NIDAS Community Volunteer

Leeway (NIDAS) needs supporters of the charity who can raise awareness of domestic abuse, the profile of Leeway (NIDAS) and Leeway (NIDAS) events, in their local community, so more people can access the help and support they may desperately need. 

We are looking for a volunteer that is confident, friendly and enthusiastic, to help us to promote our services, events and campaigns in the local community.

Tasks required

·      Distributing information posters and other materials to local GP surgeries, hospitals and other places where people who are experiencing domestic abuse may attend, so they have resources to display and pass over to patients who may need our support.

·      Sourcing places in your local community that are happy to display posters/information about NIDAS’s services (shops, notice boards, libraries, etc). 

·      Getting people involved in our latest appeals and campaigns.

·      Supporting NIDAS at community events.

·      Supporting with the service user forum.

·      Supporting with administration i.e., sending out information to participants of the service user forum.

·      Attending events of interest with paid NIDAS team members to raise awareness of NIDAS.

Skills:

·      An enthusiastic and friendly approach

·      Confidence and professionalism in approaching and speaking to members of the public

·      Strong communication and organisational skills

·      Reliability and flexibility

·      Can stay calm and diffuse difficult situations

·      An optimistic outlook

·      A caring and non-judgemental nature

Support: We provide full support and guidance while you are volunteering.

Training: You will be given an induction to the charity and the NIDAS service, which includes training.