Volunteer & Take Action

At Disability Action Haringey, we maintain that the oppression and exclusion of disabled people is caused by the way society is structured and organised rather than by their impairments. We are committed to working towards breaking down these barriers to ensure better inclusivity and equality in Haringey. If you would like to be involved, apply to become a volunteer at DAH. We welcome applications on a rolling basis!

Our volunteers take part in a diverse range of tasks, including providing peer-to-peer support, organising events, reception and admin duties and much more. We encourage our volunteers to get involved in providing benefits support and running training programmes for those interested. If you have a specific skill set that could enhance our service, please let us know! This is your chance to become part of a close-knit team – so become a volunteer at DAH today.

Latest Opportunities

Volunteer Advice Worker

The Volunteer Advice worker will play a key role in supporting DAH staff and volunteers in carrying out their work. The Advice worker will be friendly, have good written/verbal skills, with empathy and patience.

What will you be doing?

We are looking for someone with experience of advice work and the benefits system to help us maintain an efficient and knowledgeable advice service, by facilitating a wide range of clients.

Key skills needed are:

Resourcefulness
Good verbal and written communication skills
Maturity
Confidence
Empathy
Patience
Flexibility in team work
Good technical and IT skills

What are we looking for?

Resourcefulness
Experience of advice work and the benefits system
Good verbal and written communication skills
Maturity
Confidence
Empathy
Patience
Flexibility in team work
Good technical and IT skills

What difference will you make?

Tasks may include:

Helping clients with benefits: Applications, Mandatory, Reconsiderations, Registering Appeals with Courts & Tribunals Service
Booking appointments for remote and in-person casework.
Form filling on behalf of clients
Acting on behalf of clients, contacting local and external organisations.
Assessing the needs of clients, ensuring they are getting the highest amount of support they are eligible to.
Using internal advice systems, and logging caseload.
Completing Grant Applications, Signposting & Referrals.

Before you apply

What we need from you?

Good time keeping
Cheerful approach
Intermediate literacy, numeracy and IT skills, preferably with knowledge of office - 365
Keen to learn how to prioritise work and manage workload

Practical Considerations

We are keen to employ people from the disabled community.

We will provide in house training, and offer opportunities for further in house training

We request two references with at least one ideally being from a previous employer

Expenses covered for travel. Tempo Credits awarded.

Apply with a CV and cover letter

Administration Volunteer

What will you be doing?

The Adminstration Volunteer will play a key role in supporting DAH staff in carrying out their work. The Reception Assistant will help us to maintain an efficient and friendly front desk and telephone answering service by supporting us with a range of tasks including:

Greeting service users, dealing with phone, email and in-person enquiries
Basic signposting
Booking appointments
Ensuring the reception area is tidy and materials are up to date
Filing and other administrative tasks
Other tasks as identified by the manager responsible for this role

What are we looking for?

We are looking for candidates with a friendly and empathetic manner, excellent front-facing communication skills, knowledge of Office 365 and three years experience in a similar role.

We particularly welcome applicants with:

Lived experience of disability and/or long-term health conditions (whether this is your own or e.g. as a parent or carer)
Familiarity with the local area
Knowledge or experience of the benefits system and statutory and other support services
An understanding of the social model of disability

What difference will you make?

Your support at the front of our office and Ability Hub in Wood Green, will provide additional assistance to our Service Users, enabling DAH to run smoother organisation.

Before you apply

What we need from you?- Good time keeping- Cheerful approach- Intermediate literacy, numeracy and IT skills, preferably with knowledge of office - 365- Keen to learn how to prioritise work and manage workload

Practical Considerations

We are keen to employ people from the disabled community who have an empathetic and approachable demeanour.

We will provide in house training, and offer opportunities for further in house training.

We request two references with at least one ideally being from a previous employer.

Expenses covered for travel. Tempo Credits awarded.

Apply with a CV and cover letter.

Dates for Trustee Interviews are - 28th of November 2024, 19th of May 2025 & 15th of July 2025.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity to help us grow and create an impact, please submit your CV, or letter of interest to info@d-a-h.org

For more information, please contact us on 020 33550071.

Volunteer & Take Action

Latest Opportunities

Volunteer Advice Worker

What will you be doing?

What are we looking for?

What difference will you make?

Before you apply

Administration Volunteer

What will you be doing?

What are we looking for?

What difference will you make?

Before you apply

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