Volunteering at Tameside Oldham and Glossop Mind
Most of our counselling sessions, workshops, fundraising, cafes and other endless activities are delivered by an amazing band of people who volunteer with us.
Start by browsing the vacant volunteer roles to see which appeal the most.
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Volunteer with the Tameside Peer Support Project
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Fundraising Event Ambassador
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Volunteer Placements for the Welcome Team / Reception
Click here to view our Volunteer Application Form.
Wellbeing Sessions Volunteer (Tameside Area Only)
Our Wellbeing Hub offers a variety of activities every day of the week to adults (18+) living in the Tameside area. These can include Arts and Crafts, Mindfulness, Face to Face group courses, Yoga, Walk & Talks, and Social Sessions.
Your role can include assisting staff in setting up sessions, delivering activities, contacting clients who wish to refer into the Hub, and most importantly supporting clients to help increase or maintain their wellbeing.
Volunteers must have skills in at least one wellbeing activity sessions and/or a keenness to help others and gain experience. As these activities are always subject to change due to demand or opportunities, we are open to consider other wellbeing activities if volunteers have skills they would like to share.
Click here to view our Volunteer Application Form.
Children and Young People's Team Opportunities:
Click here to view our Volunteer Application Form.
Trustee Opportunities:
Executive Board Trustee
Alternatively, view the trustee recruitment pack by clicking here.
For more information, please see the Executive Board Trustee Advert.
To Apply:
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Complete an application form online.
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Alternatively, download a copy of an application form to fill out.
Please return the downloaded application form, or any questions to hr [at] togmind.org.
Trustee Opportunity Advert:
Click here to view our Volunteer Application Form.
At the last count there are over 80 talented individuals who give up their time to work with clients and deliver a broad range of amazing skills and passions – ranging from counselling, face to face support, community engagement work, admin support and all sorts in between!
What’s in it for you?
Volunteering really is a win-win. Many of our volunteers receive a sense of job satisfaction and enjoyment from ‘giving something back’ or learning new skills themselves. It's also a very constructive and rewarding way to spend your free time, in the community making new acquaintances and developing new interests.
What’s more, volunteering provides the opportunity to build your CV, references and attractiveness to a potential employer. Many of our volunteers have gone onto paid employment in the mental health, well-being and education sectors. In fact, the majority of our paid staff team started out as volunteers for the organisation.
What to expect
You can expect a comprehensive induction programme. In addition to this we offer a training package to suit the needs of the volunteering role, providing an introduction to the organisation.
For some roles this includes modules such as ‘How to deal with difficult situations’, ‘Listening skills’, ‘Gardening skills’, ‘Café assistance’, ‘Fundraising practice’, ‘Community engagement’ and ‘Anti-discriminatory practice’. Also we offer an additional free personal and professional development training programme. We run a training course each month such as ‘Understanding Sexuality’, ‘Attempted Suicide and Self-harm awareness’, ‘Facilitating a Group’ and ‘Drama Therapy’.
This training can be counted towards the personal and professional development hours required for accreditation by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
We recognise the importance of self-care when working within this field and make it one of our priorities to offer on-going support to all our volunteers.
Please be aware we require a gap between accessing our services and volunteering in most roles.
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