Patient, sympathetic and methodical? Join our caseworker team

Support volunteers needed for Refugee Support Group in RG1

Reading Refugee Support Group has spent 25 years helping refugees and people seeking asylum as they try to rebuild their lives in Reading and greater Berkshire.

We are seeking Volunteer Caseworkers to join our Casework Team and directly aid our clients, by advising and supporting them with their issues around housing, benefits, legal status, poverty and more.

We need patient, sympathetic and methodical volunteers, who want to help our clients and are confident in following processes and advocating on their behalf.

Volunteer Caseworkers will be based in our busy Reading office and are needed for four hours per week. We also usually ask for a commitment of at least 6 months.

We offer two full days of OISC training as part of your induction, as well as continual ad hoc training. Previous experience in any advice setting is useful but not essential.

Contact person firstname
Claire
Lastname
Harris
Contact person's position
Volunteer Coordinator
Their phone number?
01189 505 356
Contact instructions?
If you would like to find out more about this role, please email Claire or call the office.
Location address line 1
35-39 London Street
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Postcode
RG1 4PS

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Location description
RRSG Office
Wheelchair accessible?
No
Car parking for the volunteer?
No
Secure bicycle parking?
Yes
Near public transport?
Yes
How much time?
A few hours a week
What times and days of the week?
Mon AMMon PMTue AMTue PMWed AMWed PMThu AMThu PMFri AMFri PM
Availability required
Any of these times
Additional timing details
Four hours weekly
Task type?
Support
Will suit someone like this:
Enjoys variety and changeSelf organised/motivatedPrecise and methodicalNegotiatorGood sense of humourPatientSupportiveCommunicatorEmotionally robust
Post suitable for supported volunteering?
Not specified
Is training given?
Yes
Training description
Two days OISC Training, plus additional ad hoc training available.
Is support given?
Yes
Description of support
Staff Shadowing as well as formal training
Are expenses paid?
Yes
Description of expenses
Reasonable travel and food expenses
Will I need my own transportation?
No
Will the volunteer be CRB or DBS checked?
Yes
Are references required?
Yes
Will there be an interview?
Yes
Are they properly insured?
Yes
Minimum age
18
Do they need a specific gender?
No
How many volunteers needed?
10
Opportunity added on
12 March 2019