Volunteers are vital to the work of Headway Black Country. We welcome and value the contribution and dedication of our volunteers.
Why volunteer?
Volunteers can be of help in many ways, from making the drinks to providing the much needed 1 to 1 attention for clients, from supporting outings to maintaining our building, to supporting carer groups to running fund raising events or campaigns.
You’ll be introduced to all kinds of people with a wide variety of backgrounds and stories to tell. You’ll discover new talents that you didn’t even know you had! But best of all you’ll make new friends.
All volunteers are supervised and are part of the Headway Black Country Team.
As you will be working with vulnerable adults, you must provide two references. We also require DBS checks at the appropriate level for all our volunteers.
We usually require a minimum commitment to six months of volunteering of at least one half day per week.
Linda shares her story:
Hi my name is Linda and I am a support worker at Headway Black Country. Prior to this I volunteered for 7 years.
It was a pleasure to do this at this Charity
People who have an Acquired Brain Injury can come to our centre, to take part in activities, and meet other people who are going through similar experiences.
In that time I witnessed such great improvement in confidence, communication, relearning life skills & learning new skills. It was a pleasure to witness these changes in our Clients.
I would certainly recommend volunteering at this amazing Charity.
To request an Application pack please complete this Enquiry Form
Volunteer as a Trustee Director
Headway Black Country is run by a committed Board of Trustee Directors. The Board of Directors of the company are also trustees of the charity.
We are always keen to expand the Board of Trustees. We like to have a wide representation of people to ensure that we have input from communities as diverse as the population of the Black Country itself.
Expressions of interest in becoming a Trustee Director are particularly welcomed from people with experience:
• Of Acquired Brain Injury.
• Of Finance/business
• In a Clinical Commissioning Group or Local Authority.
• In other Health or Social Care sectors.
Board meetings are held every other month, usually on a Monday evening from 5.30 pm.
If you are interested in joining our Board as a Trustee Director please contact us.
Please see Vacancies for latest opportunities.
To request an Application pack please complete this Enquiry Form
