Volunteer Social Activity Buddy

Location: Warrington, Cheshire, England

Do you enjoy meeting new people?

We are looking for a friendly volunteer who would like to socialise and build a friendship with a lady we support in Warrington!

“Hi! I live in Warrington, and I am supported by Dimensions. I enjoy going for walks, trips out for coffee, aqua aerobics and much more. I would love a buddy to spend time with!”

If you would like to make a difference and make a great friend along the way, we would love to hear from you!

Activities will include:

• Sharing your time and enjoying fun trips out
• Enjoying your buddy’s favorite activities
• Providing company, friendship and fun
• Encouraging your buddy to meet others in her activity groups and helping her to build friendships

We are looking for volunteers who are:

• Friendly, chatty and a good listener
• Happy to be out and about
• Comfortable chatting with people with learning disabilities and autism.
• Reliable/dependable and willing to commit to volunteer regularly (exact times/days can be discussed)

A DBS check and two-character references will be required for this role.

What you’ll gain from being a Dimensions volunteer:

Dimensions provides support for around 3,500 people with learning disabilities and autism across the UK.

Our volunteers play a vital role in our work and in return, we support them with:

• Access to free online training (with access to 800 plus courses)
• Free membership to an online shopping discount scheme
• Comprehensive support from professional, friendly and trained Dimensions staff
• Reasonable expenses may be reimbursed at manager’s discretion
• An opportunity to gain real experience in the social care sector