Volunteer Opportunities
If you like engaging in conversations about all sorts of things over a cuppa tea or coffee, then this volunteering role may be for you! As a Being There Befriender you will be required to visit a client at their home address or in the local community like a café and befriend them on a weekly or fortnightly basis (it is up to you!). This service is to help reduce social isolation, increase confidence and self esteem, and improve mental and emotional wellbeing. Everyone likes to see a friendly and familiar face, so if you would like our clients to see yours, then apply today!
It is a very flexible service. Once you have completed our 3hr training programme and DBS checks, you can chose the days and hours that suit you, as long as it is between Mondays-Fridays, 9am-4pm.
This grid shows when you can volunteer for this opportunity.
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We are looking for volunteers from all walks of life who can demonstrate maturity, sympathy and empathy.
* You may be retired or work part time, so you would like to use your spare time to help people in the community.
* You may have previously been a carer or received care support yourself, so you understand some of the challenges that carers have to deal with and so would like to give something back to the community.
* You may be a student studying a course in the caring profession such as Medicine, Social Work, Health and Social Care or Counselling so you are looking to enhance your employability by getting some real life work experience.