Safe Online Volunteer Adviser

We are looking to recruit Safe Online Volunteer Advisors, with a background in IT, in Hampshire to join our team. 

Our Safe Online volunteers deliver home visits and community talks to give practical, easy-to-understand online safety advice, helping people to protect themselves from scams, fraud, identify theft and other threats to their digital security.

Talks - We provide a PowerPoint presentation that can be used to deliver these talks or you can do without if equipment at a venue is not available to display. Please note we do not provide laptops, you would be required to use your own.

Home Visits - You are there to give guidance to the client about how to keep themselves save online but you are not required to touch their device or carry out demonstrations on it. 

Clients include victims of cyber enabled crime, or residents who are over 60 or disabled (over 18).

Volunteers are asked to commit to a minimum of one day per week to work for the charity. Appointments are booked in by the admin team to deliver home visits or talks to community groups. 

You may on occasion be asked to work other days/times to cover requests but this would be optional and agreed in advance.

Please note that we find that talks are more in demand than the home visits. 

We provide training to new volunteers and this will be delivered by other members of the volunteers team as well as the Police Cyber Crime team. You will also be required to attend team meetings approximately 4 times per year (some may be attended via Teams) in Eastleigh.

All staff and volunteers are required to complete Police Vetting. You cannot start in the role until vetting has been successfully completed.

Travel expenses are paid.

Who are we looking for? 

We are actively seeking applications from interested candidates with experience in:

• Local community organisations or those helping vulnerable people
• Human resources
• Finance
• Marketing or fund-raising
• IT
• General Corporate Law

Priority will be given to those with experience in Finance and Legal to support current vacancies on the board.

Previous experience as a charity Trustee would be beneficial but we welcome interest from all who are looking to give something back to their local community and believe they can contribute to the Trusts important work

We hold 4 Trustees meetings a year at our offices at the Police and Fire Headquarters in Eastleigh, with some online access possible, and possibly a few other larger gatherings.

In addition, it is hoped that successful applicants would have the time to join relevant sub-committees and informal working groups.

Successful applicants would be expected to serve at least one term of 3 years but this could be extended by up to 2 further terms.

 The role is unremunerated but pre-agreed reasonable travel expenses would be reimbursed

About the Trust

The Blue Lamp Trust’s vision is to ensure that all vulnerable residents in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight feel safe in their home and online, and to improve road safety nationally.

Our values are to be a trusted service in our community, empathetically supporting vulnerable people, and sharing our expertise to improve safety and security awareness in the home and online.

To be a trusted service provider improving driver safety through comprehensive driver training and development programmes.

Collaboratively working with stakeholders to continue to develop and improve our services and ensure they continue to meet the needs of clients.

Through the free Safe Home scheme we provide services supporting vulnerable and older residents in both counties who have been, or are at risk being the victims of crime or anti-social behaviour, to enable them to feel safe and confident in their homes.

A free Safe Home visit combines both the fitting of practical home safety and security equipment, with home fire safety assessments and general advice on staying safe in their homes.

Our free Safe Online scheme supports residents in Hampshire who may be vulnerable to, or who have been, a victim of an online crime.

Both schemes carry out community engagement activities to promote home and online safety. 

Skills

- over 18 years 

- background in IT and able to deliver easy to follow guidance to clients

- patience and strong communication skills are essential 

- need to be confident in delivering talks to large community groups