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Volunteer Drop-In Supporter
ORGANIZATION: connection support
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4 people are interested
Connection Support's Outreach team attend drop in sessions for people facing homelessness weekly in Bicester and Banbury, Oxfordshire. We are looking for volunteers to provide support at these drop-in sessions and speak to clients to understand their needs and identify the help they may need.
The role includes:
- Accompanying Connection Support staff at weekly drop-in sessions
- Speaking to people who attend the drop in session to understand their needs and identify the support they need, with assistance from Connection Support staff
- Provide a listening ear, and non-judgemental support to those in need.
Can you:
- Give 2-3 hours a week to attend a drop in session to provide a listening ear and information about signposting to relevant services?
- Offer practical help, such as form filling, looking at letters, with training and support from our staff?
- Commit to one or two sessions per week at specified times?
If you answer yes to these questions, we would love to hear from you!
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About connection support
Location:
Suite 16 challenge house, sherwood drive, milton keynes, buckinghamshire MK3 6DP, GB
Mission Statement
Connection Support has a range of services providing support to people at risk of homelessness or on the edge of needing social care. We work with people made vulnerable through debt, family circumstances, mental health issues, substance misuse, care leavers, learning disability, age, and physical disabilities. We focus on individuals, to understand their unique set of circumstances, challenges and abilities. They tell us what they want to achieve, their goals and aspirations and we will work with them, providing practical and emotional support to help them to build the skills and confidence to deal with the ups and downs of life.
Description
Volunteers play a key role in the provision of vital services to our clients.
Knowing you have helped someone is an amazing feeling, but there is so much more to gain. New friends, new skills and experience, and confidence, to name but a few!
Volunteers are an integral part of Connection Support so you can be sure your time will be valued.
Not everyone has someone to turn to in a crisis, a friend they can chat to or someone to lend a practical hand or teach them how to navigate online. Connection Support volunteers help fill those gaps and, in doing so, often make a lasting difference to another person’s life.
We have many different services to help a wide range of clients and just a few of our statistics for the last 3 years - 99% of clients were supported in avoiding eviction, 99% of referrals were assessed within 3 years, 21 million has been saved in public funds by keeping these clients off the streets.
If you would like to make a difference than connection support is waiting for you
CAUSE AREAS
Homeless & Housing
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
First TurnWolvercoteOxford, Oxon OX2 8AHUnited Kingdom
(51.784145 ,-1.2816913 )
DATE POSTED
November 16, 2024
SKILLS
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- We ask volunteers to commit 2-3 hours a week. Hours are flexible.
- We will ask for two references, and perform an enhanced DBS check. Out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed. The drop-in sessions are based in Banbury and Bicester, so please ensure you are able to travel there.