You are here / Volunteering Volunteering VOLUNTEER ROLES WHISC relies on a team of volunteers to deliver services; we have a range of roles and development opportunities for volunteers. All volunteers receive full training and out of pocket expenses. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact us at any time. 'Drop In Volunteer' This role involves dealing with members of the public who either telephone or call into WHISC with various health enquiries at our Bold Street Drop In Centre. The role includes helping clients find appropriate health information and signposting to appropriate services where necessary. Drop In volunteers must accurately record service users in accordance with WHISC monitoring procedures. Receptionist This role involves staffing the reception desk at the Bold Street Drop In Centre. Duties include meeting and greeting visitors to the WHISC premises and establishing the reason for attending. Receptionists must accurately record Centre visitors in accordance with WHISC monitoring procedures. Administration This role involves photocopying, answering telephone calls, preparing information for outreach sessions, maintaining information systems, filing, recording post and typing. The administration role also involves collating monitoring statistics and updating the database which records the number of service users at WHISC. Support Group Facilitator This role involves facilitating support groups which meet at WHISC regularly. The groups that currently meet include : Eating Disorder Support Group, Self Injury Support Group and a Menopause Support Group. WHISC also hosts a women’s mental health support group, the WHY group, who were an independently established group before coming to the WHISC organisation. Support Group Link Volunteer This role involves being the ‘link’ person between support groups who have no internal facilitator. The link volunteer will usually ‘drop in’ to the support groups to ensure they remain focussed and are working towards achieving their aims. The role involves conducting regular evaluation exercises with the group members and also meeting and introducing new members. Health Fair Representative This role involves attending various health information events at community based locations around Liverpool and occasionally other parts of Merseyside. WHISC will provide information leaflets and display stands for volunteers. This role is vital to publicising the services offered by WHISC Fundraising Assistant This role involves attending events around the Liverpool area to promote WHISC services and raise much needed funds. Duties range from overseeing tombola stalls to public collections. Outreach Session Assistant This role involves assisting the Outreach Worker with delivery of sessions delivered at community based locations. Duties can include small group facilitation and giving practical assistance in the delivery of sessions Listening Ear Volunteer This role involves providing one to one confidential support to women who attend the drop in. WHISC volunteers do not provide counselling, and the support is often short term. Volunteer Quote: "I was a volunteer at WHISC for 4 years. I was encouraged to do things I thought I never could. I co-ran the menopause group, got interviewed on radio, run a short health group in the community. My favourite role was ‘Listening ear’ to women who wanted someone to talk to and maybe some information - this I took pride in. We all need to be listened to and Whisc is a place for women helping each other, it has a wealth of information. I can honestly say being a part of Whisc built my confidence and self esteem."