Who is Goodsted?
Goodsted's vision is to empower collaboration for social and environmental progress. We are a platform that connects individuals who want to share/volunteer their skills & expertise with non-profits and impact organisations. Through our digital platform, projects and organisations can post skilled based volunteer needs and find the right person to support their project. It is an open community platform with the aim to nurture collaboration to progress causes we all care about. With this post, we're looking to reach out to individuals interested in volunteering and grow our volunteer community.
Which organisation will you be supporting?
Social Inclusion Recovery Group is a community interest company, that is committed to providing the right support to those in the community who are disproportionately affected in Mental health and Education. Their mission is to stand in the gap in the provision of social inequality and social injustice by providing quality advocacy, advice and training.
What do they need help with?
They need someone to help deliver an event on the 10th of June. The event is a Black Parent Expo and they need someone to manage the event.
What do they want to achieve?
-To ensure that their parents and carers are well-informed and supported through their journey.
-To enable self-advocacy.
-To enable the sharing of knowledge of a range of areas concerning a child's life through to young adulthood.
What do they have in place?
They have already secured a site, date and a range of participants. They have made contact with the Local Authority Lewisham, CAMHS, Lewisham Council Education Psychologist team, Youth Justice service, heads of grass root organisations, PCREF, Kooth, SENDIASS, Social workers, and educators, building a list of people who would be interested in running a stall and talking directly with participants.
Click on the link here to volunteer: https://app.goodsted.com/opportunity/e3rs0u5xod47eq4bzdzfbg7bi
Please note: You will need to apply directly through the link provided above and not through the Apply button on this job description.