Volunteer Social Buddy (Female)
Location: Crawley, West Sussex, England
Do you enjoy meeting new people?
Would you like to share your time on evenings and weekend?
We are looking for a friendly female volunteer who would like to socialise and build a friendship with a lady we support in Crawley!
“Hi! I live in Crawley, and I am supported by Dimensions. I love music and I play the keyboard in a band! I would love a buddy to spend time with, share my love of music with and to join me at evening social clubs”
If you would like to make a difference and make a great friend along the way, we would love to hear from you!
Activities will include:
- Sharing your time and enjoying trips out in the evenings and weekends. The lady we support has a bus pass and can travel around the area and beyond.
- Enjoying music and evening social clubs
- Providing company, friendship and fun
We are looking for volunteers who are:
- Friendly, chatty and a good listener
- Happy to be out and about
- Comfortable chatting with people with learning disabilities and autism
- Reliable/dependable and willing to commit to volunteer regularly (exact times/days can be discussed)
A DBS check and two-character references will be required for this role.
What you’ll gain from being a Dimensions volunteer:
Dimensions provide support for autistic people and people with learning disabilities across the UK.
Our volunteers play a vital role in our work and in return, we support them with:
- Access to free online training (with access to 800 plus courses)
- Free membership to an online shopping discount scheme
- Comprehensive support from professional, friendly and trained Dimensions staff
- Reasonable expenses may be reimbursed at manager’s discretion
- An opportunity to gain real experience in the social care sector
Want to apply for this role?
If you’d like to be a Dimensions volunteer, please get in touch!
- Simply click here to fill in an application
- Or contact Volunteering on 0300 303 9162 or volunteering@dimensions-uk.org for more details.
