Volunteering with Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers

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​Are you:
  • sensitive to the issues around working with people from diverse backgrounds?
  • committed to asylum and refugee issues?​
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If so, would you enjoy working as part of our team of volunteers?

Volunteer with us
Volunteers have a crucial part to play in our work at Southwark Day Centre by filling a number of roles, listed below.

Our services are operating differently to normal due to the pandemic. However, our volunteer team is still doing vital work running the services listed below. We are slowly taking on new volunteers, so please do apply to us if you’re interested in joining the team. There is a waiting list, but we will get back to you as soon as possible.  
Volunteer roles
There are a wide range of volunteer roles which are vital to our service. These include:
  1. Advice team - offering support with a wide range of issues including housing, destitution, education, immigration, food and clothing and many more. 
  2. Day centre team - staffing our reception, welcoming people to the centre, and offering general support on the day. 
  3. Kitchen team - helping our chef in the kitchen to cook meals for everyone visiting the centre. 
  4. Creche team - supporting our creche leader to provide a free creche for children visiting with their parents.
  5. Garden team - our therapeutic gardening space is supported by volunteers.
  6. Admin, events, social media and fundraising - these roles are 'behind the scenes' but very important to our service. 

How to apply
If you would like to apply to volunteer, please fill in the application form on line here.

We hold a volunteer recruitment week 3 times a year, and the next will be the week beginning 31st January 2022. If you fill in the application form now, we will contact you in January to let you know which positions are vacant for applications. 
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If you prefer to return your form by post please contact maddy@sdcas.org.uk for a paper copy. 

If you would like to discuss any of these roles with us further before applying then please e-mail us at maddy@sdcas.org.uk. You should hear back from us within 14 days.



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Student placements
We offer a unique opportunity for students to be involved at our daycentres on placement as part of course work requirements.
We cannot always guarantee a placement as opportunities are limited and subject to negotiation with the course provider – we welcome the opportunity to consider your request.
If you are interested in applying for a placement, please email us with the following details:
  • Name of student
  • Name of university/college and contact details
  • Name of course & year
  • Length of placement/start and end date
  • Supervision requirements
  • Specific learning requirements
  • Your knowledge of asylum issues
  • What motivates you to work with asylum seekers and refugees
We would appreciate it if your response overall is less than 300 words. Thank you.
Please email us at maddy@sdcas.org.uk with the above details or if you would like to ask for further information. You should receive a reply from us within 14 days.