Volunteer with the Door of Hope Service in Tower Hamlets

Aug 05, 2024

Volunteer Opportunities with Beyond the Streets

Do you want to invest your time supporting women who are marginalised in Tower Hamlets? Do you feel called to social justice and want to do something about it? For over 20 years we have been supporting women involved in selling sex.  Many of the women credit our Door of Hope project with being key to their sense of wellbeing whilst on the streets and for some, their exit from selling sex.

We are recruiting new volunteers to continue delivering consistent outreach, early morning, and late evening, spanning different days of the week.

We need volunteers to work with the women we support. We are looking for women with:

  • A vision for reaching out to women involved in/affected by selling sex/sexual exploitation.
  • Empathy, compassion and a non-judgmental approach.
  • An ability to build trusting relationships whilst maintaining personal boundaries.

What you can expect from us

  • An opportunity to work together to see an end to sexual exploitation.
  • A friendly, supportive, and experienced team.
  • A positive volunteering environment, including volunteer induction and ongoing supervision and support.
  • Safeguarding and outreach training
  • Access to free organisational training around working with women.

What we ask from you

  • A regular time commitment to take part in outreach, 1 session a month with 1 session as a back up.
  • Be available to attend Induction and training sessions (including a Christmas social)
  • A commitment to reflective practice – taking good care of yourself, contributing to team or 1-1 supervision, responding reflectively to your experiences with Door of Hope
  • An openness to learning and working together.
  • Availability to attend team meet ups 4-5 events a year (usually on a Monday or Tuesday evening)

We are looking for local volunteers:

  • If you live within 8 miles of Tower Hamlets, we can cover the cost of late night, safe transport to and from the outreach meeting place via Taxi.
  • If you live outside an 8-mile radius of Tower Hamlets it would be helpful if you had access to a car or be willing to contribute to the cost of a taxi home.

We are now accepting applicants.

To Apply

Please read the Applicant Pack, and complete the application form. Please then return these to recruitment@beyondthestreets.org.uk

The closing date for applications is Midnight Sunday 30th November 2025. Provisional Interview date Monday 15th December 2025.

 

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