Aims:
Alongside our Wellbeing Group Facilitators, our Group Support Volunteers ensure all new and existing Service Users are empowered to engage with group activities which promote social interaction and mental wellbeing across Rochdale, Middleton, Heywood, and surrounding areas.
Our Group Support Volunteers are a key part of the welcome Service Users receive when joining groups, offering a welcoming smile, a reassuring word, and a listening ear. With the support of our Group Facilitators and other staff, our Group Support Volunteers co-design and co-facilitate a diverse range of opportunities for improving wellbeing ranging from physical activity, creative engagements, peer-support and social sessions, and more.
Our Group Support Volunteers are a key part of our mission to ensure that people do not face mental health issues alone and can lead their lives free from stigma and discrimination.
Tasks:
1. To collaborate with Group Facilitators in welcoming Service Users to group activities and facilitate integration, where needed, into established cohorts
2. To provide facilitation support to group activities, including, where appropriate, co-delivery of funded services and / or delivery of peer-support services
3. To encourage and assist Service Users to complete evaluation surveys and other service material
4. To ensure attendance to the groups is recorded to ensure health & safety / service records are accurate
5. To help capture the voice of Service Users and input into co-design / co-development of RDM’s group offers and other services
6. To abide by Mind’s Equal Opportunities Policy, and all other Mind Policies
7. To attend regular supervision with a named member of Mind Staff
8. To complete and attend any relevant training
