Befriending Support at Milbanke Home for Older People

Befriending Support at Milbanke Home for Older People

Befriending Volunteers are required at Milbanke Residential care home. As a Befriending volunteer you would help to positively engage those at the home by taking the time to sit and chat with the service user who would benefit from having that 121 interaction.

The benefit of having a regular meeting with a befriender helps to increase the confidence, resilience and independence of the service user. Befrienders actively support, encourage and empower them to achieve specified and agreed goals and objectives.

Older people services provide quality services in a safe way for all residents, staff, volunteers & visitors.

Their core purpose is person centred residential and daytime support for their service users.

Each home takes care to ensure a range of activities are covered by carefully following a structured programme.

Days and times open to discussion with the service manager Victoria Regan.

This volunteering role is subject to a DBS check. To qualify you must have been a resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

• Applicants must be willing to go through an induction process with relevant background checks and an enhanced DBS check (This will be done free of charge)
• Once you have applied online one of our Volunteer Officers will be in contact to arrange your DBS

Tasks:

• Encourage and spend some time chatting to residents helping to combat feelings of loneliness
• Help to brighten up a resident’s day
• Log volunteering hours monthly on-line.

Required Qualities:

• Be a good communicator and listener

• Have empathy

• Be patient

• Have a caring nature

• Be committed and responsible

• Adhere to confidentiality guidelines.