Helpline Admin Volunteer

Who Are We?

Carers Support West Sussex is an independent local charity supporting some of the 70,000 family and friend carers living in West Sussex. With more than 30,000 carers currently registered with us, we are dedicated to offering unpaid Carers information, guidance, and emotional support. Our aim is to deliver a well networked and supportive approach for each carer in the city/town or village in which they live.

The Role

We are looking for a Helpline Admin Volunteer to support our Helpline team. In this role, you will help with follow up emails and calls to carers, keeping information up to date. Your help will make a real difference by ensuring carers receive timely, thoughtful and practical support from Carers Support West Sussex.

Role Expectations

In this role, you will support our Helpline team by helping to follow up with carers who may have registered with us but have not yet accessed support, or carers we have not heard from for a while. You will help make sure carers feel remembered, valued and able to access support when they need it. We are looking for people who are organised, confident with basic admin tasks, and comfortable communicating with carers by email or phone in a kind and professional way.

Key tasks will be:

• Follow up with carers who have registered but have not yet accessed support
• Contact carers we have not heard from for a while to check whether they need support
• Send follow up emails using agreed email templates
• Make follow up calls to carers where appropriate
• Update carer records on our database accurately and in a timely way
• Log brief notes after calls so staff can see what was discussed and any next steps needed

Location: 

Remote or Littlehampton office

Frequency: 

Minimum 3 hours per week

Commitment: 

Ideally 3+ months Trial or shadowing available for this role

What Difference Will You Make?

By volunteering in this role, you will help us stay connected with carers and make sure they do not miss out on support that could make a difference to their lives. A simple phone call, email or follow up can help a carer feel seen, heard and valued. Your support will help us keep our records up to date, better understand carers' needs, and ensure more carers are aware of and able to access the services available to them.

What skills do I need?

• Good administration and organisational skills
• Good attention to detail when updating records and entering information
• Confidence using a computer, including email, Microsoft Word and databases
• Friendly and professional communication by phone and email
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately
• Ability to keep clear boundaries, understanding that this is an admin role and contact with carers will be time limited
• Confidence to pass any carer queries or concerns to the internal team for the right support and follow up
• Reliable, dependable