Volunteering

We have some amazing and rewarding volunteering opportunities across our charity. Occasionally we advertise for volunteers, but there are almost always opportunities to get involved in and support the work we are doing. Whatever your reason for wanting to support our work we greatly appreciate your interest in our volunteering opportunities, mental health services, projects and campaigns. Our volunteer experiences range in tasks, focuses and requirements, some will require weekly hours, others may only be a one-time event. To find out more about the opportunities available across our charity please click one of the boxes for the area you are most interested in.

Young People's Volunteer

Are you passionate about supporting mental health and working with young people? Are you looking for an opportunity to gain experience?
We are looking for motivated individuals to join our team as Volunteer Wellbeing Practitioners. This role would involve supporting our crisis service Children & Young People’s Safe Haven and our youth club style drop-in Lighthouse Project. You will be responsible for facilitating games, arts and crafts and other wellbeing activities in our group room with young people between 11 and 17 years old alongside permanent staff.
Travel expenses will be reimbursed and full training and support will be provided.

If you are interested in joining the volunteering team, please contact Annie by emailing [email protected] for an Application Pack.

Adult Wellbeing Volunteer

Volunteer Peer Support Workers (mental health lived experience essential)
Volunteer Wellbeing Administrator
If you can spare a minimum of 4 or more hours a week, we would like to hear from you!

For further information about these roles please email [email protected] or call 02392 498916.

Family Wellbeing Volunteer

Are you looking for an opportunity to work with families in the local area?
Would you like to develop your skills and experience whilst supporting families to participate in activities designed to improve their wellbeing?
The Havant and East Hants Mind Family Wellbeing Team are working with families in the area to support improved mental health for the whole family. Our family support practitioners use a variety of methods to engage with families.
We have volunteer vacancies within our Family Wellbeing Team working on our Active Families Programme in Leigh Park.

If you can spare a minimum of 4 hours per week we would like to hear from you. For further information about the role please contact us via [email protected]

Community (Events, Fundraising and Communications) Volunteer

To support Havant and East Hants Mind in attending and organising community events and with fundraising activities to support the sustainability and growth of our services. This role involves liaising with the team at HEH Mind and externally with event organisers, community figures and members of the public.

Volunteers are not expected to take on all the responsibilities below, just those most appropriate or suited to them, which may include:

Contributing ideas towards our events and fundraising plans
Playing a role in planning and organising initiatives and events
Researching new relationship prospects such as local businesses, rotaries and community groups completing a dossier on findings and key facts
Contacting potential supporters regarding collaborations, auction or raffle contributions and other forms of support
Promoting planned activity with local media or social media, which could include content creation
Helping to develop fundraising materials
Promoting attendance at events by distributing flyers
Gathering information about events across Hampshire i.e dates, times, locations
Representing HEH Mind at events – which could vary from stalls at summer fairs, fundraising evenings like quiz nights, family events and mental health awareness events
Practically assisting with the running of events, including setting up and packing away, meet and greet, serving refreshments, registration, ticket sales, backstage operations, security, first aid, or as part of a cheering squad
Raising awareness of HEH Mind by talking to members of the public, telling them about our services, how to get involved as a supporter and answering questions where possible

We have regular (weekly) and ad hoc volunteer opportunities, please contact [email protected] to find out more.

Trustee Team

Our Board of Trustees are responsible for overseeing all of the work we do as a charity. The Board is made up of individual Trustees, all of whom bring their particular skills, knowledge and expertise to ensuring that our organisation is running efficiently, effectively and to the high standards expected as a registered charity and company. This includes

Operating within our constitution
Within the current financial regulations
Always within the spirit of our mission

The Trustee Board is Responsible for

Working together with our service users and others to develop our business plan
Ensuring the plan is delivered
Making key strategic decisions to take Havant and East Hampshire Mind forward.
The Trustee Board meets 11 times a year with Sub Committee meetings in between.

Trustee Recruitment

We always welcome new Trustees enquiries. To be recruited you will need to be voted onto the Board and undergo an induction and orientation process. All Trustees must comply with the fit and proper persons test and declare any conflict of interests in line with Charity Commission guidelines.
If you would like to find out more about becoming a Trustee, and joining our amazing Board, contact [email protected]

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