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Independent Monitoring Board Member at HMP Grendon Springhill
Practical details
Volunteering • Organisation role
Contact person
Charlotte Ridley
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Independent Monitoring Boards are staffed by over a thousand volunteers, operating in every prison in England and Wales across the UK.
Do you care about what goes on behind locked doors?
Do you believe that everyone should be treated fairly and humanely regardless of who they are or what they’ve done? Would you also like a role which provides insight into a world that few people see?
If so, then you could join our team of ordinary people doing an extraordinary role: independent monitors in prisons and immigration detention. Appointed by ministers, you would have unrestricted access to these closed places and all those within them.
We are currently recruiting members for the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Grendon Springhill.
Volunteers are required to commit to an average of 2-3 visits a month, checking on conditions, talking to those who are detained, monitoring how they are treated and whether they are given the support they need.
We are looking for people who have the following qualities:
- A desire to help those who are shut out from society
- Integrity and honesty
- Objectivity, with the ability to analyse situations and make decisions accordingly
- Perseverance
- Good communication skills
- A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
- The ability to work with others in an open and fair manner
We welcome people from all walks of life and are keen to increase membership diversity, including younger people and those from minority communities. You just need to be over 18 and live within 30 miles of the place you’ll be monitoring. All necessary training and support will be provided during the 12 month induction and mentoring period.
Although this is an unpaid role, we pay travel and subsistence expenses, childcare/carer costs and, in certain circumstances, contributions towards loss of earnings.
If you think you may be interested, then book onto our next virtual open evening to find out more about the role and hear from some of our existing volunteers. Alternatively, please visit our website and apply.
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About Independent Monitoring Boards
Independent Monitoring Boards are staffed by over a thousand volunteers, operating in every prison in England and Wales, and immigration detention facilities across the UK. Volunteer monitoring work with the IMB gives you the opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives. You will listen to prisoners and people in immigration detention, talk to staff and see for yourself what is actually happening behind the walls.
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