Volunteering – Welwyn Hatfield Women's Refuge

Volunteering Opportunities

As a small, local voluntary organisation we rely heavily on volunteers in all aspects of the organisation – from service delivery to the Board of Trustees. All volunteers involved in service delivery are required to attend our Volunteer’s Training Course before starting work with us and Board members are expected to attend the course as soon as they can.
Women from under represented groups are encouraged to apply.

Here are a few volunteer roles we are looking to fill. Please understand that all positions will be vetted with appropriate references taken up. An enhanced DBS check is also required.

Volunteer roles for 23/24 are currently under review.

For more information on any of these roles please email Admin

Please contact us if you are interested in volunteering in any aspect of our organisation.

Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees are responsible for strategic management of the Refuge organisation. A full Board meeting is held every six weeks with sub-group meetings held in between. The Board is made up of local women who volunteer their time and expertise in order to shape the destiny of the Refuge Organisation, safeguard its interests and ensure its financial stability.

We are in particular need of women with either a background in finance, skills in fundraising, risk management or employment law.

Service Delivery
Volunteers work alongside paid staff in all aspects of service delivery e.g.:

working with the children
working in the office
working in the house or the garden
planning and delivering cooking lessons

After attending the training course, new volunteers are not expected to offer more than two hours a week for the first three months of working with us.

Appointment is conditional on having an Enhanced Disclosure Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service that is acceptable to the Refuge. We will help you to provide this if you don’t have one.

We will make reasonable adjustments to ensure equality of opportunity for women with disabilities.

If you’d like to know more about becoming a Trustee, volunteering with us or you’d like to have details of the next training course when they’re available, please contact us

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Policy Statement for Sexual Abuse

WHWR recognises there are high incidences of domestic sexual assault and that it is difficult for a victim to disclose to key workers.
We believe that survivors of sexual violence deserve to be treated with respect, empathy and compassion. We recognise that sometimes taking the first step can be the hardest, and we are here to ensure you have access to specialist qualified support within refuge and referring partners.
Women entering our refuge are enabled to disclose their experiences and where available are offered specialist support with these issues from organisation accredited under the Rape Crisis England and Wales National Standard including SARC Hertfordshire.
https://rapecrisis.org.uk/
https://hertssarc.org/professionals/
https://www.junocounselling.co.uk/

Leaving a gift in your will is one of the biggest things you can do to make a difference to the lives of women and children affected by domestic abuse.

For over 30 years we have been working to build a world where violence against women and children is no longer tolerated. By leaving a gift in your will to Welwyn Hatfield Women’s Refuge & Support Services you can play a crucial role in creating this world.

Gifts in wills are special gifts, entrusted to us by those who share our values and vision for the future. They are critical to our work and the lives of women and children across the country because we support women who flee from all areas of the country, including Wales and sometimes Scotland.

No matter the size, your gift will be used to transform lives, strengthen life-saving services, and protect the rights and safety of survivors in the years ahead.

For more information, please email our CEO, denise.fenn@whwr.org