Volunteering

Youth LGBTQIA+ Peer Group Facilitator

For West Sussex Mind

Register your Interest

Our BeOk service is launching LGBTQIA+ peer led groups in person and online and would like to recruit a peer volunteer, aged 18+, to support us with designing the content and facilitating these groups. The BeOk service is for people aged 16-25, we provide goal focused emotional wellbeing to young people.

This role is essential to ensure that the group is supported by someone from the LGBTQIA+ community. 

The role of a Volunteer Facilitator is to support the group's delivery, ensuring a welcoming and support.

To support the process of creating a welcoming and friendly environment.

Willingness to use own personal lived experience to provide support to others, alongside a clear understanding around setting boundaries

If in-person - to set up and clear space

If online - to support, co-facilitate, or lead on social groups.

Skills

• To adhere to all applicable West Sussex Mind policies and procedures when in your volunteering role with us
• Lived experience of Mental Health challenges as someone from the LGBTQIA+ community  
• Good literacy, IT and verbal communication are needed for this role, although no formal qualifications are essential   
• Well-motivated and able to learn, willing to seek advice appropriately and accept supervision and training as required  
• Good strategies and skills around own self-care  
• Have an enthusiasm for working with young people, enabling them to achieve personal goals and are committed to being part of the service on a regular basis
• To respect the confidential nature of the service and maintain an appropriate professional attitude and boundaries  
• Your mental health being at a point of relative stability, giving you the resilience to thrive in this role and enabling you to meet the required time commitment

About West Sussex Mind

West Sussex Mind is an independent local charity. We support people with their mental health, provide specialist training and campaign to improve services and promote understanding. Our work is driven by the needs and experiences of people with mental health problems. The advice and support we offer aims to improve people's physical and mental well-being, strengthen self-esteem and confidence and promote strong relationships with family, friends and communities. We also help people get into education, training or work and achieve their personal and social goals. Increasing understanding about mental health is a priority for us so we run a comprehensive training programme for parents, carers and professionals. Our experts provide specialist training to professionals such as to those in education, GP practices and leisure centres as well as bespoke training to staff and managers in other organisations and companies. We also work in communities to raise awareness and to tackle the stigma which continues to affect the lives of people with mental health problems.

Details

• Yes - DBS check required
• Yes - Equality and Diversity Policy
• Yes - Expenses reimbursed
• Yes - Health and Safety Policy
• Yes - Is it fully accessible
• Yes - Ongoing support
• Yes - Suitable for physical or sensory impairment
• No - Suitable for Under 18's
• Yes - Training provided
• Yes - Volunteer induction
• Yes - Volunteer Policy
• Yes - Volunteers covered by insurance
• Yes - Written role description
  https://www.westsussexmind.org/volunteer-roles/youth-lgbtqia-peer-volunteer-group-facilitator

Availability

In-person groups may be at any WSX Mind Hub in Southwick, Worthing or Littlehampton and your location preference will be acknowledged. Groups may also be held online via zoom.   Volunteering for more than one group per month is an available option. Volunteering for a minimum of 2 hours per month (days and time to be confirmed in due course, will be within working days and hours) You will need to be available for our Peer Volunteer Training course on Tuesday mornings from 14th October – 9th December in Littlehampton.

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