Kent and Medway is in real crisis.
Self-harm and suicide rates are skyrocketing, tearing apart lives, families and communities.
We’re a start-up, while providing support intermittently before, this time we’re scaling up – to save more lives than ever before.
If this sounds like a bit of you, we want to hear from you!
Your background or experience don’t matter; your commitment does.
What our volunteers do:
- Provide 1-2-1 emotional support digitally or over the phone.
- Offer coping strategies and resources to help people better self-manage individual circumstances.
- Input your experiences and knowledge to better our services and service user outcomes.
Recruitment & Training Process
As already mentioned, we’re a start-up. We don’t have the infrastructure or skills in-house as of yet to recruit and train for ourselves.
However, we do have some organisational structure and partnerships to get you to a place where you can confidently provide emotional support and suicide prevention.
The first steps towards becoming a volunteer:
- 2 interviews (telephone and video call)
- Introduction and training (see About us page)
- Specialist training (including DBS application)
- Practical experience (shadowing other members of the team)
- Complete probation period (usually around 6 months)
Benefits Volunteering With Us
- No prior exposure or qualifications required (training and experience will supplement gaps in knowledge)
- Real life experience supporting those struggling with life and mental health issues.
- Flexible shift-patterns (minimum of 4 hours a week).
- Work from home.
- Gain fulfilment in making a difference and saving lives.
- No expenses (other than a Kitty fund for DBS checks and wellness packages).
Skills we’re looking for:
- Social media management
- Fundraising and book taking
- Safeguarding experience
- Policy development
Apply to Volunteer
Could you offer your time to Converse and Care for those in need? If so, we want to hear from you.
- Please look through the website before applying.
- You must be 18+ to apply.
- Please make a backup of the information you provide. Don’t refresh the page while filling out the form.
- Please don’t send junk or promotional emails.
Response time: 24 — 48 hours