Do you enjoy meeting new people? Volunteer with someone weekly and bring them some joy!
A Wellbeing Buddy is a volunteer who is matched with someone who has been referred to us for support for a period of 12 weeks and volunteers with them in person.
Face-to-face Wellbeing Buddies meet their match each week with an overall aim of helping them to build confidence and improve their quality of life. This might involve going for walks with the person, going on public transport with them, assisting them with food shopping or just offering some company in their normal routine.
The time you give to volunteering can be decided by you, as long as you can commit to at least once a week for 12 weeks with one person.
What do you need to become a Wellbeing Buddy?
You don't necessarily need to have experience in a role like this, but any experience in offering objective support to people would be beneficial. We are mainly looking for kind-hearted, personable, reliable individuals who love to chat and can give a small amount of time each week to help someone who needs it. You will be given training and support from the volunteer coordinator whenever needed.
To volunteer, you must:
- Be over the age of 18
- Be able to travel within your local area, whether by public transport, Beryl bike or driving
- Have access to the internet to use our volunteer database
- Be able to commit to volunteering for at least 2 months
- Undergo a DBS check (free to you)
- Complete the necessary training
To find more details please click ''apply''
Benefits to self
- Develop useful transferable skills for future careers
- Limited commitment of your time - fits in with your uni schedule!
- Opportunities for extra training to develop skills
- Build your confidence speaking to new people
- Develop active listening skills
- Empower people to seek support
Benefits to others
Being a Wellbeing Buddy and meeting someone each week to support them, you will be that person that brings them a little joy each week. Lots of people we support are lonely, isolated from friends/family and are struggling by themselves. If you would like to make a difference to someone, get in touch
Location
Across BCP - tailored to where you can travel to.
Training available
You will be required to attend a short training session which will give you all the tools you need for this role.
Hours per week
Minimum 1 hour a week.
Transport details
We also offer reimbursement for expenses and access to schemes such as free Beryl Bike minutes.