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| Activity |
CURRENT OR POTENTIAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES |
| Board of Trustees |
Overall responsibility for management of East Lancs Advocacy. Board of Trustee members cannot also be volunteer advocates |
| Advocates |
One-to-one advocacy for adults to get their views across when dealing with health or social services professionals |
| Citizen Advocate |
Longer-term one-to-one advocacy and social inclusion with an adult with a learning disability, living in Blackburn with Darwen |
| Training/Talks |
Working alongside paid staff to provide training and presentations to other organisations, professionals and service users |
| Volunteer Training |
Facilitating our Volunteer Training - welcoming new volunteers and/or giving presentations about being a volunteer |
| Newsletter |
Contributing to the production of the Volunteers Newsletter |
| Visitors Afternoon |
Working alongside staff to facilitate our monthly Visitors Afternoon (for people who want to know more about East Lancs Advocacy) |
| Window Display |
Helping to set up/design our shop front window display to promote advocacy and volunteering |
| Display Stands |
Updating our display stand with information on advocacy |
| Open Days/Conference |
Staffing display stands, and talking to the general public to promote access to East Lancs Advocacy |
| Representing East Lancs Advocacy on External Groups |
Promoting East Lancs Advocacy, and what we do, by attending occasional groups/meetings hosted by other organisations |
| General Admin |
Office-based Admin tasks |
| Distribution of Leaflets |
Making sure our literature is available in a wide range of hospital and community settings |
| Advertising Volunteer Training |
Identifying places where we can advertise volunteer training eg websites, publications, media etc |
| Resource Library |
Helping to keep our resources up to date and catalogued |
| New Volunteer Enquiries |
Talking to potential volunteers about the role of a volunteer at East Lancs Advocacy |
| Covering Telephones during Staff Team Meetings |
Being the first point of contact for telephone enquiries and visitors. Taking and passing on messages |
| Identifying Community Groups where we can give Talks |
Using your local knowledge or networking skills to identify groups we can talk to about volunteering and/or accessing advocacy |
| Talking to the Media |
With support from paid staff, occasionally promoting East Lancs Advocacy through newspapers and radio |
| Advisory Group for Citizen Advocacy Project |
Being a member and/or finding potential members to support the development of the Citizen Advocacy Project |
| Social Events for Volunteers |
Co-ordinating social events for volunteers to help build the Volunteer Team |
| Supporting the Speak Out Loud Group |
Supporting a group of people with a learning disability who meet to share views and speak up |
| Staffing Advocacy Drop-ins on the Psychiatric Wards |
Being the first point of contact for patients who want to access East Lancs Advocacy |
| Staffing Day Centre Drop-ins |
Being the first point of contact for service users with a learning disability who want to access East Lancs Advocacy |
| Accompanying Advocates on Initial Home Visits |
One-off visits with a paid advocate to comply with safety procedures |
| Co-working with New Volunteers |
Acting as a mentor to less experienced volunteers through co-working |
| Recruitment of Staff |
Being involved in recruitment of staff eg by supporting service users to interview candidates |
| Leaflet Design |
Helping to review and design our literature when needed |
| Translation |
Translating literature into user-friendly and local community languages |
| Audio Recording |
Helping to put various literature on to CD ROM or tape |
| Devising Workshops on Own Specialisms |
Using your own knowledge and expertise to devise workshops for use in training volunteers or others |
| Working Groups |
Being involved in our working groups looking at issues such as Equal Opportunities, Recycling etc |
