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Macmillan Buddy

Macmillan Cancer Support
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Our Macmillan Buddy service provides a lifeline for people with cancer by offering them weekly support. The service is delivered by volunteers, who undergo comprehensive training and are fully supported by our staff and lead volunteers.

As a Macmillan Buddy volunteer, you can make a real difference to people's lives, at the hardest time of their life. As a volunteer buddy, you are there as someone for your service user to talk to about how they are feeling and their support needs during this difficult time.

Our Macmillan Community Buddies visit the service user face-to-face in the local community, usually the service user's home. This can also include offering support with simple practical tasks around the home.

You'll also:

Be a key part of a friendly team of volunteers and staff

Receive comprehensive training and support

Have the opportunity to develop your communication and people skills

Receive out of pocket expenses, in line with our expenses policy

Experience required

a good listener

good communication skills

full training is provided

Travel details

Telephone buddies volunteer from their own home providing support on the telephone.
Community buddies provide support in the service user's home or meeting at a public place like a cafe for a chat.

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Training details

Once an individual registers their interest in becoming a Macmillan Buddy, they are invited to an interview with the volunteer manager where they can learn more about the role and for us to hear about their experience. If happy to progress with the role, full online training is provided, both with online modules and teams calls.
Once training completed and in role, there is regular support provided by volunteer manager.