Charity Outreach Worker (Volunteer)

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 Location: Peterborough In-person
Commitment: 20 hours/week
Compensation: Volunteer Role (Expenses Covered) 

About Hope Haven Initiative (HHI):

HHI is a community-focused non-profit supporting Peterborough residents with mental health resilience, emotional recovery, and life-skills empowerment. We're launching two transformative projects and need a dedicated project coordinator to help bring them to life.

Role Purpose

The charity outreach worker supports the delivery of the organisation’s community wellbeing initiatives. The role focuses on assisting with outreach activities, community engagement, and supporting individuals to access appropriate well-being resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in organising and supporting community well-being sessions and outreach activities
• Engage respectfully with community members and beneficiaries
• Help promote awareness of the organisation’s well-being programmes
• Support the coordination of workshops and community events
• Signpost individuals to relevant support services where appropriate
• Assist programme coordinators with session logistics and participant engagement
• Maintain professionalism, confidentiality, and respect when interacting with beneficiaries
• Direct tutoring/teaching young people
• Facilitating life skills workshops (your existing Friday program)
• Delivering mentoring sessions face-to-face
• Running digital skills training

What This Role Is NOT 

• This is not a paid position. No salary, wages, or honorarium will be paid.
• This is not a permanent role. HHI does not employ anyone in this capacity.
• This role does not involve retail work, fundraising, administrative support, or signposting/referral functions as primary activities.
• The worker will not replace any existing paid staff or fill a genuine vacancy.

Supervision

Volunteers will work under the guidance of the organisation’s trustees and designated programme coordinators who oversee outreach programmes.

Training and Support

• Volunteers will receive an induction covering:
• Introduction to the organisation’s mission and programmes
• Safeguarding guidance
• Confidentiality and data protection expectations
• Overview of outreach activities and responsibilities

Nature of the Role

This is a voluntary position and does not constitute employment. Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (travel, lunch, local transport) may be reimbursed where agreed in advance, in line with UKVI rules for charity workers.

Please email your CV and a short paragraph about why you're interested to hr@hopehaveninitiative.co.uk 

We welcome volunteers from all backgrounds, especially those passionate about wellbeing and collaborative change.

 Location: Hybrid (In-Person Events in London & Peterborough)
Commitment: 10–12 hours/week | July 2025 – February 2026
Compensation: Volunteer Role (Expenses Covered) 

About Hope Haven Initiative (HHI):

HHI supports vulnerable individuals across the UK with emotional resilience, food support, and community empowerment. We're partnering with CCP on a skills training project and running our own wellbeing programmes in Peterborough. We’re now seeking a creative content lead to support both.

Your Contribution:

As the Volunteer Programme Development Lead, you’ll help shape learning and wellness materials for both CCP and HHI sessions. You’ll assist in designing user-friendly content, tracking participant progress, and improving how we deliver impact-driven education.

You Might Be a Great Fit If You:

• Have experience in training, education, or content development.
• Are passionate about mental health and digital empowerment.
• Have strong communication and writing skills.
• Are organised, creative, and outcome-focused.
   

Key Responsibilities:

• Co-create and adapt digital learning materials.
• Assist in workshop and session planning.
• Track learner feedback and engagement.
• Collaborate with facilitators to align content with wellbeing goals.

Please email your CV and a short paragraph about why you're interested to hr@hopehaveninitiative.co.uk by 3rd August 2025.

We especially welcome volunteers with lived experience or a passion for inclusive education and mental health.