Advice Outreach Volunteer Programme

We want to improve and extend our Freephone Advice Helpline service to lone parents in Northern Ireland.  Through the Advice Outreach Volunteer Programme we can offer you the opportunity to take our innovative training for lone parents to become:

Volunteer Advice Workers

We know the best way to help lone parents is:

• to enable other lone parents to become directly involved; and
• to train lone parents to give advice to other lone parents

You can even work from the comfort of your own home!

A full package of training will be provided to help you fulfil your potential in this demanding but highly rewarding role.

What we will offer you:

• A comprehensive "Adviser Training Programme" covering all aspects of advice work;

• Fully Accredited Training

Welfare Rights Adviser Programme at NVQ Level 3;

• The opportunity to gain new skills and highly rewarding work experience all helping to improve your long term employment prospects .

What we ask of you:

• A good standard of education, basic IT skills and eagerness to learn;
• Be able to commit to the advice volunteer programme for 2 years;
• A willingness to give your time in advice to other lone parents on a confidential and non-judgemental basis.

• All training is Free of Charge
• Travel and Childcare costs incurred by lone parents will also be covered.

Interested?

So What Happens next?
For further information on becoming a Volunteer Advice Worker or the specific application form for this position, please call 028 9023 1417 and speak to Seán O'Neill (Advice Manager) or e-mail him on: sean@gingerbreadni.org .

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