Volunteering
Home for Good Community Volunteer
The Home for Good scheme has a volunteer-powered, London-wide befriending project. Our volunteers provide bespoke support to vulnerable and formerly homeless clients who have been resettled into their own accommodation, and/or are facing isolation. The purpose of the service is to empower people to establish connections and thrive in what will often be a new community for them. If you want to make a lasting difference to someone’s life, this is an opportunity for you.
If you have any initial questions, please email [email protected]
| Commitment: | The client/volunteer partnerships last from six months to a year, meeting once a week/fortnight for 1-2 hours. Days and times are flexible. |
About this Role
You will be matched with a client with the aim of assisting them to get to know their local area and link into local community services:
- Providing reliable, regular and sustained contact
- Encouraging the achievement of personal goals
- Participating in activities of interest to the client and empowering them to continue independently
- Working in collaboration with the Home for Good team, highlighting any concerns that may arise
What will I be doing?
- Some examples of what partnerships have done or could do together:
- Exercise, such as running or cycling together
- Support with CV and job/volunteering applications
- Support with budgeting
- Investigating local courses via the library or local colleges
- Investigating faith or other community groups
- Exploring recipes, encouraging healthy, interesting and inexpensive meals
- Visiting museums or other places of interest
What skills do I need?
- We would like to hear from you if:
- You’re compassionate, kind and non-judgemental
- You’re committed and reliable
- You’re patient and able to motivate and engage others
- You’re able to maintain and respect The Passage policies and procedures
- You have a genuine commitment to working to empower clients with complex and multiple issues
- You have excellent communication and listening skills
- You have the confidence to work independently in the community with support from the Home for Good Team
- Flexibility on where you could meet, including central London, is desirable
- A DBS check is required for this role which will be conducted by The Passage
What you can expect:
- A straightforward approach to volunteering
- A full induction and training for your role
- A 'Partnership Agreement' framework, with appropriate boundaries in place
- Support and supervision to help you carry out your role (including group supervision/training opportunities for volunteers)
- Volunteers can claim meeting expenses (maximum ÂŁ10 per session) and we also offer travel expenses if needed, which are reimbursed directly through an invoice process
- A Covid-secure framework for volunteering, in line with current government guidelines
The role is subject to the provision of two references, an informal interview and attendance at a Volunteer Induction session. For questions about the role or the application process, please contact Home for Good on 07921 970765
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Application info
- Applicants must be 18 years old or over
- We will ask for personal referees