Volunteering is a great way to make use of your skills, give back to your community and gain valuable experience whilst meeting new people and having fun.

Many of our Volunteers have a passion for mental health and make a huge contribution to our charity.  From our team of Trustees to volunteers working with our services, cooking in our Wellbeing Centre, running peer groups, making videos for our social media, running stalls at community events and supporting our finance and HR functions – there is huge variety and potential. 

Our current roles are advertised below, if you don’t see something that’s right for you or if you have a particular skill to offer please email [email protected]

All of our volunteers have the opportunity to develop their skills, receive 1-to-1 support and claim expenses.  Once you have sent us a completed application form you’ll meet with our Volunteer Co-ordinator or team member you will be working with.  If it’s decided to proceed, the next step is two character references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.  You’ll then receive an induction and start your volunteering.

Current Vacancies

Peer Group Network Volunteer

The Peer Group Network is made up of groups run by and for people who experience mental health issues, our groups are supported by volunteers who have experience in their field. We offer a safe and non-judgemental space where members can make friends, have fun and learn new skills.

As a remote and face-to-face Peer Group Network Volunteer you will be co-facilitating a Peer Group such as an Art, Yoga or Talking group.

Hours: Minimum of 2-3 hours but can vary depending on the number of members and online groups being supported, 3 months minimum commitment

Based at: In person and remotely

Duties can include:

  • To plan, facilitate and deliver online and face-to-face groups such as talking groups.
  • To use own experiences and interests whilst facilitating groups.
  • To support administration function i.e. membership forms, registers and evaluation feedback.
  • To offer informal support such as listening and sign-posting

You can download the role description here.

To apply please download and complete the Peer Volunteer Application Form along with the Equalities Monitoring Form

Completed application forms should be sent to [email protected]

Operations Volunteers

We are looking for Operations Volunteers to assist with project planning; human resources – reviewing and updating policies and procedures; data collection and presentation; outcome measurement and evaluation; quality assurance and administrative processes.

Hours:  Flexible – 7.5 to 15 hours during office hours

Based at:  Home-based or Richmond Borough Mind, 1st Floor, UK House, 82 Heath Road, Twickenham, TW1 4BW

Skills / attributes and abilities required:

  • Non-judgmental attitude towards people with lived experience of mental ill health
  • Professional, with good customer service skills and attention to detail
  • Good administrative and IT skills, confidence with MS Office, Outlook, Internet and online databases
  • Sound understanding of confidentiality and data protection, respecting the sensitive nature of material received and dealt with by RB Mind

You can download the role description here.

To apply please download and complete the Volunteer Application Form along with the Equalities Form Mind.

Completed application forms should be sent to [email protected]

Volunteer Therapists

Our Psychotherapy and Counselling service offers medium-term support to clients, (usually 20 weeks of therapy), and we depend on the contribution of volunteers. Our therapists come from a range of theoretical backgrounds and have varying skills and experience.

We encourage applications from experienced therapists, as well as those in training. We are particularly keen to hear from therapists:

  • with experience of working with clients with complex mental health needs;
  • who work with psychodynamic, existential and cognitive analytical or cognitive behavioural approaches;
  • with experience of facilitating therapeutic groups.

We also welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities and multilingual therapists.

Please note that our policy is not to allow the recording of sessions or clinical meetings for any purpose, including training.

We offer:

  • Regular group clinical supervision in line with BACP guidelines.
  • Ad hoc support from our Clinical Lead and Counselling Coordinator.
  • In-house training and CPD opportunities.
  • References after 12 months volunteering.

Essential criteria for therapists:

  • Have completed a minimum of 1 year of a BACP or UKCP accredited Diploma course and have at least 50 hours of supervised, one-to-one, in-person, therapeutic work.
  • Are available on a Tuesday (10am – 6pm); Wednesday (1pm – 9pm); or Thursday (10am – 7pm) for client work.
  • Can attend mandatory in-house supervision groups during the hours of 1-6pm.
  • Can commit to a minimum of 12 months, offering three sessions a week (3 x 50 minutes) face-to-face.  
  • Are in personal therapy throughout their placement whilst a trainee.
  • Hold student membership with a relevant awarding body.
  • Positively identify with and respect Richmond’s diverse population.

Recruitment Process

We recruit throughout the year and currently have vacancies.

Firstly, please email your CV to [email protected] along with a letter of motivation describing how you meet the essential criteria above.

Once your CV is processed, you will be asked to complete a short online application form, on receipt of which you will be invited to attend an interview with members of the Therapies team. On receipt of satisfactory references and DBS clearance, you will be given an induction, be allocated to a supervision slot and will be allocated three weekly clients.

Occasionally it is not possible to find a time slot that suits a volunteer’s availability and there may be a waiting period until one becomes available.

 

For further information or queries please contact Marisca Ribeiro, Counselling Coordinator at [email protected] or call 020 3475 9705 between 12pm and 5pm Wednesday and Thursday.

Events and Fundraising Volunteer

Richmond Borough Mind organises a number of events and fundraising activities each year and we’d like to do more. Being seen in the community helps us break down mental health stigma and connect with people who may need our support.

As an independent charity, rather than a branch of Mind as many people think, we are responsible for raising the funds we need to sustain our services and to expand the type of support we can offer in Richmond.

We are looking for people to join our Events and Fundraising team; you’ll be able to choose what activities or events you are interested in and can choose to do a little or a lot. This is a flexible role that can work around other commitments.

Hours: Flexible

Based at: At our offices or remotely

Duties:

· Contributing ideas and helping us to shape our fundraising plans

· Being part of the team on event days

· Helping us with our marketing and promotion for events and fundraising

· Assisting with research and administration tasking

You can find out more by downloading the role description here.

To apply please download and complete the Volunteer Application Form along with the Equalities Form Mind.

Completed application forms should be sent to [email protected]

Communications Volunteer

We are looking for a Communications Volunteer to provide support to the central team’s communications function. This is a flexible role that can work around other commitments.

Hours: Flexible

Based at: Remote working

Duties:

  • Assisting with sourcing of content, design and production of communications materials
  • Writing and proof-reading articles for newsletters, website, intranet and social media
  • Writing tweets and posts for Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social media sites
  • Scheduling posts via social media scheduling tools
  • Devising ideas for communications campaigns
  • Liaising with contacts and maintaining contacts database

You can find out more by downloading the role description here.

To apply please download and complete the Volunteer Application Form along with the Equalities Form Mind.

Completed application forms should be sent to [email protected]

Please contact our volunteering team with any questions: [email protected]