How to Use the Breaking Barriers Volunteer Portal
Learn how to navigate our volunteer portal with the following resources.
Training videos
For IAG volunteers:
- Setting up your account and submitting your availability
- Responding to invitations and finding information about upcoming sessions
- Submitting a summary of your IAG session
For mentors:
For teachers:
- Setting up your account and responding to course and class invitations
- Viewing details of upcoming courses and classes
- Updating us after courses and classes
General Resources for Volunteering with Breaking Barriers
Access critical resources that ensure you’re equipped with the knowledge and tools to volunteer effectively and safely.
- Safeguarding and GDPR Video (30 mins)
- Managing Safeguarding Concerns: One-Page Guide
- Safeguarding Resource Pack
- Safeguarding Duty Rota
- SharePoint Guide
- Zoom Guide
- Role Descriptions
Advice and Guidance for Volunteers
These resources are tailored to support volunteers who provide advice and guidance to clients. You’ll find valuable insights, tips, and best practices to ensure the advice you offer is impactful and aligned with our mission.
Training Course Handbooks
These handbooks offer structured guidance for volunteers involved in our training programs, ensuring consistency and quality in the delivery of services to our clients.
- Digital Skills Training Instructor Handbooks
- Digital Skills Training Client Handbooks
- Digital Skills Training Appendices
- Employment Foundations Training Manuals
- Employment Foundations Appendices
Mentors
A helpful introduction for new mentors, covering the mentoring process at Breaking Barriers, expectations, and how to build a supportive and trusting relationship with your mentee.
- Mentoring Induction Slides
Teachers
This guide provides an overview of the teaching process at Breaking Barriers, with key strategies for delivering effective and engaging lessons that cater to the diverse needs of our clients.