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#BeTheChange | Volunteer with Inspire
Volunteers are at the heart of Team Inspire!
As Investors in Volunteers, we value our volunteers and our committed to ensuring equality of access to volunteer opportunities and equality of treatment for all volunteers.
We aim to deliver a sector leading volunteering experience so that our volunteers are inspired to make a difference to those people living with mental ill health, intellectual/learning disability, autism and addictions to ensure they live with dignity and realise their full potential. We are committed to engaging volunteers in our mission towards creating a society free from stigma that focuses on people and their abilities.
To learn more about our current volunteering opportunities and to hear directly from our volunteers, please view the below links.
For any questions or for information on volunteering with Inspire, please get in touch with us by emailing; volunteering@inspirewellbeing.org
"My befriending volunteer has built up my confidence, helped me to enjoy activities in my local community and support me to appointments”
"The staff and members are very helpful and have really helped me settle into my volunteer role"
"Volunteering with Inspire has given me purpose and for that, I am glad"
"Through my volunteering with Inspire, I have gained confidence to take on a part time job within the social care industry".
Co-Facilitator Volunteer - Breakfast Club - Cookstown
Are you an early riser? Do you enjoy breakfast? Then this is for you! Based in Cookstown, we are seeking a Co-Facilitator Volunteer to support our popular weekly Breakfast club on Thursday mornings.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a passionate team of staff and volunteers in our Woodlands Community Wellbeing Service. You will work in partnership with Inspire staff to help facilitate the breakfast club and the role will involve; assisting with food preparation, setting tables, making a good cup of tea/coffee and engaging with those in attendance.
The role will help others as they work towards better wellbeing and resilience, and we are seeking someone that can commit to attending on a weekly basis to support the continued success of this club.
We will inspire you to be the best you can be and to help you make a difference! You will join a team of compassionate volunteers that provide a range of supports, focused on recovery and inclusion by empowering people to achieve their goals.
“We are forming bonds through the group. I know people leave better than they got there” – Inspire Volunteer.
For more information visit; https://uk.becollective.com/groups/5e7dc8dc38411600113814b9/opportunities/64415ba12aea9e96354d0fcb/details
Gardening Volunteer (Peters Hill, North Belfast)
Based at our Supported Housing Service, in Belfast, the role of a Gardening Volunteer will help to maintain, protect and develop our green areas / spaces for everyone within this community to enjoy. Inevitably, this role will see you get a little bid muddy and most likely a little bit wet. It will vary depending on the season and may include assisting members to grow their own flowers, vegetables and fruit, maintaining flower beds and cutting grass.
By giving your time and skills, you will encourage the residents at Peters Hill to get their hands dirty in their shared green space and to enjoy the environment by getting outside. We want you to be creative and innovative but also demonstrate an ability to listen, encourage and get alongside others.
We will inspire you to be the best you can be and to help you make a difference! You will join a team of compassionate volunteers that provide a range of supports, focused on recovery and inclusion by empowering people to achieve their goals.
“I feel valued as part of the team. I was made to feel welcome and this meant so much to me”. – Inspire Volunteer.
For more information visit; https://uk.becollective.com/groups/5e7dc8dc38411600113814b9/opportunities/6411d5b3b287d65fd6705f5c/details.
Service Support Volunteer - Mankind Group - Belfast
Inspire’s ‘Mankind’ group have started back up on Thursday afternoons from 2:00pm to 3:30pm and we are keen to identify a ‘male’ Service Volunteer. The group seeks to create a safe place where men can face challenges, share stories, feel support and gain a sense of belonging.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a passionate team of staff and volunteers. The role will help others as they work towards better wellbeing and resilience, and we are seeking someone that can commit to attending on a weekly basis to support the continued success of this group.
We will inspire you to be the best you can be and to help you make a difference! You will join a team of compassionate volunteers that provide a range of supports, focused on recovery and inclusion by empowering people to achieve their goals.
“I feel valued as part of the team. I was made to feel welcome and this meant so much to me”. – Inspire Volunteer.
For more information visit; https://uk.becollective.com/groups/5e7dc8dc38411600113814b9/opportunities/6135feccf360021ed25f9adc/details.
Event Volunteer (Colour Run)
Inspire are delighted to launch our 2023 FLAGSHIP fundraising event in Northern Ireland – The Inspire ‘Colour Run’. Our Colour Run will take place on Sunday 11th June 2023 at Stormont Estate Belfast and is sponsored by Dunelm. This will be a fun inclusive event, for all abilities so join us for a day of fun and laughter!
How you can you Inspire others?
This role will provide you with the opportunity to support Inspire’s flagship fundraising event in Northern Ireland. You will play a key role on the day providing a warm welcome to everyone participating, assisting with registration and distributing colour packs along the Colour Run route. Upon completion of the event, you will assist us to take down event signage and clear any litter along the route.
For more information visit; https://uk.becollective.com/events/645a11cfc1dbb800248e51df/opportunities/645a13a2188c9b39d023af1e/details.
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