Dimensions Volunteering


Volunteer Evening Buddy

Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England  

 

Do you enjoy meeting new people and have free time on Monday evenings?    

 
We are looking for a friendly volunteer to accompany a gentleman we support to attend his Monday evening social club and escort him home at 10.00pm.  The club is fortnightly, and the venue is a 5-minute walk away from his home in Kidderminster.  

 

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 on Monday evenings (fortnightly) and joining a gentleman we support to attend his evening social club. This includes help with purchasing a drink and retain a receipt.  
  • Escorting him home at 10.00pm.  The gentleman is a wheelchair user although self-propels most of the time 
  • Being there for company, friendship and fun 

 

Activities will NOT include Personal care, or medication support.   

 

We are looking for volunteers who are: 

 

  • Friendly and enthusiastic 
  • Comfortable with pushing a wheelchair when needed 
  • Comfortable chatting with people with learning disabilities and autism. 
  • Reliable and willing to commit to volunteer once a fortnight (on Monday evenings) 

 

A DBS check and two-character references will be required for this role.   

 

What you’ll gain from being a Dimensions volunteer: 

 

Dimensions provides support for around 3,500 people with learning disabilities and autism 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)
  • Comprehensive support from professional and friendly Dimensions staff
  • Reasonable expenses may be reimbursed at manager’s discretion   
  • An opportunity to gain real experience in the social care sector 
 

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If you’d like to be a Dimensions volunteer, please get in touch!