Volunteer With Us
Do you want to volunteer your time as a mentor, to help someone achieve a goal?
People may want a bit of support from you to start attending something new, build their confidence, find out information, fill in a form or even write a letter.
Do you want to help Inclusion Gloucestershire do some of their work?
We are often looking for people with important life skills who can support us in different project related roles.
We pride ourselves in supporting volunteers well and will help you to achieve your personal goals or signpost you elsewhere if we can’t.
Current volunteer oportunities
Thank you for your interest, our current volunteering opportunities will be listed below as and when they arise.
If you do not see any roles listed, it may mean that we don’t have any opportunities to offer at the moment. If you would still like to submit a prospective application to volunteer with us in the future, we are happy to keep this on file (with your permission) and contact you if a potentially suitable opportunity becomes available.
Please let us know if you would not like us to save your application for this purpose.
Dramatic Change ‘Content Creators’ Volunteer
Do you have lived experience of Neurodivergence?
Are you part of the LGBTQIA+ community?
Are you passionate about supporting others to ‘Speak Up’ and self-advocate?
Our new social media group, Content Creators, is part of Dramatic Change, our drama and advocacy offer. The course is designed to provide a safe space for neurodivergent individuals, who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community, to produce issue-based videos for social media, on topics that are important to them.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and caring individual to join our Coordinator and Expert by Experience to facilitate the running of the course.
Do you simply want to find out more about the role?
Please download the role description or to find out more contact:
Click here to download our application form.
Please send your completed application form to rosannag@inclusion-glos.org together with your permission to hold your application on file for future opportunities if you are happy for us to do so.
Advocacy Volunteer
1:1 Peer Mentor – Befriending – Speak Up Groups
Do you have an interest in helping others?
Are you passionate about supporting others to ‘Speak Up’ and self-advocate?
We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and caring individual to join our Coordinator and Peer Mentor Advocates to facilitate the running of the Advocacy and Peer Mentoring Project at Inclusion Gloucestershire
Do you simply want to find out more about the role?
Please download the role description or to find out more contact Faye Longley, Advocacy Co-ordinator: 07525 848514 or email fayel@inclusion-glos.org
Click here to download our application form.
Please send your completed application form by Friday 12 July together with your permission to hold your application on file for future opportunities if you are happy for us to do so.
Please send to fayel@inclusion-glos.org or post to:
Advocacy Co-ordinator, Inclusion Gloucestershire
Railway House, Bruton Way
Gloucester, GL1 1DG
Interviews to be held w/c 22 July and training to commence end of August.
Drama Assistant Volunteer
Do you have an interest in drama and film making?
Are you passionate about supporting others to self-advocate?
Our drama group provides the opportunity for individuals who face disabling barriers to produce issue-based plays and films on topics that are important to them.
We are looking for a committed, caring and proactive individual to join our Coordinator and Expert by Experience to facilitate the running of the Gloucester Drama Group and support in making our productions.
If you would like to watch some of the films our drama group have made, check out our YouTube channel: Click here
Do you simply want to find out more about the role?
Please download the role description or to find out more contact our Drama Co-ordinator rosannag@inclusion-glos.org.
Click here to download our full application form.
Click here to download our Easy Read application form.
Please send your completed application form to rosannag@inclusion-glos.org together with your permission to hold your application on file for future opportunities if you are happy for us to do so.
Neurodivergent mentors wanted
Are you neurodivergent?
Would you like to use your own experience to support other newly-identified neurodivergent adults in Gloucestershire?
The ZIG/ZAG Peer Mentoring Scheme offers free, 1-to-1 support to people who have recently discovered their own neurodivergence, matching them with experienced volunteer mentors who can offer empathetic support and solidarity as they explore and reflect upon this important aspect of their identity.
We will be recruiting three cohorts of volunteer mentors over the course of the project. We are now recruiting the first cohort of mentors, who will each be trained up and matched with a mentee by February 2024.
To be a ZIG/ZAG mentor, you just need to identify as neurodivergent – you don’t need a clinical diagnosis of any specific form/type of neurodivergence. All mentors will receive comprehensive training and ongoing support throughout each 6-month mentoring period, so you also don’t have to be an expert! If you are at a stage in your own journey where you feel ready to support others, we would love to hear from you.
To learn more about the project and complete an Expression of Interest form please follow this link: zigzagproject.uk/mentoring/ then one of our team will be in touch with more information.
MHELO – Mental Health Experience Led Group member
We are a group of people with lived experience who have come together to form independent voice for people with mental health problems and services.
Do you (or does anyone you know?) have interest, passion, knowledge or experience of mental health in Gloucestershire? You can offer up some regular time, a specific area of expertise or you could just come and get to know us and support what we are doing. Experience of / in mental health is not required although it would be helpful.
We are looking for committed compassionate and caring people from all walks of life with any skills or interest relevant (you need to be recovered enough to be committed to regularly attending meetings & contributing as a collective alongside the group)
Do you simply want to find out more about the role?
Please download the role description or to find out more contact our MHELO Co-ordinator lisah@inclusion-glos.org Mobile: 07889 213462 (working days are Wednesday to Friday 10am-4.30pm), for more information and an invite to our upcoming monthly meeting…. to help us to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in mental health care & services across the county.
Click here to download our full application form.
Click here to download our Easy Read application form.
Please send your completed application form to volunteering@inclusion-glos.org together with your permission to hold your application on file for future opportunities if you are happy for us to do so.
Additional information
- You can give as little or as much time as you can.
- We will pay any travel expenses that you have.
- We will make sure you have training and support in your role.
Volunteer & Advocacy Quarterly Newsletters
We are pleased to share our first joint Volunteer and Advocacy Newsletter with you.
We hope that this provides some helpful information, along with news, current volunteering opportunities, and insights about our volunteering and advocacy work.
Many thanks to all volunteers who contributed to this newsletter.
2024
Issue 1
Autumn 2023 Newsletter
