Heritage Hair Identity & Emotional Recovery Project (HHIER)

---

OneWig OneSmile is a charity established in the UK, to promote and protect the physical and mental health of people experiencing medical hair loss, in particular but not exclusively Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) group who have lost their hair through cancer treatments or other illnesses and medical conditions, by the provision of free human hair wigs and hair pieces.

OneWig OneSmile Limited

Heritage Hair Identity & Emotional Recovery Project (“HHIERP”) – Charity Worker (Volunteer)

Campaign Period: 8 Months

1. Role Title: Community Outreach Volunteer

Role Purpose:

OneWig One Smile intends to carry out a Heritage Hair Identity & Emotional Recovery Project (“HHIERP”) in 2026 for approximately 8 months during 2026. The campaign is a time-limited project supporting women from African and diaspora backgrounds experiencing identity-related distress due to medical hair loss. The programme relies on heritage-based lived experience to deliver peer-style emotional support. 

Duration:

8 Months (Fixed Term – Voluntary)

Key Responsibilities:

•  Support charitable outreach activities and workshops deliveries in hospitals, hospices, and community centres.

•   Assist in distributing donated wigs and confidence resources to beneficiaries in these settings.

•   Deliver culturally sensitive awareness and confidence sessions.

•   Share practical wig-care knowledge with families, carers, and local volunteers.

Skills and Attributes Required:

• Prior voluntary experience in community outreach or charitable service.
• Experience working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Empathy and sensitivity in supporting individuals facing emotional and mental health challenges.
• Basic understanding of wig handling, styling, or care (training provided).

Desirable Skills:

• Familiarity with textured hair wigs or Afro-Caribbean hair care.
• Previous involvement in charitable awareness or health campaigns.

Qualifications:
No formal academic qualification required. Selection is based on charitable experience, compassion, and cultural competence.

The campaign focuses on culturally inclusive support, particularly for people of colour and other underrepresented groups in hair-loss services. Volunteers selected from abroad have the lived experience, cultural understanding, and prior community engagement necessary to ensure inclusive delivery. Local UK volunteers with this specific experience were not available within the limited timeframe of the campaign.

Hours:

20 hours per week (flexible, based on campaign events)

Remuneration:

Unpaid – reasonable subsistence and travel expenses reimbursed only.

OneWig OneSmile is a charity established in the UK, to promote and protect the physical and mental health of people experiencing medical hair loss, in particular but not exclusively Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) group who have lost their hair through cancer treatments or other illnesses and medical conditions, by the provision of free human hair wigs and hair pieces

OneWig OneSmile Limited

2025/2026 Winter Campaign – Charity Worker (Volunteer)

Campaign Period: 22 December 2025 – 20 March 2026

1. Role Title: Community Outreach Volunteer (Sunderland – 2 positions)

Role Purpose:

To support OneWig OneSmile’s charitable outreach during the 2025/2026 Winter Campaign, providing free wigs, confidence support, and emotional assistance to individuals affected by medical or trauma-related hair loss.

Location:

Sunderland

Cardiff

Barking, Havering & Redbridge

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver charitable wig-care demonstrations and confidence sessions for women in recovery.
• Provide empathy-led, non-professional emotional support to cancer survivors and hair-loss patients.
• Engage with community groups to improve awareness and acceptance of wig use.
• Collaborate with team members in planning and hosting charitable events.
• Assist with logistics of wig donation distribution.

Skills and Attributes Required:

• Strong empathy and communication skills.
• Sensitivity to cultural, emotional, and psychological aspects of hair loss.
• Experience volunteering or working with health-related or community charities.
• Understanding of hair-care diversity, especially textured and cultural wig types.

• The campaign requires four temporary Charity Worker volunteers to assist with outreach, logistics, and beneficiary support. 

All positions are voluntary, unpaid, and time-limited.