What does the role involve?
Are you aged 16-24 years old and keen to help other young people share their experiences of health and social care services and what is important to them? Volunteering as a Youth Champion for Healthwatch Cornwall, you will be key in helping to arrange opportunities for young people to have their say. Activities may be online as well as in-person depending on the project. You may support staff with.
- talking to young people and promoting the work of Healthwatch Cornwall positively
- listening to young people’s stories and recording their feedback
- arranging events and drop-ins at your college
- supporting online engagement & desk base projects
- providing information and signposting to young people
- actively taking part in ad hoc forums, meetings, and training
What will you get out of it?
Healthwatch Cornwall will support you to enjoy and feel confident in your volunteer role as Youth Champion by providing opportunities to:
- broaden your knowledge of the health and social care sector
- attend training
- gain valuable voluntary experience
- build your confidence and communication skills
- have fun and be a part of a great Healthwatch network
- get a personal reference for future opportunities
- share the important views and opinions of your peers
- make a difference!
Skills needed:
- be friendly, a good listener with good communication skills
- be empathic, respectful and non-biased
- able to maintain confidentiality and data protection
- able to take written notes while gathering feedback
- be a team player, open to sharing information, ideas and learning.
Commitment to volunteering
To be a Youth Champion we expect a good level of commitment to the role. Once you have completed the induction, we would like you to commit to a minimum of 6 months of volunteering. Ideally, we would like you to volunteer regularly, at least once a month at an event (in person or online) or a drop- in which we will pre-arrange with you.
There will be ad hoc HC opportunities we ask all volunteers to support. For example, big events like Royal Cornwall Show or asking to support specific projects.
While volunteering as a Youth Champion you will always be accompanied by a member of staff.
Healthwatch Cornwall will pay reasonable travelling expenses – please see the separate Volunteer Expenses Policy for further details.
All these arrangements are binding in honour only and are not intended to be legally binding as this is a voluntary role. The involvement of all parties is based on goodwill and trust.
Recruitment Method
Simple application form, Informal Interview, Reference, DBS, Induction and Trial Period.
All these arrangements are binding in honour only and are not intended to be legally binding as this is a voluntary role. The involvement of all parties is based on goodwill and trust.
For more information contact us:
Email: enquiries@healthwatchcornwall.co.uk
Phone: 01872 273 501