Manchester Mind

Website: https://www.manchestermind.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterMind/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManchesterMind
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manchester_mind/
Blog: https://www.manchestermind.org/news
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Where do they work?: City-Wide
Telephone: 0161 769 5732
Address: Zion Community Resource Centre 339 Stretford Road Manchester M15 4ZY
Registered charity number: 1102058
Company number: 4738057
Description: We are Manchester Mind

Our purpose is to create a space where mental health comes first.

We believe that everyone deserves to be supported in their mental health needs and that we have a part to play in that.

We value the commitment of our staff and volunteers who work hard to ensure our services are delivered in a way that enables people to feel heard and involved.

We know Manchester well

We have been delivering services in the city since 1989 (previously as HARP), initially focusing on people living in Hulme, but over the years we have extended our services to meet the needs of people citywide. In 2011, we became one of over 100 Local Mind Associations, as we affiliated to national Mind.

Despite this, we remain an independent charity, governed by our own trustees.

We now deliver a wide range of services to support people’s mental health and last year over 6,500 people received support, information and/or training from Manchester Mind.

We’re here for the people of Manchester
Services delivered: Advice, Counselling, Peer Support, Volunteering, Food for Al, Community Support, Training
Services are available: Face to face, Online/digitally, By telephone
Services are delivered on: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Monday opening time: 9am - 4.30pm
Tuesday opening time: 9am - 4.30pm
Wednesday opening time: 9am - 4.30pm
Thursday opening time: 9am - 4.30pm
Friday opening time: 9am - 4.30pm
Cash donations: Make a donation onlin here https://www.manchestermind.org/get-involved/donate/

Volunteering Opportunities

Opportunity title Summary
Volunteer Driver Our catering project runs both a community cafe and an outside catering business, this is a busy social business which delivers buffets to organisations and companies across the city of Manchester.
Both catering projects offer placements to volunteers who have experienced poor mental health and offer support to people to build skills, confidence and improve mental health.
Kitchen Buddy We are currently offering opportunities in our busy community cafe.
Staff work with volunteers who have experienced poor mental health in the planning, preparation and serving of meals as well as contributing to the preparation of buffets to our outside catering social enterprise. The aims of this service are to support people who may have been away from the work place for some time build skills, confidence, improve mental health and with a view to supporting people to get back into employment, education or further volunteering.
Volunteer Delivery Driver We run both a community cafe and an outside catering business. One is a busy social business which delivers buffets to organisations and companies across the city of Manchester. Both catering projects offer placements to volunteers who have experienced poor mental health and offer support to people to build skills, confidence and improve mental health. We are looking to recruit volunteer delivery drivers who will be able to deliver buffets across Manchester using our own delivery van.
Volunteer Kitchen Buddy We provide placements in our busy community cafe. Staff work with volunteers who have experienced poor mental health in the planning, preparation and serving of meals as well as contributing to the preparation of buffets to our outside catering social enterprise. The aims of this service are to support people who may have been away from the work place for some time build skills, confidence, improve mental health and with a view to supporting people to get back into employment, education or further volunteering. We are looking to recruit volunteer Kitchen Buddies who will come into the Cafe and work alongside people to support them with the development of kitchen skills, which will contribute to the preparation and serving of meals and buffets within this busy catering business.
Training Volunteer You will be involved in the preparation and development of training materials and delivering training.
Volunteer Driver's Assistant <p>You would provide support to our Delivery drivers while delivering buffets to local businesses as part of our outside catering service. You would help in the kitchen from time to time, and go out on deliveries with the driver and assist with loading/ unloading the deliveries and bringing them into the building. Volunteering hours would be one day a week on a weekday for 3 to 4 hours usually between 10am and about 1 or 2pm.</p>
Allotment Volunteer As an allotment volunteer, you will be helping to maintain and develop the garden whilst providing guidance and support to individuals completing placements to improve their mental health.
Emergency catering volunteer As an emergency catering volunteer, you will help to prepare, cook and portion meals ready for collection with guidance from experienced staff.
Volunteer Adviser Manchester Volunteer Advice Partnership (MVAP) are looking for volunteers for the Manchester Refugee Support Network (MRSN) and Cheetham Hill Advice Centre (CHAC).You will receive comprehensive training, ongoing development opportunities and supervision.

This is an exciting opportunity to learn new skills, build your confidence and gain work experience.
Allotment Maintenance Volunteer As an Allotment Maintenance Volunteer you will be working alongside our Allotment Support Worker and existing volunteer team supporting us to maintain and develop the structures of the plot and to plan new projects. We hope you will also provide support to our other volunteers – helping them to build new maintenance skills.