Volunteer for Coventry Haven Women's aid
TRUSTEE/BOARD MEMBERS VACANCIES
Coventry Haven Women’s Aid is a local charity that works to promote the safety and wellbeing of women, children and young people affected by Domestic Violence and Abuse.
Volunteers play an important role in our organisation and we have a diverse, hard working Board of Trustees who guide and support the charity.
We are looking for women of all ages and backgrounds to join our Board of Trustees to help us shape the future of the charity, and who are motivated to help us make a difference in people’s lives.
We would particularly welcome an applications from you if you have an interest in joining a feminist organisation and hold skills and experience in Finance.
Whether you are an experienced Trustee or wanting to take your first step at Board level, we would love to hear from you.
You will be asked to commit to attend regular Trustee meetings (currently 4-6 weekly)
Please download the following application pack and email to: chair@coventryhaven.co.uk
For an informal discussion or more information please contact our Chair of Trustees, Thea Raisbeck on: chair@coventryhaven.co.uk
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HELPLINE VOLUNTEERS
If you would like to find out further details about volunteering for Coventry Haven Women’s Aid, please contact Tessa via email: tstewart@coventryhaven.co.uk or call 02476444077.
You may also be interested in becoming an ‘Ask Me’ Ambassador - please view our ‘Ask Me’ page for more details: https://www.coventryhaven.co.uk/ask-me Please contact info@coventryhaven.co.uk for more details.
We are a community based voluntary sector agency which means that volunteers are essential to us. Volunteers help by providing support to our clients, by governing the agency as a trustee, and by linking us with the community.
We welcome applications to volunteer, from women over the age of 18, and are keen to recruit volunteers from different cultural backgrounds and with different language capabilities.
Training will be delivered to all new volunteers dependent on the role applied for and the courses vary in length; typically a volunteer looking to provide 1-1 support for a Service User, would be between 4-6 weeks, one day per week. Opportunities exist in the following roles:
Support and helpline
Fundraising and events
Community Outreach / Champions
Admin
If you would like to volunteer at Coventry Haven, please download the application form and return it to us, fully completed, by email to tstewart@coventryhaven.co.uk or by post to: Tessa Stewart, Volunteer Co-ordinator, Coventry Haven Women’s Aid, 30 Hen Lane, Coventry CV6 4LB. We will then contact you to arrange a short and informal interview, and if successful, you will be invited to a training course.
If after training, you are considered suitable for the role, you will be offered a placement, with days and hours to suit you.
Some people prefer to get involved in fundraising and event organisation of their own eg: fun runs, half marathons, sky-diving, quizzes, tuck shop or cake bake etc – if this is your area of interest, you might like to become a Friend of Coventry Haven. Please click here to request information or visit our fundraising page by clicking the link below.