About this role
Online Peer Supporters will:
Navigate and guide contacts through existing services at GamCare and the National Gambling Support Network.
Use motivational interviewing skills while drawing from their own lived experience to provide a supportive, non-judgemental space for those affected by gambling harms.
Facilitate discussions via our online support services, including:
Email – you will be paired with an individual for regular email correspondence (up to 3 emails per week for 6 months)
Chatrooms – you will facilitate group discussions and supporting conversation between people at various stages of recovery
Forum – you will initiate discussions, respond to posts, and provide encouragement, signposting and support to forum users
Help individuals set aims and goals to move to a more positive, sustained recovery whilst also providing resources to support people with these plans.
Recognise the purpose and remit of our service and signposting to other internal and external support where appropriate.
A comprehensive training programme will be delivered by our Lived Experience Volunteering team to provide you with the skills and confidence to use your experiences to support others while protecting your own recovery. Training includes:
Safeguarding
Motivational interviewing
Facilitation skills
Apply via the VAL volunteering website and the organisation will provide more information if required.
When you can volunteer
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Requirements
- Relevant qualification or training
- Willing to take a DBS Check
For any of our volunteering roles we ask that you have personal lived experience of gambling-related harms. This includes being affected by someone else’s gambling (friend or family member).
We ask that you’ve been in positive, sustained recovery for at least one year before volunteering with us.
This role is completely remote, so you’ll need access to a reliable internet connection, a computer and a confidential space.
To volunteer with us you must currently reside within the United Kingdom.
Apply via the VAL volunteering website and the organisation will provide more information if required.
Skills
Causes
Location
This opportunity allows you to volunteer from home
Available from home