Reading Rooms Volunteer

Verbal 

Hours

2 hrs a week for 12 weeks

Where we are

Verbal Arts Centre
Stable Lane and Mall Wall
Bishop Street Within
Derry~Londonderry
BT48 6PU

About the Volunteer Opportunity

Verbal’s vision is a world in which ‘Every Story Matters’.

Their shared reading sessions use short stories as a tool to facilitate meaningful conversations amongst participants and have been proven to increase wellbeing and improve mental health.

They are currently recruiting for Verbal Wellbeing Facilitators – Children & Young People team and Verbal Wellbeing Neighbourhood Champions to bring their stories to life for participants in local communities. 

Verbal Wellbeing Facilitators – Children & Young People team 

They are inviting individuals to express interest to help deliver their 12-week programme, starting this September, in the areas of Derry/Londonderry, Limavady, Antrim and Newtownabbey.

Verbal Wellbeing Neighbourhood Champion 

Working in partnership with Radius Housing we are inviting individuals to become a Neighbourhood Champion. Volunteering with Verbal can be a worthwhile and rewarding experience where you will be able to interact with people from all ages and backgrounds. Volunteers will receive full training, current safeguarding training and Access NI certification

About the Organisation

Verbal’s vision is a world in which ‘Every Story Matters’.

Their Verbal Wellbeing programme is a unique bibliotherapy programme designed by our their research team of psychologists and literature specialists. Their shared reading sessions use short stories as a tool to facilitate meaningful conversations amongst participants and have been proven to increase wellbeing and improve mental health.

They have a variety of programmes that work with both children and adults:

Prevention & Intervention – in these programmes they focus on turning challenges into opportunities for learning and growth. By exploring healthy ways to cope with setbacks using simple and effective Cognitive Behavioural Techniques (CBT), these programmes aim to contribute to a brighter future where participants can continue to grow and flourish.

Recovery- in this programme they aim to empower individuals to regain control over their lives and emotions. Their Recovery programme is a journey that provides participants with the tools and support to cope with, and manage, their mental health challenges in healthier ways.

More information can be found on their website:

www.theverbal.co/reading-rooms 

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Volunteers may be required to complete an Access NI disclosure for some volunteering roles.  A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a volunteer position.