Information and Support Talk Volunteer

Time commitment: Each session is 1-2 hours long, delivered as either stand alone or as a suite tailored to your target audience.
Travel: A community-based venue or online.
Locations: Woking, Guildford, London and South, Sunderland (Tyne and Wear), Stanley (County Durham), Birmingham - Northfield, Selly Oak, Edgbaston, Hall Green, Yardley, Hodge Hill, Ladywood, Erdington, Perry Barr, Sutton Coldfield, Greater Manchester - Oldham (England), Bridgend (Wales), Derry/Londonderry, Strabane, Limavady, Castlederg, South Eastern Trust (Northern Ireland), Inverclyde, North Ayrshire (Scotland).

Are you looking for an opportunity to use your creativity, energy and excellent (communication or leadership) skills to really make an impact? Would you like to find a rewarding and fulfilling way for others to benefit from your knowledge and experience?

If so, we would love to have you as a volunteer. Apply today - make a positive difference to people’s lives and help us to achieve a future free from arthritis.

About the role

Versus Arthritis is here to make sure that people with arthritis have the support and information they need to live well with their condition.

We know how much strength it takes to live with arthritis, chronic pain and MSK Conditions. Our peer-led information sessions are designed to begin to support people to manage their condition better and improve their confidence. These sessions can begin, or continue, to give people the tools they need to feel empowered, take back some control and to push back against arthritis. You will help to enable people to have the support and information they need to live well with their condition.

As an Information and Support Talk Volunteer, you will be working with a team to deliver our short sessions and transform the lives of people with arthritis.

With the support of your team, prepare for and deliver information and support sessions alongside another Information and Support Talk volunteer.
Present to a wide range of audiences in friendly and enthusiastic manner on a variety of topics.
Participate in regular reviews of the sessions to inform the future development.
Completing routine administration before, during and after each session including personal data relating to participants.
Report any safeguarding matters quickly and appropriately as per guidance.
Reimbursement for reasonable out of pocket expenses.

Download the role profile for a Information and Support Talk Volunteer (PDF 95KB).

If you have any questions about this role before applying, please contact volunteering@versusarthritis.org.

How to apply

Please fully complete and submit the Volunteering Application Form online.
This role has been assessed as requiring a criminal record check according to nation specific requirements and guidelines.
We will ask you to provide the names of two people, one of which must have known you for at least two years, who can offer a reference for you; this could be a colleague or a friend but not a family member.
On your application form you will need to quote the advert code and the opportunity you are applying for. You can find the relevant code below:

Where are you located?

VR2024/22 - Woking, Guildford (England).
VR2024/17 - London and South (England).
VR2024/66 - Sunderland (Tyne and Wear), Stanley (County Durham) (England).
VR2024/79 - Birmingham - Northfield, Selly Oak, Edgbaston, Hall Green, Yardley, Hodge Hill, Ladywood, Erdington, Perry Barr, Sutton Coldfield (England).
VR2024/31 - Bridgend (Wales).
VR2024/57 - Derry/Londonderry, Strabane, Limavady, Castlederg (Northern Ireland).
VR2024/43 - South Eastern Trust (Northern Ireland).
VR2024/95 - North Ayrshire (Scotland).
VR2024/91 - Inverclyde (Scotland).
VR2024/86 - Greater Manchester - Oldham.

About us

We have made a commitment in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy to increase the diversity of our charity and we welcome candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.  We want our employees, volunteers and trustees to represent the broad diversity of the communities of which we are a part.   

There are over 10 million people living with arthritis. That’s one in six, with over half of those living in pain every single day. The impact is huge as the condition slowly intrudes on everyday life – affecting the ability to work, care for a family, to move free from pain and to live independently. Yet arthritis is often dismissed as an inevitable part of ageing or shrugged off as ‘just a bit of arthritis’. We don’t think that this is okay. Versus Arthritis is here to change that.  

Versus Arthritis is committed to keeping children, young people and vulnerable adults safe from harm. During the recruitment process we will undertake safer recruitment practices and relevant checks to ensure applicants are suitable to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. 