Volunteer Now has partnered with Be Collective to bring a dedicated online platform for volunteering to Northern Ireland. The platform supports volunteers through the volunteering process and helps connect more people with a wider range of opportunities. There are many great features to Be Collective like messaging, making a profile, and compiling all your experiences, training, and roles as well as the skills gained within a social CV. You can search and apply for volunteer roles below. If you can’t find anything you like at the moment – register now, then check back soon – new opportunities are added all the time!
Safe and Well - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
Complement the delivery of services within the South Eastern Trust and enhance patient/client care and quality of life by reducing social isolation and loneliness. The role offers an opportunity to build friendships with older people, help them improve their quality of life, contribute invaluably to their local community, and increase their own circle of friends.
Friendship / Befriending
* Regularly visit your patient/client in their own home for a chat and companionship to reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation and subsequently arrange to take them out to other venues that offer opportunities for friendship and camaraderie.
Transport / Out and About
* Drivers only: Drive the patient/client, in your car, to a range of social, leisure, and daily living activities and subsequently assist the individual to plan for these trips using other means of local transport where available.
Please note that you do not have to drive to be a Volunteer Befriender.
Tasks and Responsibilities
* Chat and companionship in the home
Skills and Experience Gained
* Communication Skills
* Decision Making
* Elder Care
* Interpersonal Skills
* Time Management
Location: Lisburn, UK
Hours: Flexible - hours are based on your availability and other factors.
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