Community Engagement Volunteer (Plymouth)

REPAIR Researcher What is the role of a REPAIR Community Engagement? This role is as part of the REPAIR community engagement project. The project has the following goals: • To build capacities at the national level to assist authorities, service providers and to promote the role of receiving communities in actively supporting FR and the integration of reunited families. • Enhance the capacity of national societies, authorities, other stakeholders to support family members (BiP) • Preparation with receiving communities and public support can help build a positive environment for the case of FR and can contribute to future community sponsorship schemes.

The role of the REPAIR community engagement volunteer is to support the delivery of all the community engagement activity.

Implementing the community engagement project The community engagement project is to be delivered between April 2023 to October 2024. These are some of the key deliverables:

• Awareness raising & fundraising event. • Awareness-raising activities • Build some online resources. • Organise and deliver trainings to engage receiving communities. • Work with the fundraising teams to organise and deliver fundraising events. • Work with receiving communities across the UK.

The role is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, as the role involves working with vulnerable service users.

Hours This placement will last a maximum of 3 to months volunteering up to 3 days per each week. The volunteering hours are negotiable to balance your needs and what can be achieved in the role.

Bursary Scheme The British Red Cross offers a bursary scheme to those placement volunteers from low-income households. Eligibility will be determined through a separate application process open to all short-listed candidates. All British Red Cross volunteers are entitled to out-of-pocket reasonable expenses.

For this scheme we are defining low-income households as:

Inside London:

• Living with family or partner £25,000 or under.
• Living independently £22.500 or under.

Outside London:

• Living with family or partner £18,500 or under.
• Living independently £16,500 or under.

Young People and this role Our placement volunteer opportunities are open to people at different stages of their career, aged 15 or above. Whether you’re student, a recent graduate or someone with more experience looking for a career change, we would be happy to hear from you.

Anyone can volunteer with the Red Cross from the age of 15. An individual risk assessment, parental consent and safeguarding considerations will be required for those aged 15 – 17. The nature of the activities specific to your intern opportunity may mean that you need to be 18 years or older.

Diversity We welcome applications from people of different backgrounds, experience and circumstances. We seek to ensure that our organisation and our services are relevant and accessible to all, with equality, diversity and fairness at the core of what we do. We invite applications from individuals regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or political belief and are committed to promoting fair participation and equality of opportunity for all of our applicants.

The British Red Cross is committed to being inclusive, with a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures and experiences – including disabled and ethnic minority candidates. We value fresh perspectives and insights gained by involving and welcoming people from the widest possible diversity of background, culture and experience. This is to contribute to the breadth of experience we need to respond to people in crisis.