Volunteer Social Activity Buddy

Full job description

Location: Warrington, Cheshire, England

Do you enjoy meeting new people?

We are looking for a friendly volunteer who would like to socialise and build a friendship with a lady we support in Warrington!

“Hi! I live in Warrington, and I am supported by Dimensions. I enjoy going for walks, trips out for coffee, aqua aerobics and much more. I would love a buddy to spend time with!”

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 fun trips out

Enjoying your buddy’s favorite activities

Providing company, friendship and fun

Encouraging your buddy to meet others in her activity groups and helping her to build friendships

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 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)

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!

Or contact Volunteering on 0300 303 9162 or volunteering@dimensions-uk.org for more details.