At TOP UK we run a network of online groups that support people suffering from OCD and Phobias to overcome their anxieties.
Therapeutic Responsibilities
• Safeguarding - It is every volunteer's responsibility to safeguard and protect adults and children from abuse, regardless of the setting in which your care takes place. It is the volunteer's responsibility to be aware of the charity's policies and procedures and proactively maintain safeguarding procedural knowledge.
Additional Responsibilities
As a group leader, your primary responsibility is to assist in the delivery of the organisation’s therapeutic services through co-facilitating weekly guided self-help groups. We use a gold-standard therapeutic model based on Exposure-Response Therapy and CBT which gradually encourages group members to understand their conditions and guides them into recovery. You will provide compassionate care to our service users that is based on empathy, kindness, respect, dignity, and psychologically-informed evidence-based approaches.
As a volunteer, you will be trained in how to co-facilitate a group. You do need to be warm, empathetic and compassionate and lived experience of anxiety, OCD or a phobia is helpful but not essential. You will feel confident to facilitate a group alongside another trained volunteer and will be able to commit to 2 hours a week minimum for 12 months or more.
To ensure the best possible support for our members, we’re looking for volunteers who have at least 3 years of experience working in a mental health setting. This experience could come from a variety of roles, such as:
If you have a passion for mental health and want to help others in a meaningful way, we’d love to hear from you.
We work with people aged 16 and up, many of the members at TOP UK have never had a safe and constant space of continued support for their OCD or phobia. We provide unique support that allows members to be part of group support for up to 3 years. This type of long-term support has a profound impact on helping people recover and live a full life with OCD or phobias.
You will be part of a team that has access to monthly reflective practice space, extra training and support as well as the knowing that you are having a positive impact on those you are working with.
Please contact us for an application form. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to interview.