GHT News
Volunteers "step up" at George House Trust
posted: 26/07/2011
George House Trust is delighted to announce that it has received a grant from Awards for All to create an exciting new volunteer role, within our busy Services Team.
Advice Support Volunteers will be matched to individual staff members and will support with a range of tasks including researching information, making phone calls, completing financial applications for service users, contacting volunteers and supporting around monitoring and evaluation and administration.
This is fantastic opportunity for volunteers to develop skills and experience in health and social care and advice work.
The grant from Awards for all will enable three volunteers to undertake an NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance, as part of their volunteering. It also provides vital funds to reimburse volunteer travel expenses and help with childcare costs for volunteers to attend the induction training for this role.
Deadline for applications for this volunteer role is Monday 1st August 2011.
If you are interested in this role, please take a note of the following dates. If we invite you to interview, interviews will take place on Thursday 4th August. There will also be training taking place on the 10th, 11th and 12th August.
Please email: volunteering@ght.org.uk for a copy of the role description and information about how to apply. Priorty will be given to applications from people living with HIV.
Laura Hamilton
Volunteer & Development Manager
Amanda Orr
Adviser
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George House Trust Podcast #1
posted: 14/07/2011
George House Trust has produced its first podcast which is now available to view online through any mobile device with an internet connection.
Click here to view our podcast
In this webisode Chief Executive Rosie Robinson and Vice Chair David Teasdale talk about the recent effects the current economic climate has had on GHT and explain the subsequent changes GHT has made to both the staffing structure and the services which it provides. Rosie and David also explain the process involved in making those decisions.
The podcast was produced using the existing skills of the staff team and will hopefully be a regular and effective way of communicating to our service users, volunteers and supporters.
We hope to bring you more podcasts in the future so watch this space.
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Valuing volunteers at GHT
posted: 03/06/2011
George House Trust has been celebrating the time and energy given by our 139 volunteers, as part of National Volunteers Week.
Volunteers give over 8500 hours of their time every year; equivalent to an “in kind” donation of over £88,000.
Volunteers are central to George House Trust’s strategy for surviving the recession; building our capacity to keep delivering high quality services, in the context of increased need and scarcer financial resources.
This year, we successfully renewed our Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard and are proud to offer an excellent volunteering experience, with a strong focus on learning and skills development.
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YouTube About GHT for Pride
posted: 24/05/2011
Manchester Pride has launched a new video which showcases George House Trust’s work. George House Trust is one of Manchester Pride’s fundraising partners.
The video was shot by FruitTV, a global online platform for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.
Pride supports HIV Welfare Fund
In 2010 £27,500 from Manchester Pride went to support George House Trust’s Welfare Fund to help people living with HIV through financial hardship.
Rosie Robinson, chief executive of George House Trust, commented: “George House Trust has a long-standing relationship with Manchester Pride. It's really great that money raised from people partying at Pride goes to support people living with HIV, experiencing hardship. I think that's a wonderful connection to make.”
To view the George House Trust showcase video visit YouTube
August Bank Holiday Pride Tickets on sale – cheaper before 30 June
Tickets for Manchester Pride’s Big Weekend (Friday 26 – Monday 29 August 2011) are now on sale and can be purchased at ManchesterPride or at various venues around the city.
Early Bird tickets cost £15 plus booking fee and are available until 30 June.
From 1 July tickets will cost £20 plus booking fee.
For up-to- date information, follow the Pride festival on Twitter: @ManchesterPride
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Positive Prevention Conference
posted: 23/05/2011
We are delighted to invite people and organisations already involved in 'Positive Prevention' activities to our free Positive Prevention Conference, in Manchester, Friday 1st July, 10.30 - 4.30pm
The booking form can be downloaded if you Read More below.
Positive Prevention means meeting the support and sexual health needs of people diagnosed with HIV and so reduce the risk of onward HIV transmission.
This conference is only for people and organisations already doing Positive Prevention activities. This might include campaigns against HIV stigma and discrimination.
George House Trust's positive prevention work, for example, provides one to one support, group 'peer support' spaces, five-session courses for newly diagnosed people, and reflective facilitated residential weekends for people who have been diagnosed longer than 12 months. This work and this conference is funded by the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Share Best Practice and discuss Minimum Standards
This Conference is to share the experience and best practice of organisations and individuals already providing Positive Prevention support to gay men, women, and Africans, and to consider developing minimum standards for Positive Prevention.
Positive Prevention Conference
Friday 1st July 2011, at Ardwick Green North, Manchester M12 6FZ: 5 - 10 minutes walk from Manchester Piccadilly Rail
Programme
10.00 Registration & coffee
10.30 Welcomes and Introduction
10.45 Involving people living with HIV in positive prevention
- Presentations describing various ways people living with HIV are involved
- Discussion: enabling people living with HIV to challenge providers and commissioners about meeting sexual health needs when people are living with HIV and improving involvement
11.30 Tea & Coffee break
11.45 Recipes for positive prevention – what’s needed?
Presentations providing an overview and meeting the specific needs of 3 groups – gay men, women and Africans
- Small Group discussions on the needs of people living with HIV and how best these can be met
- Debate the key elements and the minimum provision of positive prevention that HIV+ people should expect
1pm LUNCH and networking : lunch provided
1.45pm Workshops - How do you do it?
- Small groups identify the critical ingredients for effective positive prevention for the three groups - gay men, women and Africans
2.45pm Tea & Coffee break
3pm Evidencing & Measuring
Gathering evidence and measuring effectiveness of Positive Prevention activities
3.30pm Panel Discussion: Agreeing Minimum Standards and Next Step Recommendations
4.20 Closing words
Close at 4.30
Please complete and return this booking form to Colin
Please send all Bookings and Enquiries to Colin
The Elton John AIDS Foundation has funded this conference
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