In home and out and About Befrienders Redhill

In home and out and About Befrienders Redhill

Posted for SeeAbility (CSVA)

Posted by Central Surrey Voluntary Action

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At SeeAbility we specialise in supporting people with learning disabilities and autism, who may also have sight loss, to realise their goals each and every day. We encourage people with disabilities to challenge what they expect from life, from themselves and from wider society.

Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK and has pioneered specialist support for over 225 years. We have recently taken over some newly built homes on the former RNIB site in South Redhill.

We are looking for several In Home Befrienders to provide companionship to the people we support and spend time with them doing activities they enjoy within their home. These might include reading books, listening to music, chatting over a cup of tea, etc.

Many of our residents are also very active and like to go out and about in the community and make new friends. To support them with this we are also looking for Out and About Befrienders to to , take them for a walk perhaps to a local pub or café or maybe a trip out to a concert , football match or another type of event that you are both interested in. It would be an advantage to have a car for this role but it is not essential, as we can use taxi or public transport.

We are also looking for a volunteer to be a gym buddy, to help a person we support to attend the local gym and keep active.

This is a fantastic opportunity to have a direct impact upon the lives of others and is a great way to keep active and meet new people. .

What skills do I need?

We don't require any formal qualifications.

However some experience of working with or volunteering with people with disabilities would be of assistance.

You need to be kind and friendly, empathic and patient with a good sense of humour.

We will give you Training for this role which may include safeguarding, health & safety , manual handling, how to be eye care aware, fire safety, infection control, data security and first aid.. This will be delivered by e learning . We will also give you in person training in sighted guiding