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Event Volunteer

Dates-n-Mates Scotland
VO99274

Would you like to support people with learning disabilities to socialise and make friends? We are looking for Volunteer Event Supporters to help at and lead social events.
Our events include going to restaurants, pubs, cinema, tenpin bowling, day trips and walks. Events usually take place afternoons and evenings and last about 2 hours.
As an Events Supporter, you will attend the event and help the members to interact while they’re together. It’s all about helping them to have a safe, enjoyable and friendly time. It’s sociable, great fun and very rewarding!
A large number of people with learning disabilities feel lonely and socially isolated. Your support will help to change this.
Our events are held on different days and times each week. We appreciate and understand that volunteers are sometimes only available certain days and times.
Dates-n-mates offer a variety of training and support to our volunteers.
We're looking for a volunteer who is sociable, friendly and confident and has excellent people skills. You will be a good communicator; kind and patient when interacting with people who have different communication or mobility needs. You will be able to interact respectfully with people from a range of different backgrounds. As you will be representing Dates-n-Mates, you will be courteous and professional as well as being reliable and punctual. Volunteers must be over 18 years old.

Experience required

Members of Dates-n-Mates need time to build trust and have a connection with our volunteers. We ask our volunteers to commit to a minimum of 6 months to give everyone time to get to know each other.

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Training details

Dates-n-mates offer a variety of training and support to our volunteers.

Restrictions

Minimum age: 18

Frequency & commitment

Our events are held on different days and times each week. We appreciate and understand that volunteers are sometimes only available certain days and times.