Independent Living Service Volunteer
1 day ago
Why we want you: If you are compassionate and like helping and meeting people, then this could be the role for you. Volunteers like you support people who are leaving hospital, helping to build their confidence so that they can continue to live independently in their own home.- Tasks: Visit people in hospital as they are getting ready to go home.
- Bring people home from hospital.
- Help someone settle in when they first arrive home.
- Support with shopping and collecting prescriptions.
- Help people find further support if they need it.
- Keep records of tasks.- Skills: Warm and friendly with empathy for others.
- Good communication skills.
- Encouraging and supportive.
- Enjoy meeting and spending time with new people.
- Can work independently and as a part of a team.
- Able to commit to a regular shift.- Benefits: Meet new people and be part of a dynamic and inclusive team.
- A great opportunity to develop your existing skills and gain new ones.
- All training and induction for the role (there is no charge for training).
- Reasonable pre-agreed travel expenses for the role including for attending training.
- An opportunity to be part of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation and the knowledge that you are making a difference to people’s lives.
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Volunteer Independent Visitor
2 weeks ago
London, Greater London, United Kingdom London Borough of Croydon - IV service Full time £100 - £2,000 per yearABOUT THE ROLE*Please note that this is an unpaid voluntary role and that applicants must be over 18*Become an Independent Visitor to support a young person in care. You will meet once or twice a month to take them out to do fun activities together. This is an opportunity for our young people to build a healthy relationship with a trusted adult, have fun and...
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Team Support Volunteer
1 day ago
London, United Kingdom British Red Cross Volunteer Full timeIf you are looking for a way to volunteer with one of our teams without being on the front line, then the Team Support Volunteer role is the one for you. The Heritage team is a small team of one Curator and one Archivist who manage our museum and archives and work on and off site. After training with them on-site, you will be required to work quite...
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Independent Living Facilitator
5 days ago
London, United Kingdom Service Care Solutions - Housing Full time**JOB TITLE**:Independent Living Facilitator **LOCATION**:Southwark **CONTRACT TYPE**:Temp **WEEKLY HOURS**:37 Hours **WORK PATTERN**:Mon-Fri (9am-5pm) **JOB SUMMARY**: To work within the independent living team providing respite and outcome focused support planning and reablement interventions for vulnerable older adults with dementia, physical disability,...
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Refugee Support
1 day ago
London, United Kingdom British Red Cross Volunteer Full timeDo you want to make a difference to the lives of refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants? The British Red Cross is a volunteer led organisation and the UK’s largest independent provider of services and support for refugees and people seeking asylum. Our Interpreter volunteers help communication between people who use our service and our...
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Independent Living Officer
3 days ago
London, United Kingdom Service Care Solutions - Housing Full time**JOB TITLE**:Independent Living Officer **LOCATION**:Lewisham **CONTRACT TYPE**:Temp **WEEKLY HOURS**:36 Hours **WORK PATTERN**:Mon-Fri (9am-5pm) **JOB SUMMARY**: To ensure that effective, customer focused housing management services are provided too older tenants in the borough living in sheltered housing schemes, so that they are able to sustain their...
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Semi-independent Living Manager
2 weeks ago
London, United Kingdom Reset Living Full timeReset living are recruiting an experienced senior manager (minimum 5 years experience of running a similar facility) to oversee the running of this semi-independent home in South London. Providing care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for a maximum of 7 maleyoung adults. The Manager will be responsible for coordination, delivery and overall care for residents...
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Refugee Support
1 week ago
London, United Kingdom British Red Cross Volunteer Full timeDo you want to make a difference to the lives of refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants? You could help them to draw on their own strengths to cope with crisis and to rebuild their lives. The British Red Cross is a volunteer led organisation and the UK’s largest independent provider of services and support for refugees and people seeking...
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Refugee Support
3 days ago
London, United Kingdom British Red Cross Volunteer Full timeBritish Red Cross volunteers help thousands of refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants every year enabling people to draw upon their own strengths to withstand crisis and rebuild their lives. Our casework volunteers work one-to-one, under the supervision of Casework Coordinators, with refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants at a time which...
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Independent Living Advisor
2 weeks ago
London, United Kingdom PeoplePlus Full timeOur Independent Living Advisors provide high quality information, advice and support to both referring Health & Social Care professionals and vulnerable eligible customers who are considering participating in Self Directed Support Schemes, Independent Living Schemes, Personal Health Budgets and self-funded/private clients, over a designated area. We are...
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Independent Living Coordinator
1 week ago
London, United Kingdom Royal Association for Deaf people Full timeJob Advert For BSL Click Here **Join Team RAD today you can really make a difference** RAD has a fantastic opportunity for an** Independent Living Coordinator** to join its Independent Living Service. The Independent Living Coordinator is responsible for supporting RAD’s Independent Living Service, with a primary focus on administrative support. This...