We need Advocacy & Support Volunteers

We are looking for new Advocacy and Support Volunteers to work with our detention casework team.

Our Advocacy and Support volunteers provide vital support to detained people, assisting with new enquiries from people in Brook House and Tinsley House and helping with non-legal casework support.

We ask our volunteers to commit to working with us one day a week for one year.

Typical day to day responsibilities of an Advocacy and Support Volunteers are:

Responding to messages and answering faxes and telephone calls from people in detention

Providing telephone support and ongoing emotional support

Responding to initial needs and prioritising urgent cases

Explaining the role of GDWG to new detainees who contact us and gaining their trust

Liaising with solicitors and other professionals – such as doctors and social workers

Assisting detainees to make complaints about mistreatment

Updating the database with relevant information

Assisting staff in running drop-ins and with follow-up

Please get in touch with karris@gdwg.org.uk if you are interested in applying for this role.