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contactPerson: 'Lauren Rainer',
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'Shannon Trust transforms lives by helping more people experience the positive impact of learning. We are a registered charity, and work across all prisons in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to train and inspire people in prison who can read and do numeracy to teach those who can’t. Each year, we help thousands of people in prison to learn, so that they can build a different, more positive future for themselves and their families. We also work in partnership with organisations in the community to offer reading and numeracy support to those who are caught in the criminal justice system.',
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'Shannon Trust’s vision is of a future where everyone can experience the positive impact of learning. As a prison volunteer your role will be at the heart of our organisation as you support our mentors in prisons. This will include delivering training to new mentors and supporting existing mentors to develop and deliver our Turning Pages and Count Me In programmes. You will be volunteering alongside Shannon Trust facilitators and / or frontline prison staff to empower mentors and ensure no one is left out of learning.',
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hours: 'Approximately 7 to 14 hours a month',
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'•\tDelivering initial, and ongoing, training to mentors in prisons\n•\tSupporting and encouraging the Shannon Trust facilitator and mentors to attract new learners and expand the reach of the Shannon Trust programme\n•\tArranging and leading mentor meetings to develop mentors’ skills, share good practice and to provide support to mentors to find solutions to concerns\n•\tSupporting facilitators to engage prison staff and people in prison to set-up, maintain and develop the Shannon Trust reading and numeracy programmes across the whole prison, and contributing to progress planning for how to progress and achieve this\n•\tUsing your skills to build positive relationships with frontline prison staff, people in prison and other organisations\n•\tTraining and supporting mentors to collect and submit data and learner feedback\n•\tSupporting with the planning of, and attendance at, celebration events\n•\tCollecting and sharing good news stories and feedback\n•\tAttending area meetings and sharing good practice with other volunteers\n•\tEngaging with quarterly reviews to receive support and discuss progress\n•\tActing as an ambassador for Shannon Trust in all that you do, sharing the vision and values of the charity throughout your volunteering\n',
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'We’re looking for people who\n\n•\tHave a commitment to providing non-judgemental support to people in prison\n•\tAre able to give a regular, reliable commitment for ideally two years and have flexibility to visit the prison at times required\n•\tHave strong communication skills and are able to use these to inspire others \n•\tAre able to deliver engaging training and identify training and support needs for mentors \n•\tAre able to manage own time and prioritise\n•\tAre able to keep up to date with Shannon Trust news and communications and share relevant information with the wider prison team\n•\tAre able to use and regularly monitor Shannon Trust outlook emails, use Microsoft Teams and other computer packages as required ',
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'Prison and remote/homebased – In most circumstances we would require volunteers to live within 1 hour of the prison they are applying to volunteer at.',
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'Assemble is our volunteer management system here at Shannon Trust. Our Assemble Volunteer Hub will provide a single point of access for your volunteering needs and opportunities at Shannon Trust, including training, volunteer events and expenses.\n\nShannon Trust provides a wide range of training for volunteers. You will be expected to attend all mandatory training for new volunteers, some will be group training and some will be online. The training dates will be listed in the Assemble role advert and you must be available to attend all of the sessions. The training will provide you with the knowledge and understanding of the values and visions of the charity and practical support for your prison role. \n\nYou will receive a thorough induction into your prison and quarterly review meetings to review and discuss your volunteering experience.\n\nWe want to ensure that volunteers’ out of pocket expenses are not a barrier to their involvement with Shannon Trust. As such, reasonable expenses, including expenses for travel and meals, will be reimbursed.',
whenAndWhere:
'The prison volunteer role is available Monday to Friday during working hours and in line with the prison regime. You will have the opportunity to go into a number of prisons in the North East to support as a representative of Shannon Trust. Typically you will visit your prison 2-4 times a month and you will also attend quarterly area meetings. \n\nWe ask volunteers to commit approximately 7 to 14 hours a month to the prison volunteer role, spread over 2 to 4 days to fit in with staff availability and the prison regime. This isn\'t a role where your activities can take place on a set day or time each week and prison visits can\'t take place at weekends. You\'ll need to be flexible and be able to visit your prison at an agreed time with staff, during the daytime Monday to Friday. Prisons often ask you to start your visit at 08.00 or 13.30. ',
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'In some circumstances, volunteer vacancies may close early. Successful applicants will be sent interview questions in advance with notice to prepare.',
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