Hilt VolunteersVOLUNTEER HOTLINE
0.1 Why volunteer with HILT? There are many reasons why people choose to volunteer with HILT. Sometimes it is to gain work experience in the social care field. It might be that people have a few hours each week to spare and want to do something worthwhile with their time. Volunteers provide a high level of support to paid staff. They
act as a bridge between service users and other members of the community.
Volunteers do not replace paid members of staff but support them
in their work. They gain valuable expereince that can be transferred
on to work in other fields. Some volunteers go on to join the organisation as Support Workers
or as Sessional staff. Most of our volunteer roles are as independent living supporters
to adults with learning difficulties. This role involves being a
positive role model within a relationship of equals and supporting
someone to live as independently as possible on their own terms.
Some people have very severe learning difficulties. This may mean they are not able to communicate the way they are feeling by speaking about it. It may also mean they are unable to do many of things that most people do every day. HILT provides housing and support to people in different ways depending
on the level of their learning difficulty.
The work of HILT is based in the London inner city boroughs of Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham and Islington in England. Click on the links below to find out more about the settings and service in which you may be based: OUTREACH SERVICES &
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What Skills Do Volunteers Need? If you decide you want to give it a try you may want to start by asking yourself the following questions: • What kind of
time commitment could you make? HILT volunteers come
from all walks of life, are of different ages and from many different
countries.
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The Residential Volunteer Scheme Accommodation for residential
volunteers is provided in one of two ways: When volunteers share with service users other HILT staff will come and visit the project and work with the service users. This is to ensure that volunteers will only provide the agreed 30-35 hours worth of support each week, and get enough breaks and free time. 0.6 Part-Time
Volunteers Volunteers from other countries There are no restrictions on volunteering for people from EU counties, but those from outside Europe and the EU will need a voluntary work visa to take up volunteer placements in the UK. There are separate rules for refugees and asylum seekers. The rules for applying
for a voluntary work visa state: HILT will support applicants trying to obtain visas from the British Consulate in their own countries. HILT will provide a letter outlining the details of voluntary placement. This letter will only be given to applicants who are successful at interview and who have provided the names and addresses of two referees and a UK CRB check. It may be possible to carry out telephone interviews with people who are not able to travel to the UK. Placements can only be offered when we have them available. Further information: www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk.
0.8 What Support and Training will I receive? Your Supervisor Training
0.9 How do I apply to become a Hilt Volunteer? You can either...
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