Volunteering with UNISEX

Are you enthusiastic, sociable and interested in the work UNISEX does?

We need YOU to help us deliver our busy programme of campaign work throughout the year. UNISEX believes that a peer-led approach makes our work more effective, so if you’ve got what it takes to make safer sexy we would love to hear from you.

Gimme 10!

Support us by giving just 10 hours of your time towards a UNISEX campaign.

10 hours makes a real contribution towards what we are trying to achieve – making the Universities safer, happier and sexier for everyone. You don’t need any experience and you will receive full training. You’ll meet new people, learn essential transferable skills and have fun while you’re doing it. What are you waiting for?

Each year we run a variety of campaigns and one-off outreach events. Once trained you can get involved in as many as you like. Previous campaigns have included;

• Look After your’Elf – personal safety campaign featuring mince pies, mulled fruit punch and lots of festive elves!
• Chlamydia Club Challenge – screening sports teams and societies for a chance to win £200
• Bamboozled? – alcohol awareness campaign complete with beer goggles and giant panda suit. Also featured in the 2009 Brighton Festival.
• Wee for a Wii – offering chlamydia screening in lecture halls to enter a prize draw for a Nintendo Wii
• Girls on Top – a celebration of all things female for International Women’s Day
• World AIDS Day – commemorating those with HIV/AIDS around the world by raising awareness and a tree lighting and Christmas carol ceremony.
• Pee for Pizza – offering chlamydia screening in Halls of Residence to win Pizza for a whole flat
• Glow Clubbing – safer clubbing campaign with glowsticks galore and drug/alcohol awareness info
• Christmas Chlamydia Cracker – Santa and the National Elf Service offering chlamydia screening around the Universities

Its volunteers who make it all possible so get in touch and Gimme 10!

To find out what is involved in campaign work, click here for the job description.

You can register your interest in campaigning with UNISEX at any time. Just click here and fill in the form. Please tell us if there is a specific area you would like to get involved with.

You’ll be kept up to date with what we’re up to and invited to attend a UNISEX induction evening, held once a term. This will give you an introduction to health promotion and an understanding of the way we work, plus all the skills you need to deliver effective outreach.

The induction evening ‘qualifies’ you to volunteer for a whole year – just listen out for word from UNISEX about the different campaigns we are running, and let us know you’d like to help. You’ll attend a further training session to give you the specific information you need, then you’ll join us on 4 hours of outreach over the campaign. There is usually both evening and daytime work so we can be very flexible.

UNISEX is registered with Brighton & Hove Volunteers which means the hours you volunteer with UNISEX can contribute towards achieving a nationally recognised award with V. (Under 25s only)

Who can volunteer?

Anyone who is a student or member of staff at the University of Brighton or the University of Sussex can volunteer with UNISEX. Full training is provided, so you don’t need to have any experience or previous knowledge about sexual health, drugs or alcohol. However, you do need to be open-minded, non-judgemental and have a good understanding of the student lifestyle.

For a volunteer person specification, click here.

Places on the induction session will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. UNISEX staff will observe participants throughout the session, and those who are thought not to meet the requirements of the person specification will be informed shortly afterwards.

For more information please Contact us.