Supporting Hands Volunteer

6 months ago


Chalfont Saint Giles, United Kingdom Peace Hospice Care Full time

**Purpose of this role**

Volunteers in this role provide support, companionship, and respite care to patients with a life limiting illness and their carers, in their homes and on trips out. This role may involve practical and emotional support and assistance. This service supports both our adult and children services across Bucks.

Supporting Hands volunteers help to reduce the social isolation often felt by patients with a life limiting illness and their carers, and their help frees up valuable nursing time.

**Main tasks**

The support that any client needs may differ, and so you may be involved in some or all of the following, depending on their needs.
- providing supportive companionship
- sharing an activity such as playing a game of cards or chess
- accompanying a patient or carer on a walk or a trip out from home
- providing respite for carers so they can attend an appointment or have a break
- helping to complete forms such as Attendance Allowance Benefit and Blue Badge car parking permits
- helping with some LIGHT domestic or gardening tasks, but NOT a cleaner
- dog walking and/or sitting
- helping to prepare a meal
- providing transport in your own car to appointments such as the hairdresser, dentist, GP

**What are we looking for?**
- someone who is caring, compassionate and sensitive to the needs of others but is able to maintain professional boundaries
- someone who is trustworthy and non-judgemental
- an open person with a friendly nature
- someone who is flexible, reliable and accommodating
- a good listener
- enthusiasm to work as part of a team, but able to work independently to manage clients and workload
- age 18 and above

**Job Type**: Volunteer

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Flexitime

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person



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