Community Companions support patients by offering befriending. It’s a gratifying role for someone reliable, a good listener, and with a few hours during the working week to spare. We provide a comprehensive training package and ongoing peer support sessions. We ask for a commitment of at least six months for two hours a week.
This role does not involve offering counsel, providing clinical care, or giving advice or information. You will be signposting to professional support where needed.
Benefits
- A warm welcome to the team
- Comprehensive training to carry out your role
- Ongoing support and development.
Practical Considerations
Reimbursement of agreed out of pocket expenses
Support Disabled
we are happy to make any reasonable adjustments, please get in touch to discuss.Skills
- Willing to learn new skills and take instructions
- Good communicator and listener
- Accept people from all walks of life
- Reliable, kind and calm
- An ability to manage appropriate boundaries in the befriending
- relationship
- Understand the need for confidentiality
- Have an understanding of hospice care.
When do I need to be available?
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- Interests
- Health and Social Care
- Activities
- Supporting People and Befriending
- Details
- Disabled Access
- Equal Opportunities Policy or Statement
- Expenses
- Health and Safety
- Induction
- Insurance Cover for Volunteers
- Other
- Suitable for 13 - 16 years
- Suitable for 16 - 18 years
- Suitable for a group of volunteers
- Suitable only for (e.g. 18+, LGBT, BAME, Women only)
- Support on Offer
- This role is adaptable for different abilities
- Training