Volunteer with us…..
Interested in volunteering with us? Wonderful ! BRR is a lively, thriving organisation providing support to over 100 asylum seekers and refugees (our members) each week from our friendly drop in Welcome Centre based in Easton.
The Welcome Centre is open Mondays 10 till 12:30, Wednesday 10 till 12:30 and Thursdays 10 till 3:00pm. (Though volunteers need to be free half an hour before and after these opening times)
Volunteers are vital to BRR, they enable us to offer crucial support to our members - they welcome and befriend, teach English, carry out advocacy work, run the kitchen and so much more. We value our volunteers very highly and recognise the time, effort and creativity they bring to the centre.
BRR is rooted in an ethos of equality, empowerment and solidarity, we exist to champion the rights asylum seekers and refugees – not for them but with them.
BRR Volunteers are required to:
- Attend all induction training sessions (covering the asylum process, BRR policies and your role)
- Commit to a 4 hour session a week for a minimum of 3 months
- Involve “member” volunteers in your work
- Agree with and enact our organisational principles
If you want to apply to volunteer with us you need to
- Decide which volunteer role you would like to do
- Decide which day of the week you can volunteer
- Check you can attend all volunteer induction dates
- Complete an application form
- Wait to hear back from us
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