Befriending
You will be redirected to the Community Action Redbridge website to express your interest.
We are looking for befrienders from the BAME community.
The role of the Befriender is
to be someone who can listen, encourage and support BAME women who are going
through life’s challenges. It would be great if you have had lived experience of the
issues we deal with but it is not essential.
Main tasks and responsibilities
- To make contact via telephone or other means such as face-to-face, Skype/zoom, Whatsapp, email, etc with a person(s) with whom you will be befriending.
- To give the person(s) some social interaction and emotional support through conversation.
- To stay connected with the organisation and feedback any concerns, which may need addressing.
- We also have monthly group meetings where the women come together and share information and tips on lots of different topics e.g. healthy eating, parenting, COVID worries, etc.
Due to the nature of our group where we work closely with vulnerable women we will be considering female applicants only for this role.
Benefits to volunteer
- Opportunity to gain experience and develop communication and interpersonal skills.
What skills do I need?
Skills, attributes, qualifications and experience
- You need be an empathetic person who is willing to provide a listening and reassuring ear and be able to work confidentially on your own.
- Would suit someone with patient and warm manner.
- You will need to go through a DBS check.
- Need to be 20+ years.
Location
This opportunity can be carried out whilst working from home.
Details
- Expenses: Meals/refreshments
- Expenses: Travel/mileage
- Organisation Policies: Health and Safety Policy
- Organisation Policies: Safeguarding policy
- Organisation Policies: Data Protection Policy
- Organisation Policies: Equal Opportunities Policy
- Organisation Policies: Volunteer Policy
- Quality Control: Are there any age limits?
- Quality Control: DBS checks - additional information
- Quality Control: Expenses - additional information
- Quality Control: Reference can be provided after how long volunteering?
- Quality Control: Role is exempt from Ex offenders Act 1972
- Quality Control: Volunteers covered by insurance
- Support provided: Induction provided
When is this role available?
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You will need to meet with the women you befriend regularly. This could be done online via zoom, phone
call or FaceTime etc. Or you could meet with them face-to-face in a public environment such as a coffee
shop/park etc.
You will be redirected to the Community Action Redbridge website to express your interest.
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