Helping the homeless
at Christmas and
throughout the year
at Christmas and
throughout the year
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at Christmas and throughout the year |
Caring at Christmas is working in partnership with a number
of other local organisations involved with the homeless.
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Supervisors needed.The supervisor manages the shift to ensure that everything runs smoothly for volunteers and guests alike. You will receive support and training If you think you might be interested, and have volunteered for Caring at Christmas before, please contact us.Back to top of page. |
Volunteer TrainingCaring at Christmas is organising a series of workshops and meetings to train and support new and experienced volunteers. All volunteers are welcome to attend any training sessions. New volunteers must attend the Volunteer Meeting. Volunteers are welcome to turn up 30 minutes before the training starts to meet other volunteers.Training programme for in 2007: Volunteer Meeting 7.00pm - 9.00pm, Thursday 13th December 12.30pm - 2.30pm, Saturday, 22nd December, It is important that all volunteers feel comfortable in the shelter and know their way around before coming in to work a shift. These meetings will include a tour of the building, introduction to homelessness, what to expect when on shift, the way the shelter operates and health and safety procedures. ALL NEW VOLUNTEERS MUST ATTEND. Managing Difficult Behaviour with Jacks Hurley 7.00pm - 9.00pm, Thursday 6th December 10.00am - 12.00pm, Saturday 22nd December It will include lookign at our different attitudes to behaviour, exploring how anger develops, and discussing real situations and our role in them. Drugs Awareness 7.00pm - 9.30pm, Thursday, 22nd November 3.00pm - 5.30pm, Saturday 22nd December What drugs look like, how they work and a chance to hear form someone who has experinced their effects. Mental Health Awareness with Kevin Stone (limited places) 7.00pm - 9.00pm, Thursday 20th December The training will promote an awareness of mental health issues that will support individuals in their roles as volunteers. It will offer guidance as to organisations and agencies that will be able to offer ongoing support and intervention when sing-posting and/or approaching mental health crisis. This introductory session is intended to give participants an overview and enable volunteers to know when to seek support for the service user and themselves. Kitchen Training 7.00pm - 9.00pm, Thursday 20th December 3.00pm - 5.00pm, Saturday, 22nd December For ALL volunteers who will be working in the kitchen at any time during the week & have not got a current Basic Food Hygiene (they are valid for three years). This will cover health and safety, food hygiene and kitchen orientation. EVEN IF YOU HAVE WORKDED IN THE KITCHEN BEFORE, YOU MUST ATTEND THIS TRAINING. These training sessions are open to all volunteers. Details about the courses and meetings will be included with your volunteer form . If you are downloading a volunteer form from this site you can tell us which training sessions you would like to attend. Or contact us with your details and a form will be posted or e-mailed out. We also recommend for anyone who is interested in further training the BCAN training programme 2007-2008. This is not necessary to attend if you wish to volunteer for Caring at Christmas. The sessions include Homelessness, Addiction, Mental Health and Reaching out. For Further details visit www.bcan.org.uk or contact the Crisis Centre Ministries , 12 City Road , Bristol, BS2 8TP. Tel: 0117 942 3088 or e-mail admin@crisis-centre.org.uk The training is available to all those interested in volunteering to work with homeless and vulnerable people. The training is primarily for people from Christian organisations, but most of the content will be appropriate to anyone. There will be a nominal charge of £4 for a set of full notes, plus £3 per session or you can pay £25 for everything (10 sessions & notes). Back to top of page. |
What do Volunteers do?Without the volunteers we have, we would not be able to open the shelter over the Christmas period.We need our volunteers to befriend our guests, have a chat and a cup of tea, maybe a game of pool. There is also always plenty of help needed in the Kitchen preparing food, making sandwiches, peeling potatoes, serving the meals, teas and coffees and of course washing up! At times you may be asked to hand out clothes or put some washing through the machine. There is always plenty of cleaning to be done and plates and mugs to be cleared. After everyone is out of bed the dormitory gets a good clean, and beds are changed. Some people prefer to help out behind the scenes and some are happier 'out front', socialising with the guests. We will not ask you to do anything that you are not comfortable with. Back to top of page. |
Please contact Ailsa or Sian at Caring at Christmas if you have any questions about our work. |
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