Mencap Volunteer Visitor

5 months ago


SouthendonSea, United Kingdom Royal Mencap Society Full time

DESCRIPTION

We support a lady in her late 60's who lives in Southend on Sea. She has always enjoyed A cup of tea and cake at the local cafe, She would like a volunteer visitor with a similar passion to join her in her community, You will need to be patient, gentle and prepared to take thing slowly and easy for a while with a staff memeber present while you get to know each other. Once you get to know each other she would enjoy getting out and about in her community.

We offer a lifelong befriending service for adults with learning disabilities. Matching the skills and interests of passionate visitors with the specific hobbies and interests of the people we visit. Visitors visit six times a year to create a 1-2-1 connection, offer companionship, encourage people to do the things they enjoy and check-in on their wellbeing.

In many cases, the visitor is the only person in someone’s life who isn’t paid to be there for them. In this role you will spend quality time with the person you visit and could do a range of different activities like:

- Sitting and having a chat
- Checking in on their well
- being
- Going out to a local café/pub for a meal/drink
- Enjoying a walk
- A craft activity at home
- Reading a book/magazine together

**As a Mencap volunteer visitor you will be**:

- Friendly and approachable
- Accepting of others who might be different to yourself
- Reliable and patient
- Passionate about supporting people with a with a learning disability.

**As a Mencap visitor you will**:

- Have the opportunity to help make a difference to the life of the person you visit
- Receive a personalised volunteer induction and training
- Have agreed out of pocket expenses reimbursed
- Meet new people
- Get on-going support, and feel appreciated and valued

**Job Type**: Volunteer

Pay: £0.01 per year

**Benefits**:

- Free or subsidised travel

Schedule:

- Flexitime

Work Location: In person


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