Befrienders have a more flexible role and work alongside Caseworkers to compliment the support available to survivors.

They work to provide holistic support by:

• Providing friendship and extra support to our clients, investing in a relationship with them by meeting up for a coffee, attending community activities etc.
• Advocating for survivors at various appointments as necessary.
• Sign posting services, organisations and groups as required.

Things to Consider

Things to Consider:

• Experience of working with vulnerable communities/refugees/asylum-seekers or an equivalent health and social care educational background is desirable for this role.
• Volunteers must be over the age of 18.
• You will need to be computer literate and have a good standard of spoken and written English.
• This role may vary but usually requires 2-6 hours per week commitment and can involve travelling around Sheffield.

Training and Supervision:

• Training is provided by professionals over 4 sessions and covers a range of topics you will also be offered the chance to attend additional optional training offered to volunteer caseworkers.
• Befrienders receive professional group supervision ran quarterly.

Activity Volunteers encourage social inclusion and integration. Firstly, by facilitating community activities, clients can engage with fun activities such as sewing empowering them to learn new skills and make friends. Furthermore, Activity Volunteers provide childcare for client’s children during community activities or for vital counselling appointments at the Project; this ensures survivors can access the support they need.

Things to Consider

• We look for enthusiastic individuals who enjoy working with children and vulnerable people.
• Childcare can vary dependent on different counselling appointments, but there are regular opportunities through the community activities.
• Childcare only takes place in the Snowdrop Project office.
• This role requires up to 2 hours a week commitment.
• A DBS check is provided.

Training

• Training will be provided by professionals through a three-hour session, which will give you a good foundation for working with survivors of human trafficking.

Renovation volunteers help turn neglected council housing into homes that our clients can be proud of. These renovations happen sporadically, as and when our clients receive permanent housing.

Things to Consider

• Due to the nature of council housing, renovations often happen very last minute we usually get about 5 days notice at most.
• They can sometimes happen over the weekend.
• You do not need any DIY skills, just a can-do attitude and the ability to get stuck in with cleaning and painting!

How to Get Involved

There is no formal recruitment process for renovation volunteers, so if you would like to get involved simply like us on Facebook or sign up to our newsletter here to hear about upcoming renovations.

We are looking for people who are passionate about social justice, interested in tackling modern slavery with a dedicated attitude to governance and strategy.  The Snowdrop Project are looking for people to join our board of trustees to help oversee the governance and strategic work of the charity.

Snowdrop is a new and rapidly growing charity that uniquely specialises in assisting in the after-care of adults who have been rescued from trafficking.  It is the first charity in the UK to specialise in long-term assistance and has been recognised for its contribution through awards, informing policy development and writing research in this area. It was previously a volunteer project but became a registered charity in October 2014 and then was awarded big lottery funding for the next 3 years.

Things to Consider

• The trustee role requires meeting every 2 months with other trustees at the charity premises to oversee the ongoing vision, the day to day functioning of the charity and to guide Snowdrop in working effectively towards their goals.
• There may be other duties that are required outside of the two monthly meetings depending on the needs of the charity.
• We are looking to add two or three quality trustees to the team with one of the following skills of experiences: Finance/accountancy, HR. Public Relations or Law. Specifically, we are looking for a trustee with an accountancy background to take up the position of Treasurer.
• Applicant must have an active Christian faith.

Download the Trustee Role Description.

To Apply: Please send your CV and a covering letter to recruitment@snowdropproject.co.uk