Volunteer Befriender to Help with Weekly Grocery Shopping
Volunteer Befriender to Help with Weekly Grocery Shopping
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Job Description
Make a Difference in Someones Day
Are you friendly reliable and enjoy helping others Join Sight Scotland as a Volunteer Befriender and help transform the life of someone living with visual impairment.
Were looking for compassionate individuals to support one of our clients for just 12 hours per week. Youll assist them with their weekly shopping trip whether thats accompanying them in person or completing the shop on their behalf.
What Youll Do:
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Visit or meet a client once a week (on a weekday that suits you both)
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Support them with shopping tasks either accompanying them or shopping on their behalf
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Offer friendly conversation and companionship
What Youll Bring:
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Empathy patience and good communication skills
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A willingness to make a positive difference
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Reliability and a friendly approachable manner
What We Offer:
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Full training and support from our friendly team
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Travel expenses reimbursed
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The opportunity to make a real impact in someones life
At Sight Scotland we believe that no one should face sight loss alone. As a Volunteer Befriender youll play a vital role in helping someone maintain their independence and stay connected with their community.
Location: Portobello and/or Musselburgh
Commitment: 1 day per week (MondayFriday) 12 hours
Ready to make a difference
Apply now or get in touch to find out more
About us
For more than 230 years weve been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. Were proud of what weve achieved but we want to do more. We will build on our rich history to create an organisation which is prepared for the future and ready to respond to the needs of people impacted by vision loss.
Our vision is bold. We want to be at the leading edge of positive societal change by:
Investing our funds in the support that makes the biggest difference
Putting our community at the heart of what we do
Campaigning for change
Accelerating prevention and treatment of eye conditions
Fostering a collaborative culture of innovation and learning
Were determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. Were committed to improving diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they need us.
Our organisational values - Transform Unite and Thrive - underpin all the work we do at Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans.
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