Volunteer East of England

Volunteer Mentor - Communities & Education Division

Make a real difference in your community by supporting individuals on probation to rebuild their lives. As a Resettlement Support Volunteer, you'll offer one-to-one guidance to men over 18 helping with literacy, housing, budgeting, employment, and social reintegration.

We’re looking for reliable, empathetic volunteers with strong communication skills, basic IT knowledge and a non-judgmental attitude. You will be a positive role model, respecting confidentiality and empowering participants to make informed choices.

We welcome volunteers from all backgrounds – especially those with lived experience of the Criminal Justice System. You must be 18+ and substance-free for six months if applicable.

• Full training
• Safeguarding adults & children
• Mental health awareness

• Support participants with housing needs such as budgeting or searching for properties
• Help participants explore employment options
• Address issues such as social isolation
• Assist participants to access local support agencies
• Work with participants who have been victims of crime themselves
• Increase participants’ sense of self-worth
• Support reintegration into the community
• Receive appropriate background and risk information about the participant

• Effective listening and communication skills
• Reliability to keep to commitments and/or appointments
• Use of initiative to identify and access relevant resources
• Ability to share information appropriately within confidentiality boundaries and maintain professional relationships
• Demonstrable good role model through pro‑social modelling
• Non-judgmental, open‑minded and inclusive
• Good awareness of IT skills
• Ability to encourage and allow people to make their own choices and decisions

Communities and Education Division is the Justice and Social Care division of Seetec, delivering tailored support to participants across a range of contracts, including CFO Activity Hubs, Accommodation, Personal Wellbeing and Approved Premises. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to build a better future, regardless of past choices or challenges.

We are committed to combining our knowledge, skills and talents across the justice and social care sectors to deliver services and interventions that overcome the barriers that hold people back from living more fulfilled lives. Our aim is to equip individuals with the necessary skills to desist from offending, successfully reintegrate into their local communities and address barriers to work.

Seetec is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.

You will be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Seetec supports the recruitment of ex‑offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of Ex‑Offenders can be found on our website under About us.

Seetec is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.