
Witness Service Outreach Volunteer
Opportunity: Witness Service Outreach Volunteer. You will be supporting a range of vulnerable and intimidated witness both remotely and in person, who requires an enhanced level of support, including victims of sexual or domestic abuse as well as people with communication or mental health needs and child/young witnesses when you have gained experience. You will be each witness key supporter before, during and after trail to help them prepare and cope with their experience of giving evidence. Training for the role can take approximately 3 months to complete | |
Requirements: Have access to good internet connection and a laptop/computer with a camera to use in a private space. This enables you to facilitate video calls with witness and undertaking training and communication tasks. The ability to travel (in some areas this may require a vehicle) Have good communication skills, both written and verbal as well as being a good listener. Be reliable, committed and flexible with an ability to plan and organise your own time and tasks. Be non-judgemental and impartial. | |
Location: Wolverhampton Crown Court, Wolverhampton Magistrates Court | |
Hours: A minimum of a day a week (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm) | |
Expenses: Yes, agreed travel expenses, if volunteering over 5 hours in one day we can pay lunch expenses up to £8 | |
DBS: Enhanced DBS (Which we will arrange) |