Volunteer

Volunteering for POhWER is an opportunity to support people who, due to disability or being disadvantaged, find it difficult to get information, speak up and get their voice heard. Advocates help to empower people so that they have a say and are involved in shaping their own lives.

When volunteering for POhWER we aim to make the best use of your current skills and abilities whilst helping you develop in other areas.

Please see below for current volunteering roles. Alternatively if you are interested in helping out in a way that is not specified - we would still love to hear from you. Call us on 0300 456 2370 and leave a message for us to get back to you or send an email to [email protected]

If you would like to apply all you need to do is fill in the online application form below and a member of our volunteer team will contact you to talk to you in more detail about local volunteer opportunities in your area.

Online application form for volunteering

so call us to chat through your skills or have a look at some ways you can become involved:

Citizen Advocacy Volunteers may have lived experience of using advocacy services and offer support to clients on a wide range of non-complex issues.

Peer Advocacy Volunteers have lived experience of health and social care and support clients on a wide range of non-complex issues that can be easily and quickly resolved.

Self Advocacy Volunteers would support the development of self advocacy groups and support people to develop their own self advocacy skills.

Volunteer Office Administrator is an opportunity for people to support our local offices and our front line staff.

Community Engagement Volunteers support the local team to help the community understand who we are, what our services do and to ensure they know how to get in contact with us and get involved.

The Fundraising Volunteer is an opportunity to support fundraising activities throughout the organisation which may include investigating and applying for local grants and funding opportunities and attending events.

Latest

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week

26th Feb to the 4th March is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
Mental Health Advocate

Mental Health Advocate Office/unit Based – Kneesworth, Royston Job reference: 21 Contract: Permanent Part time: 16.5 hours working between Monday and Friday (days negotiable) Salary: £8,918.92 to £10,006 (Full time equivalent £20,000 to £22,438.00 (dependent on experience) + benefits
Referral & Information Administrator

Referral & Information Administrator Office Based – Nottingham Contract Type: Fixed term until January 2020 (Maternity Cover) Role no.: 26 Part-Time – 14.8 hours, 2 days per week, working Thursday and Friday Salary: £7,400 pro rata per annum + Benefits (Full-time equivalent £18,500 per annum)
Information Advice, Advocacy Support Officer

Information, Advice & Advocacy Support Officer Office Based – Stevenage Job Reference: 25 Contract Type: Permanent Full-time - 37 hours, 5 days per week, working Monday to Friday (working pattern 8-4 / 10-6pm) Salary £20,000 - £22,438.00 per annum + Benefits (dependent on experience).

Fundraising

If you would like to raise money for POhWER, there are a number of ways that you can do this.
POhWER's Arthur Bate Fund

Arthur Bate OBE was a founder Trustee of POhWER. The Arthur Bate Fund is a fund created by POhWER in memory of Arthur.
Become a Member

Become a member of POhWER and help POhWER in the work that we do.
Become a supporter

Become a supporter of POhWER, and help POhWER in the work that we do.
Fundraising stories

Here are some inspiring stories from our remarkable fundraisers.
Why support us

Each year more and more vulnerable people need us to help them speak up and be heard. To help them, we need you to help us. Your support will directly help us to support and empower the people we work with; you could change their lives for the better.
Donate now

Each year more and more vulnerable people need us to help them speak up and be heard. To help them, we need you to help us. Donate now and help us change a vulnerable person’s life for the better. You can donate to POhWER in a number of ways. - By our JustGiving page: www.justgiving.com/pohwer - By Text Giving: Text PHWR01 and the amount you want to donate i.e. "PHWR01 £10" to 70070 to donate to POhWER and make a difference today. - Or by simply using the form below

NHS Complaints Advocacy

NHS Complaints Advocacy can support anyone who is unhappy with the care or treatment they or someone they know has received from the NHS and is thinking about making a complaint. Read more about this service.
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)

An IMHA is an independent advocate who is specially trained to work within the framework of the Mental Health Act to support people to understand their rights under the Act and participate in decisions about their care and treatment. Read more about this service.
Make a referral
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)

An Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) can support someone who is not able to make certain decisions about their lives for themselves and has no suitable family or friends to speak for them. Read more about this service.
Central and East of England

We provide services across nine county councils/local authorities of Central and East of England that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide service in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.
London

We provide services across London that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide services in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.
What we do

POhWER is a charity and membership organisation. We provide information, advice, support and advocacy to people who experience disability, vulnerability, distress and social exclusion.
NHS Complaints Advocacy resources

POhWER NHS Complaints Advocacy Self Help Information for NHS Complaints Process. For those who wish to make a complaint about an NHS service they or one of their family or friends received we have a special NHS Complaints Advocacy Service self help pack.
Southern England

We provide services across six boroughs of Southern England that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide service in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.
West Midlands

We provide services across seven boroughs of West Midlands that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide service in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.