Our Volunteer Roles
We need people with energy and enthusiasm and who are passionate about improving health and social care in Salford to become volunteers. Anyone who lives or works in Salford can volunteer with us. You can give as much or as little of your time as you want, but any time you can give will make a difference. Share your energy and enthusiasm with your community to make things better for everyone in Salford.
Our Roles:
Community Engagement & Outreach Volunteer
As a Community Engagement and Outreach volunteer, you will play an important role in speaking to people in the community about their views on local health and care services. You will speak to with people via hospitals, libraries, shopping centre stalls, Healthwatch and community events. Online engagement via social media and other platforms may also be part of this role.
Why should you be a Healthwatch Community Engagement and Outreach volunteer?
If you like talking and listening to people, this is the right role for you. We have a vital role to play in ensuring people in Salford are engaged, listened to and provided with an avenue to tell us their views and opinions.
By people sharing their experiences with us, we can bring these to health and care providers and decision-makers in Salford to influence services to make them better. You will be an essential part of our team in ensuring people’s voices are collected and heard in the right places. We need you to be the best that we can be.
Salford 100 Volunteer
Overview of the role
We’ve set up the HWS100 for those who want to be able to help and volunteer within the community when they can, but who don’t necessarily have the time to settle into a permanent, regular role. If you add your contact details to our database, then we’ll send you occasional updates on smaller tasks that need doing, either in the local area or from the comfort of your home.
Why should you be a Salford 100 volunteer?
This outreach programme will allow tasks across Healthwatch Salford to get done faster and more efficiently, as we’ll be able to contact a group of local volunteers who are in our database and are available at the correct times. It’s also a great way to meet new people!
What will the role involve?
- Administration tasks that can be done from home
- Completing surveys or conducting important research
- Creating and sharing social media graphics
- Designing and distributing promotional materials
- Attending and assisting at a local club activity or event
Aged 13 - 18 years old? Become a Youthwatch Volunteer.
Overview of the role
Healthwatch Salford wants to hear from young people aged 13-18 who live, study, or use health and care services in Salford. Activities will fit around study and work schedules and all YouthWatch Salford opportunities are short-term, so young people can decide how much they would like to be involved.
Why should you be a YouthWatch volunteer?
YouthWatch is a unique opportunity to give 13-18 year olds a space to talk about their feedback on different aspects of health and social care: how confident do young people feel making an appointment? What would put you at ease in a hospital environment? How easy is it to find support for your mental health online?
What will the role involve?
- Attending online or in-person meetings to deliver your feedback about local services.
- We want you to give us your general feedback and we will invite you to take part in activities that focus on specific areas too.
- Your involvement in these activities will directly contribute to our reports and by sharing what you think, professionals in the health and care system will be better equipped to ensure services are young-person-friendly.
- Creating and sharing social media graphics
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Promote Healthwatch and our role within your local community
Personal Specification/Requirements
- Must use Health and Social Care services in Salford.
- Aged 13-18
Research Volunteer
Overview
You will work with staff to support the research function of Healthwatch Salford as we gather people’s views and experiences of using different health and social care services.
Why should you be a Healthwatch Research volunteer?
If you like exploring and getting to the heart of issues that affect people, this is the right role for you. We have a vital role to play in ensuring people in Salford are engaged, listened to and provided with an avenue to tell us their views and opinions about health and social care services. By people sharing their experiences with us we can bring these to health and care providers and decision makers in Salford to influence services to make them better. We need you to be the best that we can be.
What will the role involve?
- Working with Healthwatch volunteers and staff team to plan and deliver research activities with other volunteers and staff members
- Assisting in the production and implementation of surveys, focus groups and other research methods
- Recording and analysing data
- Assisting in the production of research reports
- Engaging people using online platforms e.g. Zoom, Teams
- Looking over information materials and reports produced by Healthwatch Salford and other organisations to ensure they are accessible to the public and/or its intended audience.
- Adhering to Healthwatch Salford's policies on confidentiality, and handling documents responsibly.
- Thoroughly reviewing documents and being professional when sharing feedback.
- Reviewing documents and giving feedback promptly, meeting deadlines set by Healthwatch Salford.
- Reviewing ease of access for existing websites.
Are you interested in any of the roles?
Please get in touch with our Volunteer & Involvement Officer, Amy and we can discuss the opportunities further and make sure the role will work best for you and your time commitments.
amy.lasen@healthwatchsalford.co.uk
0161 960 0316
