Volunteer Day
6 days ago
**Would you like to help enrich the life of a young person with complex needs?**
Become a Day & Travel Buddy with Sense to help a young person build their skills, confidence and friendships. Join our volunteer family of one-to-one and Day Buddies and make your weekends count
Travelling to new places can be tricky for people with disabilities. You will be enhancing a young person’s independence by supporting them to attend one of our inclusive group sessions in their local community. You may also join the activity as a helper, where you could be supporting the facilitators and staff to run sessions.
Day Buddying is a great way to develop your skills, grow as a person and make like-minded new friends.
**The Role of the Volunteer**
You’ll pick up a young person with complex needs from a designated meeting spot or their home and accompany them to one of our exciting group sessions. You’ll both get to join in the fun - you could be attending some of London’s sights, trying out a dance session, ice skating, learning about foragingthe possibilities are endless
We’ll also keep in touch with you to ensure you have all the support you need.
The programme is open to all volunteers who are 18 and over. You don't need to have previous experience volunteering or caring for disabled people. We welcome people from all backgrounds and with all interests. An Enhanced Disclosure & Barring check will be required for this volunteer role.
**How we will Support You**
Before you start your volunteering role, we’ll make sure that you’ve had the training you need to feel confident. This will be delivered online and via video call.
While you’re volunteering with us as a Day & Travel Buddy, you’ll get:
- A written account of your volunteering and references if required
- Access to additional communication courses such as Deaf Awareness and British Sign Language
- Reimbursement of pre-agreed expenses
Volunteering as a Sense Day & Travel Buddy is a great opportunity to develop new skills and get to know new people whilst making a real difference to a person’s life.
**Who we are Looking For**
We need positive, empathetic volunteers who:
- Are passionate about supporting people with complex disabilities to communicate and experience the world
- Understand the value of giving a person choice, independence and dignity
- Are willing to develop or learn new skills
- Are reliable, patient, friendly and good at communicating
- Respect differences in culture and background.
- Have a sense of adventure
This role will predominantly take place in East London (near Redbridge, Hackney, Newham and Tower Hamlets), but there are also some roles available in West London.
We’d love for you to consider joining us as a Sense Day & Travel Buddy
**Be more active, make more friends, learn a new skill, make more memories and more, with the bonus of making a difference in the life of somebody with complex needs. You won't regret it Could you make a difference for a disabled young person?**
**Job Type**: Volunteer
**Salary**: Up to £0.01 per year
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- East London, Greater London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: Day & Travel Buddy
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