Interested in volunteering with Coventry and Warwickshire Mind but not sure where to start? Join here and we'll be in touch.We want to make sure that everyone with a mental health problem gets the support they need and the respect they deserve. This could mean having access to information, a listening ear, or more specialist support and services to help someone to live and recover from their mental health problem.
Many of the services we run rely on volunteers to ensure we can provide mental health and wellbeing support to children and young people across Coventry and Warwickshire. Commitments vary from approx. 2hrs per week to full days (Daytime and Evenings)
Minimum Commitment = 6 months of volunteering
*** Peer Mentor Support Service (PMSS) - Aged 18-25 ***
- Working 1 to 1 with young people aged 16-25 as a mentor
- Supporting engagement with community activities
- Encouraging empowerment and independence
Flexible times
*** Emotional Wellbeing Groups ***
(2hrs per week - 6 week blocks)
- Supporting staff in group sessions with up to 10 children or young people
- Groups support with managing anxiety, increasing self-esteem, understanding anger and other aspects of wellbeing
(Week Day between 9am - 4:30pm)
*** Youth Groups ***
- Sessions for young people with autism or awaiting assessment/diagnosis
- Supporting staff with running activities, encouraging young people to join in, empowering and increasing confidence
- Groups are split into ages 7-11, 11-15, and 16+ and run in 4 different locations across Coventry and Warwickshire.
(Evenings between 4:30pm - 7:30pm)
*** Young Black Men's Project (YBM) ***
- Supporting in workshops alongside staff.
- Being a 1-1 mentor/Buddy supporting young people in accessing community activities.
*** Administration ***
- Supporting our amazing team of administrators in being the first point of contact for the services.
- Providing a welcoming face on reception when young people come into the centres for appointments.
- Answering the phone and ensuring calls are put through to the correct service/messages taken and passed on.
- General administration tasks with support and supervision of the admin staff team.