SHADOW (SERVICE USER) SUPPORT VOLUNTEER

Posted 4 hours 7 minutes ago by Jewish Volunteering Network

Permanent
Not Specified
Charity & Voluntary Jobs
Manchester, Whitefield, United Kingdom, M45 6
Job Description
Outreach Community & Residential Services SHADOW (SERVICE USER) SUPPORT VOLUNTEER

This volunteer role involves shadowing Outreach Community & Residential Services Support Workers. The Support Workers supporting people who identify with mental health needs and/or learning difficulties. As a volunteer, you will be working with our Support Workers and helping to facilitate individual service users to live as independently as possible within their residential homes and in their local community, in improving their quality of life and experiencing.

This volunteer opportunity/role is particularly suitable for a person looking to pursue a professional career in the care sector and/or to expand their knowledge in Support work, social work, nursing, and care management.

Responsibilities
  • Shadow outreach support workers in enabling service users to attend outreach, and/or other external agencies, activities, events, venues, appointments etc.
  • Be with a service user watching TV, listening to radio, or in conversation.
  • Support outreach service users in attending religious places of worship, e.g. synagogue.
  • Promote service user independence; in supporting their personal lifestyle choices.
  • Engage in 1-1 and/or group activities within supported houses; e.g. playing board games.
  • Enable and support service users in the preparation of appropriate dietary requirements.
  • Promote individual health and wellbeing as being relevant, supportive and appropriate to the person; e.g. exercise, engaging in activities, awareness of personal hygiene etc.
  • Ensure that service user rights, dignity and privacy are maintained at all times.
  • Empower service users in relation to shared responsibilities, budgeting, food preparation, socialising, self-care etc.
Location

Location: Radcliffe, Bury, Prestwich, Whitefield

Mode: In-Person

Eligibility & Hours
  • Age limit: Volunteers aged 18 or over
  • Hours per session: Between 4 and 6 hours
  • Availability: On-going
Schedule
  • Morning
  • Afternoon
  • Evening
Days of Week
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • Sunday