Befriender Volunteer

Creative Support; Toronto; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Support seeks volunteer befrienders to assist service users in engaging with their community. Responsibilities include regular visits, encouraging social activities, and fostering connections while ensuring a respectful and supportive environment. This role is vital in enhancing the well-being of individuals in the service.

Qualifications

• Ability to engage and support individuals in a community setting.
• Willingness to undergo training and attend volunteer supervision meetings.

Responsibilities

• Meet regularly with service users to develop friendships.
• Encourage participation in community activities.
• Follow safeguarding procedures.

Skills

Warm

Good listener

Chatty

Job description

We are currently looking for volunteer befrienders at our Cecil Garden service in Hull, if you have a couple of hours to spare and can commit to volunteering on a regular basis, we'd love to hear from you.

Are you a warm and chatty person, who's also a good listener? We are looking for befrienders who can help someone gain confidence and engage with the local community. Maybe going for walks, trips to a local café, or, supporting somebody to attend their appointments.
Our volunteer befrienders will also encourage people to connect to our internal community here at our service, which includes a wide variety of activity sessions held in several communal spaces on site. As part of our Wellbeing service we are hoping to build a community amongst our Service Users and you will visit service users in their flats and encourage people to join in our activities and take part in events held here.

Volunteer duties:
• Meet on a regular basis
• Follow safeguarding procedures, and report any concerns
• Develop a friendship and enjoy conversations together whilst respecting boundaries.
• Complete any training provided
• Attend regular volunteer supervisions with your volunteer supervisor.
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Application Instructions:

'To apply download our volunteer application form' Application Form 2022 - Volunteer Application Form 2022 - Volunteer