Job summary
- Main area
- Volunteering
- Grade
- Unpaid volunteer role
- Contract
- Voluntary
- Hours
- Minimum of 3hrs per week
- Job ref
- V24b.1-26
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hollingworth Clinic
- Town
- Hyde
- Salary
- Unpaid volunteer role
- Closing
- 29/06/2026 10:00
Employer heading
Volunteer Group Co Facilitator - Adult Autism Service
Unpaid volunteer role
Main duties of the job
What the role involves:
- To support and assist in the development and delivery of the groups offered by the service.
- To assist service users to participate in the groups.
- To provide support and encouragement to service users who find it difficult to engage in the group independently.
- To support maintenance of information for the group such as posters and session reports and feedback forms.
- To support the service in monitoring of mood and evaluation of the group/service.
- Engage and support people to complete outcome, experience and satisfaction questionnaires/surveys
- The knowledge, skills and attributes required for the role:
- Lived experience of autism
- A patient & caring nature
- Good communication skills.
- Punctuality and reliability
What we hope you gain from the role
- Our thanks and appreciation
- New skills and knowledge
- Satisfaction from helping others
Working for our organisation
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we are a great place to work.
We want our volunteers to reflect the diversity of the people we support, and we encourage and welcome applications from people across all our communities.
Volunteer Recruitment
Applying to become a volunteer may seem a little daunting for some people however, the volunteer service is here to guide and support you through the process.
Please be aware that due to the robust process, recruitment can sometimes take a few weeks.
Throughout the process you will have informal meetings with us and the service where you will be volunteering. In addition to this we will require you to:
- Complete an identity (ID) check
- Complete a Disclosure and Barring Service* (DBS) check,
- Complete an Occupational health assessment
- Give details for two references
- Complete relevant training.
*Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
DBS checks for volunteers are free and the level of check is dependent on the role you are undertaking.
We encourage applicants to join the DBS Update Service which is also free for volunteers. You can find information on the DBS Update Service here: www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service
We look forward to you joining us and making a difference.
Person specification
Knowledge, skills and attributes
Essential criteria
- Lived experience of Autism as an Adult
- Experience/knowledge of mental health
- A patient & caring nature
- Good communication skills
- Punctuality and reliability
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kirstie Healey
- Job title
- Assistant Volunteer Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 716 3365
- Additional information
If you have any questions, please contact the volunteer service by emailing [email protected]. or ring 0161 716 3365
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