Job overview

Are you a digital whiz? Would you like to help our charity?

This is a brand new volunteering role supporting our Charity.

Pennine Care Charity is the official charity partner of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and exists to raise additional funds to enhance the care, experiences and outcomes for our patients, people and communities. 

The charity team supports, promotes, and governs all charity activities including fundraising and communications. This includes creating content for social media (Facebook, TikTok etc.), working with media and communications team to raise the profile of the charity, producing promotional materials and campaigns, and engaging with NHS staff to promote fundraising.

Whether you want to gain experience, improve your job prospects, or just want to give some of your time to help others, volunteering could be for you!

Main duties of the job

What the role involves:

• Checking website accuracy and up-dating content
• Publishing social media content
• Basic graphic design using existing templates (for example in Canva)
• Creating the internal and external charity newsletter using a template
• Engaging with fund managers to obtain stories & photos of how charity money is spent and raised.

DBS Level for this role is:  This role does not require a DBS check

The knowledge, skills and attributes required for the role:

·      Have an interest in fundraising, communications and digital content

·      Excellent digital skills

·      Excellent written and verbal communication skills

·      Can follow instructions

·      Have an eye for accuracy

What we hope you gain from the role

• Our thanks and appreciation
• New skills and knowledge
• Satisfaction from helping others

Working for our organisation

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we are a great place to work.

We want our volunteers to reflect the diversity of the people we support, and we encourage and welcome applications from people across all our communities.

Volunteer Recruitment

Applying to become a volunteer may seem a little daunting for some people however, the volunteer service is here to guide and support you through the process. Please contact us on 0161 716 3365 or email [email protected] if you would like support to complete the online application form

Please be aware that due to the robust process, recruitment can sometimes take a few weeks.

Throughout the process you will have informal meetings with us and the service where you will be volunteering. In addition to this we will require you to:

• Complete an identity (ID) check
• Complete a Disclosure and Barring Service* (DBS) check,
• Complete an Occupational health assessment
• Give details for two references
• Complete relevant training.

*Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

DBS checks for volunteers are free and the level of check is dependent on the role you are undertaking.

We encourage applicants to join the DBS Update Service which is also free for volunteers. You can find information on the DBS Update Service here: www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

We look forward to you joining us and making a difference.