Volunteer Home Befriender
2 weeks ago
Befriending is a great opportunity to give your time and commitment in making a real difference to someone's life.
Our member Julie lives with her family and Jack Russell dog in Derry/Londonderry. She is looking for a friendly volunteer who is available to pay her a visit each week either on a Tuesday or Thursday for a chat over a cuppa and in time to get out for a walk or a browse round the local shops.
Due to her sight and hearing loss, Julie can often feel a little lonely and would love the chance to have a regular visitor and someone to share stories with.
Ideally, you will be a driver with your own transport, with a genuine interest in other people. A good listener available to make a regular weekly visit.
Do you need experience or specialist skills?
No - simply a genuine desire to help and some spare time on a regular weekly basis. We will ensure you are supported throughout your journey with us, offering training and support at all times. We will also reimburse out of pocket expenses to you and pay for your DBS check.
More about this role
Sensory Support Befriending Officer
Where you will be basedCommunity
Why we want youA Volunteer Home Befriender will regularly visit a deafblind person in their own home or at another mutually convenient location to engage in or support them in social and leisure activities as appropriate, to build and maintain social interaction and independence.
The activities may include:
- Engaging in conversation or other activities as appropriate to build and maintain friendship e.g. chat and a cup of tea or going for local walks.
- Providing information about local leisure opportunities and transport options
- Accompanying the person to the first few meetings of one or more social or leisure groups or activities in the local community, e.g. the W.I., swimming pool, University of the 3rd Age, community walking groups, a local deafblind group or activity
- Establishing and building a befriending relationship and enabling our member to socialise and link to social events within the community
- Visiting an identified person at a mutually convenient time and place to engage in activities as described above (Deafblind UK will work to match you with an individual with similar interests who would benefit from your life experiences)
- Providing advice and guidance to the member at a level appropriate within a mutual companionship
- Taking charge of communication and guiding support as needed with the member to enable local walks, or enable them to access activities at their chosen meeting location
- Providing monthly updates of your volunteering activity to your Deafblind UK named contact
- Willing to share your own personal interests with our member who have the same or similar interests
- Willing to engage in conversations with our members to share interests
- Willing to learn communication and guiding techniques to meet the needs of our members with combined sight and hearing loss (full training will be provided)
- Opportunities to meet like-minded people in your community
- Be part of a friendly, supportive and dedicated team
- The satisfaction of knowing you will be making a difference to real people’s lives
- Opportunities to develop social and communications skills
- Gain positive employability skills to help you in your career path
Friday / 31 May 2024
5:00pm
National Centre for Deafblindness
Paston Ridings 19 Railway Court
Peterborough
PE4 7UP
National Centre for Deafblindness Paston Ridings 19 Railway Court Peterborough PE4 7UP
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