Manchester Communities

Fight for Home Group Chair Manchester

Are you keen to use your creative energy or leadership skills to bring people together to fight for home?

Are you keen to use your creative energy or leadership skills to bring people together to fight for home?

Information about the role 

This role will lead and shape our Fight for Home group. This will involve organising meetings, communicating with other group members and keeping the group engaged and enthusiastic. 

With a team of other volunteers you’ll come up with ideas, plans and deliver fundraising events. As well as raising funds, you’ll also be sharing awareness of the local housing emergency within your local area.  

Location: Unit 3 Great Northern Tower, 5 Watson Street, Manchester M3 4EE

Suggested contribution: It’s flexible, but at least once a month, with potential for more volunteering in the lead up to an event.  

Availability: This is a flexible opportunity, with meetings and events likely to take place in evenings and weekends. 

The above is the essential information you need to know. You can apply now by clicking ‘fill in an application’ or read on more for details.  

Main activities may include: 

• Leading a Fight for Home group, including communicating with other volunteers. 

• Organising and hosting meetings with your Fight for Home group. 

• Encouraging group members to come up with fundraising ideas. 

• Leading the group to design and host fundraising events. 

• Inspiring your network of contacts to support your fundraising events. 

• Attending local events such as Rotary meetings or community fairs to raise awareness of Shelter and collect donations. 

• Speaking about what we do and promoting national campaigns in your community 

• Raising awareness of our local Community Hubs 

This role fights the housing emergency by raising funds that enable Shelter to provide advice and support and campaigning for change. The events you’ll be attending are also great for raising awareness of the housing emergency and how people can get involved to help tackle it.  

Benefits of volunteering with Shelter 

Volunteers are essential to Shelter’s mission to end housing injustice. We welcome volunteers from all backgrounds. The insights and life experiences our volunteers bring to Shelter are valued as much as their contribution through volunteering. 

We aim to provide our volunteers with a positive experience. This is by prioritising accessibility and tailoring the support we provide to the needs of the individual. We make sure our policies and processes are equitable, which means that no-one is unfairly disadvantaged while volunteering because of their background or identity. 

Your skills and experience  

Creativity and organisational skills may be useful, and you’ll need to be willing to collaborate as part of a team. But the most important thing is that you are passionate about joining our fight for home! 

Supporting you 

• You will be provided with an induction into your role, access to relevant learning and a copy of our volunteer handbook. 

• The role, including learning and communications, are flexible, so can be tailored so they best suit your needs and preferences.  

• You will be able to claim reasonable volunteering expenses in line with Shelter’s volunteer policy. Where financial circumstances would be a barrier to volunteering, we may be able to offer these funds in advance.  

• You will be able to access our volunteer support package, including our colleague assistance programme and Shelter’s network of mental health first aiders. 

Next steps 

You can apply for this role by clicking ‘fill in an application’. If you need to apply by an alternative method, please contact volunteering@shelter.org.uk. 

We will then get back to you about your application. Shortlisted applicants will have a recruitment conversation to discuss the role further. 

Upon offer of role, you will be asked to declare any unspent convictions. Having a criminal record does not automatically mean you can’t volunteer with us. We will have a conversation with you to discuss the convictions in relation to the role you have applied for. Sometimes it may limit the ways you can get involved. Please contact us at volunteering@shelter.org.uk if you require more information. 

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