flexible; volunteers will be asked to sign up to 4 hour shifts. No experience needed but a commitment to excellent customer service is essential. Proceeds from the shops support local Imago projects. Volunteers must be 16+ years.

We are looking for volunteers to support us with our  Come And Meet Each Other (CAMEO) sessions which are for clients over 55 or those with complex health needs.

We are looking for friendly, sociable and outgoing people who would like to spend approximately two hours a week supporting us.

This is a varied role which would include helping set up/clear down for each event, welcoming clients to the group, preparing and serving refreshments. There could also be opportunities in the future to assist on days trips.

This role is a fantastic opportunity for people that want to make a difference to their local community and volunteer for a local charity. If you have a few hours to spare and would like to join a fun team, this could be perfect for you!

Location: Sessions take place at venues in Ashford, Canterbury and Swale.

Minimum Hours Required: 2

Application Process:
Informal Discussion, Application Form, DBS, References

Volunteer Befrienders work alongside the Social Prescribers to support individuals to progress outcomes identified on their support plan. This is achieved through weekly telephone calls to the individual. As a Telephone Befriender you would be making telephone calls from your own home, so a confidential environment is required. The types of support you will provide will be determined by the needs of individuals but can include; help with household bills or budgeting; encouraging and enabling them to become more confident and supporting to reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation. A DBS check along with references will be required as you may be befriending vulnerable individuals who are experiencing mental health issues, have a long term health condition, are socially isolated or have a physical or learning difficulty.