Befriender

Companion Line Telephone Befriender

BARN Age UK Herefordshire & Worcestershire, Befriender, Bromsgrove District, Health and Social Care, Mental Health, Older People, Redditch Borough, Work from home, Wyre Forest

Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire (Bromsgrove and Redditch area) Description of the role The role of Companion Line Volunteer is to provide a weekly telephone call to an older person who is feeling lonely or isolated. The telephone call is for a friendly chat, as well as to give information and support to enable the … Continue reading Companion Line Telephone Befriender

Independent Visitor

BARN Befriender, Bromsgrove District, Coram Voice, Health and Social Care, Redditch Borough, Wyre Forest, Young people and children, Youth Work

Coram Voice Description of the role Become an Independent Visitor and spend time with a young person who is in care. Often young people in care do not have a trusted adult in their life who is not paid to spend time with then. Please consider giving a couple of hours a month to befriend … Continue reading Independent Visitor

Face-to-face Befrienders

BARN Befriender, Bromsgrove District, Disability, Health and Social Care, Mental Health, Redditch Borough, Sight Concern Worcestershire

Sight Concern Worcestershire Description of the role Do you enjoy meeting people locally for coffee and chats? Would you like to brighten someone's day just by doing this? If the answer is yes, we have the perfect role for you! We are looking for friendly people, who enjoy a good old chat! Practical Considerations To … Continue reading Face-to-face Befrienders

Start for Life Peer Supporter

BARN Befriender, Bromsgrove District, Families, Health and Social Care, Redditch Borough, Starting Well Partnership, Young people and children

Starting Well Partnership Description of the role We are looking for a friendly and reliable volunteer who can offer one to one support to parents during pregnancy up and until their child is aged 2, this will be in the family home and community venues. The roles are based in Bromsgrove and Redditch, mainly at … Continue reading Start for Life Peer Supporter

Caseworkers

BARN Befriender, Bromsgrove District, Disability, Families, Financial Support, Health and Social Care, Mental Health, Redditch Borough, SSAFA WORCESTERSHIRE (Bromsgrove & Redditch), Work from home

SSAFA WORCESTERSHIRE (Bromsgrove & Redditch) Description of the role SSAFA caseworkers provide friendly support to Veterans and their families, from all the Services. Typically, caseworkers help to assess the needs of the client and access the appropriate assistance from other Service charities. This could include obtaining financial assistance or accessing special equipment for clients with … Continue reading Caseworkers

Befriender

BARN Age UK Bromsgrove, Redditch & Wyre Forest, Befriender, Bromsgrove District, Mental Health, Older People, Redditch Borough, Wyre Forest

Age UK Bromsgrove, Redditch & Wyre Forest Description of the role Can you help us to make a difference to older people living in North Worcestershire? Did you know that over 1.2 million older people (aged 65 and over in England) are persistently/ chronically lonely)? Loneliness is a terrible thing, but you can do something … Continue reading Befriender

Ward Visiting Volunteer

BARN Befriender, Disability, Health and Social Care, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, Mental Health, Older People, Redditch Borough, Young people and children

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust Description of the role The aim of this role is to enhance and improve the quality of the service user’s stay whilst in hospital by providing impartial, empathic companionship with the aim of helping to reduce stress, social isolation and loneliness. We would like the volunteer to provide informal … Continue reading Ward Visiting Volunteer