Self-Management Training Volunteer

Time commitment: Each course is 2 ½ hours each week for 5 to 6 weeks dependent on course type.
Travel: A community-based venue or online.
Locations: Derry/Londonderry, Strabane, Limavady, Castlederg, Belfast Trust, South Eastern Trust, Northern Trust, Southern Trust (Northern Ireland).

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 Musculoskeletal (MSK) Conditions. Our peer-led self-management programmes are designed to support people to manage their condition better and improve their confidence. The programmes can give people the tools they need to feel empowered, take back some control and to push back against arthritis.

As a Self-management Training Volunteer, you will be working with a team to deliver this course and transform the lives of people with arthritis.

Has personal experience of arthritis or another long-term condition.
Is caring, sensitive and empathetic to all people regardless of their age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, ethnic origin, faith and culture.
Has effective communication skills.
Is willing to complete accredited training and deliver facilitated sessions as part of a team supporting people with self-management.
Is reliable and committed to participating in the continued development of the self-management programme.
Is over the age of 18.
Reimbursement for reasonable out of pocket expenses.

Download the role profile for a Self-Management Training 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?

VR2024/56 - Derry/Londonderry, Strabane, Limavady, Castlederg (Northern Ireland).
VR2024/73 - Belfast Trust, South Eastern Trust, Northern Trust, Southern Trust (Northern Ireland).

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. 