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Flexible Schedule
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Oxford, United Kingdom
The Connection Outreach Service (COS) aims to support rough sleepers into stable, safe and sustainable accommodation, empowering the client to achieve and maintain independent living. We are looking for volunteers to work alongside our Outreach Support workers, to undertake early morning wake up calls on rough sleepers who have been identified or referred to the service. How you’ll help: * Support the Outreach Worker in locating rough sleepers referred to the service. * Work alongside the Outreach Worker in assessing the needs of rough sleepers. This is with the aim of helping and supporting them to access and maintain secure and suitable accommodation. * Volunteers can also assist the Outreach worker with the tasks that take place after the street-based work, if they wish. This may involve making referrals to accommodation or other services, accompanying clients to appointments or meeting with partner agencies. We ask that you demonstrate: * A non-judgemental attitude, as you will be working with a wide variety of people. Many of those we work with have only very recently found themselves to be homeless, which can be for a variety of reasons. * Compassion and understanding, as those you will be working with are in difficult circumstance and will likely be vulnerable. * Ability to respect confidentiality * Access to own transport helpful but not essential. The Outreach work covers a large geographical, often rural, area. Alternative transport can be arrange, and travel expenses are covered. * Ability to commit to a few hours volunteering on a weekly basis Hours are from 5:30am for 2½- 3½ hours, Mon-Fri (depending on your availability).
Date Posted: Nov 16, 2024
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Flexible Schedule
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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
VOLUNTEER MAN/WOMAN WITH A VAN Connection Support has a range of services providing support to people at risk of homelessness or on the edge of needing social care. We work with people made vulnerable through debt, family circumstances, mental health issues, substance misuse, care leavers, learning disability, age, and physical disabilities. Volunteers play a key role in the provision of vital services to our clients. Can you be the link between us and our clients, dropping of food and furniture where it’s needed? Do you have 1-2 hours a week to give to vulnerable clients needing food, help with a move or furniture picked up, loaded, and dropped off? Can we rely and depend on you to commit to a period of up to 12 weeks? Can you create and maintain positive, professional, and trusting relationships with a non-judgmental approach? If you can answer 'yes’ to these questions, then we would love to hear from you! Key Responsibilities Drivers will need be able to take apart large items of furniture for packing and removal, loading them into your vehicle, securing them safely and driving to a new location to unload them Collecting food from food banks and dropping to clients’ homes Collecting furniture for clients and dropping to their accommodation
Date Posted: Dec 30, 2024
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Flexible Schedule
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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Connection Support has a range of services providing support to people at risk of homelessness or on the edge of needing social care. We work with people made vulnerable through debt, mental health issues, substance misuse, learning disability, and physical disabilities. Volunteers play a key role in the provision of vital services to our clients. Could you prevent loneliness and isolation in your community and become a befriender? Do you have 2-3 hours a week to give to a client suffering from loneliness or mental health? (For a mutual agreement of time and locations that meet clients’ needs) Can you offer support, through a listening ear and be a positive influence in a client’s life to help build self-esteem and confidence? Will you enable our clients to benefit from knowing someone is there to listen, be a friend, and check in on their wellbeing? If you can answer 'yes’ to these questions, then we would love to hear from you! Key responsibilities Your role will include, but is not restricted to the following tasks: Carry out weekly checks with the clients you are supporting. This can be in a variety of settings, e.g., family home, support home, or in the community (via face-to-face meetings, phone or video calls) Have fun, take clients on outings, and maybe share a hobby, sport, or an interest Collect prescriptions for clients and assist with their weekly shop Help clients rediscover social skills and confidence by building up and maintaining a close relationship Report any concerns to the Volunteer Coordinator
Date Posted: Dec 30, 2024
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Flexible Schedule
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Milton Keyens, United Kingdom
Could you prevent loneliness and isolation in your community and become a befriender? Do you have 2-3 hours a week to give to a client suffering from loneliness or mental health? (For a mutual agreement of time and locations that meet clients’ needs) Can you offer support, through a listening ear and be a positive influence in a client’s life to help build self-esteem and confidence? Will you enable our clients to benefit from knowing someone is there to listen, be a friend, and check in on their wellbeing? If you can answer 'yes’ to these questions, then we would love to hear from you! Key responsibilities Your role will include, but is not restricted to the following tasks: Carry out weekly checks with the clients you are supporting. This can be in a variety of settings, e.g., family home, support home, or in the community (via face-to-face meetings, phone or video calls) Have fun, take clients on outings, and maybe share a hobby, sport, or an interest Collect prescriptions for clients and assist with their weekly shop Help clients rediscover social skills and confidence by building up and maintaining a close relationship Report any concerns to the Volunteer Coordinator Skills required No qualifications or volunteering experience is required; however, the below skills are essential: A non-judgemental approach Good listening and communication skills Reliable and trustworthy Respect confidentiality Be able to work on own initiative Ability to build effective working relationships with clients in a non-patronising way
Date Posted: Dec 30, 2024
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Flexible Schedule
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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Volunteer Role Description Connection Support provides a breadth of specialist support services to a range of people facing complex life challenges. The support covers housing support, homelessness, isolation, money management, mental health and drug and alcohol abuse. Often service users have multiple issues which means our work with them is all encompassing. Volunteer Befriender/supporter Role Summary: To provide continuation of support for a defined period following closure of clients from our mental health services in Oxfordshire. This is where the client has expressed a need for ongoing support but the planned tasks with the support worker have been completed. Volunteers will provide a range of support including an agreed programme of telephone contact, support and attending appointments with clients, and other tasks relevant to that individual’s needs. This may include helping to develop and maintain social networks which for many were negatively impacted by the pandemic Outline of Duties: To assist clients to meet their support needs, including: Supporting clients for a period of time and regularity based on mutual agreement, at times and locations that meet clients’ needs Providing information and assistance to clients to enable them to develop their social network and participate in the community To provide company and friendship, assist with shopping, go for a walk, and share activities of common interest - anything which makes life more enjoyable. Support to manage appointments including attendance with clients where appropriate. Other tasks relevant to the client’s needs as agreed with Connection Support. We work with vulnerable client groups therefore it is essential that all our volunteers hold the following qualities Reliable and trustworthy Good communication skills Respect confidentiality Enthusiasm Non-judgemental approach and commitment to Connection Support’s values and objectives A DBS check will be required for the role
Date Posted: Dec 30, 2024