Volunteering for a mental health charity is a chance to make a real difference in people’s lives.
It’s a great way to get involved in your community and pick up some new skills while you’re at it.
Whether you’ve got a few hours or a few days, there’s a way for you to get involved and be part of something meaningful.
Group Support Volunteer
Our Wellbeing and Social Support Groups are supportive spaces to connect with other people, learn more about mental health and wellbeing, and grow in the company of others.
Our Group Support Volunteers are a key part of the welcome people receive when they join one of our 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 help to run and adapt our groups to help those in need improve their mental wellbeing. Activities on offer include physical activities, creative sessions, peer support and social sessions and lots more. These groups and activities are mostly run from our two wellbeing hubs in Rochdale and Middleton.
From leading in our Social Support Spaces to supporting delivery of courses and wellbeing groups, 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.
What we are looking for?
We are looking for volunteers who are passionate about making a positive impact and can be a friendly face to welcome people into our groups. They must be caring, empathetic and committed to helping others; whilst being aware of boundaries, the importance of confidentiality and the wellbeing of our service users, other members of the team and themselves.
General Volunteer
Can you donate some of your spare time?
At our Rochdale Wellbeing Centre, we are always on the look out for volunteers who can help with general tasks such as covering reception or cleaning. If you are caring, empathetic and are passionate about mental health and helping others and can spare some free time, we’d love to hear from you!
Welcome Team Volunteer
There’s no need for volunteering to be a big, time-consuming commitment, even an hour a week could make a huge difference to the people that we support.
Volunteering as part of our Welcome Team at Rochdale and District Mind the tasks and activities that you will undertake are:
- To welcome visitors to the Wellbeing Centre, putting them at ease, and inform the appropriate member of staff.
- To ensure visitors to the centre sign in and out of the centre to ensure health & safety records are accurate.
- To deal with general enquiries for the centre and signpost to the relevant staff member or service
- To encourage visitors to complete evaluation surveys (digital, paper or other methods).
Listening Lounge Facilitator
The Listening Lounge provides a safe, welcoming and therapeutic environment to support individuals who are experiencing emotional distress or crisis.
Our specialist Listening Lounge team are there to provide immediate, confidential support and ongoing care through referrals to other mental health support services.
Working alongside our specialist mental health staff, our volunteers can expect to be involved with welcoming service users, assisting in facilitating sessions, providing comfort and support and helping maintain the safety and confidentiality of the space.
What we are looking for?
We are looking for volunteers who have some experience of working with vulnerable adults. They must be caring, empathetic and committed to helping others; whilst being aware of boundaries, the importance of confidentiality and the wellbeing of the service users, other members of the team and themselves.
Community Outreach Volunteer
Support Rochdale and District Mind by talking to local people, friends and family and help spread the message that every mind matters.
Being a Community Outreach Volunteer involves promoting our mental health awareness days, displaying marketing materials and reaching out to those in the Borough of Rochdale about the support we offer.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for someone who is passionate about improving the mental health support offered in their community. We are looking for friendly and approachable volunteers that are interested in learning more about mental health.
Our volunteers are incredible! We couldn’t provide the vital mental health and emotional wellbeing support to all our service users without them.
We recognise the importance and benefits of having a diverse and inclusive work force, and would therefore particularly welcome volunteer applications from the following, currently under-represented, groups:
- People from culturally diverse communities
- Disabled people
- People with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities
Rochdale and District Mind is committed to meeting the reasonable adjustments of disabled people and always welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health problems.
Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an appropriate level of DBS check required for the role (a previous conviction does not necessarily preclude employment).
Once you have been accepted as a volunteer, you are provided with an induction, safeguarding, data security, PREVENT, equality & diversity and moving & handling training, as well as ongoing support through your volunteering activities.
Please note – We do not accept volunteers under the age of 18.
If you have any questions about becoming a volunteer, please email volunteering@rochdalemind.org.uk
Applying is easy!
You can download our application form here: Volunteer Application Form
Or apply online by filling in the form below.