Human Resources (HR) Volunteer

Volunteering in Pact's Human Resources (HR) team, you will play an important role providing support and guidance to staff and management. You will have the opportunity to get involved in different aspects of the HR teams work, including the advertising, recruitment and onboarding of new staff, whilst ensuring accuracy in staff records.

Why volunteer with Pact?

Pact was founded more than 125 years ago by volunteers. True to our roots, volunteers continue to play a key role in helping us provide our services in courts, prisons and communities across England and Wales.

We hope that you make the decision to come join us and help us get one step closer to a society that understands justice as a process of restoration and healing for all.

At Pact we believe in the unique dignity of every human being. We are an inclusive, welcoming organisation, with a diverse workforce of people who share our core values. We welcome applications from people from all sectors of our diverse communities and all backgrounds, including people who have been affected by imprisonment (appointment to post may be subject to a risk assessment).

What happens next?

After you’ve filled in an application, we will invite you for an online interview at the earliest convenient date for you and your prospective manager. This is an opportunity for us to find out a bit more about you and your motivations for volunteering and for you to find out more about Pact and the role you’ve applied for to make sure it’s what you expected!

If successful at interview, you will be required to complete our background checks, which include references. You will also be required to complete our mandatory online training (approx. 10-12 hours) before being able to start the role (please see the role profile for more information about the training).

Once all the checks and training have been completed, you will have a ‘readiness chat’ meeting with your manager to check you have understood everything and give you a final chance to ask any questions before you start!

Suggested Involvement

Because of the recruitment process which can take several weeks, as well as the time it takes to support and supervise volunteers effectively, Pact asks you to commit to volunteering with us for 1 shift a week (approx. 3-4 hours) for at least 6 months from when you start.

For more information about this role, please email hr.resume@prisonadvice.org.uk