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Spinal Injuries Scotland
- VO98885
Role Summary:
To support the work of Spinal Injuries Scotland (SIS) who are the national voluntary organisation concerned with helping new and long-term spinal cord injured people to see the possibilities of living life beyond their injury.
Role Description :
Your involvement as a volunteer will be focused – if a non-spinal cord injured person - on helping to organise monthly coffee meets for members within the Borders area. If you have a spinal cord injury yourself you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the discussions that take place, offering empathy and understanding as required. This opportunity offers volunteers an invaluable insight into the challenges faced by those living with a spinal cord injury as well as access to information about how these same challenges can be managed.
Experience required
• Be friendly and approachable
• Have a passion for supporting people, encouraging them to engage and helping them to feel included in their community
• Possess active listening skills and have the ability to interact positively and empathically
• Be non-judgemental and able to respect individual’s cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Have the ability to offer or obtain relevant information, both local and national, for members and their families.
Travel details
Various locations within the Borders area, with the current focus being on Galashiels.
Support
Training details
Volunteers are given an induction on basics to volunteering & safeguarding. Those directly involved in providing peer support will also get training in listening skills, suicide awareness and one to one/mentoring /side by side training with the peer support advisor.
Taster available
Restrictions
Minimum age: 21
Must meet PVG – Protection of Vulnerable Adults (PVG) - requirements. As this role is regulated, the charity will apply for an PVG on your behalf.
Volunteers (aged 21-25) 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 Peer Support Volunteers with Spinal Injuries Scotland
Your email address and phone number will only be used by the organisation/TSI you are contacting to discuss in more detail the opportunity you are enquiring about.
Your message will be sent to the organisation that supports volunteering in Scottish Borders:
Contact name: Volunteer Team Borders
Email address: volunteering@borderscommunityaction.org.uk
Phone: 07485 394001
Thank you for registering your interest in Peer Support Volunteers with Spinal Injuries Scotland.
Spinal Injuries Scotland has been sent your details and message, they will respond to you at the email address you provided.
Something has gone wrong, please let us know about this issue at milosupport@scvo.scot quoting reference #VO98885.