Information and Support Talk Volunteer

Time commitment: Flexible, each session lasts 1 – 2.5 hours plus time for training and reflective practice
Travel: A community-based venue or online.

Are you passionate about supporting others and looking for a way to get involved in your local community?  Do you love working as part of a team, and would like to give something back while enjoying meeting people and making new friends?

Although we are not currently recruiting for this role, please keep checking this page as we regularly update our volunteer opportunities.

About the role

At Versus Arthritis, we believe everyone should have the support and information they need to live well. Our peer-led information sessions empower people, including people with arthritis, chronic pain, and MSK conditions by giving them tools to take back control and manage their condition with confidence.

Working as part of a team to prepare and deliver information sessions.
Helping participants learn practical self-management techniques
Answering general queries and signpost specific questions to the appropriate member of staff, resources or helpline
Ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed.

Download the role profile for a Information and Support Talk Volunteer (PDF 139KB).

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

How to Apply

Please complete and submit the Volunteering Application Form online, please include the relevant code for the location of the role you are interested in:

When we have received your application we will be in touch, our safer recruitment process will include:

An informal chat to discuss the role, get to know you and understand your motivations for volunteering 
Two references 
Photo identification.

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. 