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Food Train Dumfries and Galloway
- VO94182
Food Train is an award-winning charity providing services to older people who are no longer able to manage independently, through age, ill health, frailty or disability. The aim of Food Train Friends is to improve quality of life for our members, by providing them with a befriending service on a regular basis. Volunteers provide a consistent and reliable support to help customers experience social interaction on a regular basis.
Be able to attend at flexible hours and various locations as the service requires .
Provide an effective befriending service for your befriendee (either on the telephone, in their homes or on group outings/activities) • Spend time with your befriendee and simply chat, listen and discuss various topics • Make the service, events attended and conversations interesting and fun • Be reliable and presentable • Provide monitoring and reporting information as required on time spent and activities with the befriendee to the project staff • Attend volunteer meetings, training events and 1-2-1 updates with service staff.
Experience required
Befrienders need to be friendly, sociable and patient people with a caring manner. You must be a motivated, reliable, trustworthy and enthusiastic individual who can be responsive and flexible on delivering positive outcomes and experiences.
Travel details
Opportunities available at branches across the region (Annan, Dumfries, Castle Douglas, Newton Stewart, Stranraer)
Support
Training details
Full training is provided for volunteer befrienders by Food Train staff
Restrictions
Minimum age: 16
Frequency & commitment
3 month minimum
Volunteers (aged 16-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity.
Find out more
Please fill out this form to register your interest in the opportunity Befriender with Food Train Dumfries and Galloway
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Your details and message will be sent to:
Food Train, Food Train Dumfries and Galloway
Food Train, Food Train Dumfries and Galloway
Email address: dgrm@thefoodtrain.co.uk
Thank you for registering your interest in Befriender with Food Train Dumfries and Galloway.
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