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Befriending
Age Concern K&C (incorporating Sixty Plus)
Do you have an affinity with older people? As a befriender for AGE CONCERN you will be playing an important part in the lives of those whom you visit. Friendship and practical help can prevent feelings of isolation and can make all the difference to the client being able and willing to maintain independence and dignity. In return you will meet new people and derive satisfaction from your visits....
Project Manager - Evening drop-in centre
Streetlytes-UK
Their Thursday evening drop-in centre in Portobello Road plays an important part in STREETLYTES' mission to serve the homeless. They are looking for a Project Manager, someone to oversee the running of the activity in partnership with the Salvation Army. So you will need to be good at getting the best out of people, supervising and managing the activity so that everyone has the opportunity to b...
Ride and Read
Library Service - Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
We are looking for a volunteer to help more isolated residents in the borough access our service. We are looking to establish a service to help less mobile people to get to our libraries, and are looking for keen and proactive volunteers to run this service. Activities will include: - contacting users to make pick-up and visit arrangements, - arranging community transport bookings, - liaising wi...
Visitors
Independent Age
Can you provide valuable support for older people? Volunteers will be responsible for visiting our beneficiaries in their own homes to provide friendship, support and practical help through our charity. We also looking for volunteers to assist with assessments from time to time. Volunteers can also keep in touch by telephone. This is a really flexible volunteering role with no weekly commitments...
Appropriate Adult
Community Safety Team
Do you want to make a difference to someone's custody experience? Would you like to learn more about the Criminal Justice system? Can you act discretely and not judge a book by its cover? If this is you, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea's Appropriate Adult service is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help support vulnerable adults or young people being held in custody. If you liv...
Parent Gym Coach
The Mind Gym (Parent Gym)
Are you a parent with children over 3 years old? Are you willing to pass your experiences on to others? You can do this as a Parent Gym Coach! After training, you will carry out 9 sessions (2 hours a week) with parents of primary age children. Some fundamental areas will be: > Establishing rules; > Key health issues; > Love and affection. Helping parents who may be finding life difficult, tea...
Activity Support
Notting Hill Housing
We are recruiting volunteers to support our extra care activities services. We have coffee mornings, quiz nights, spanish classes but volunteers are free to start up their own activities if they wish. This is a great opportunity to have some fun and also gain some experience in the health and social care sector. Please get in touch if you are interested. We ask for a commitment of at least 3 mont...
Befriending Elderly and Isolated Individuals
Notting Hill Housing
We are looking for volunteers to befriend elderly and isolated individuals. This might involve going to the park, meeting them for a coffee, going to the shops, going for a drink to the pub and having a good chat. Volunteers should be available for regular meetings with the tenant which will take place at least once a fortnight for one hour at a prearranged time and location. Notting Hill volunte...
Befriender / Assistant
St. Cuthberts
A befriender / assistant is needed to assist with the smooth running of our day centre in Earls Court. The centre is attended by vulnerable people, including the homeless, clients with mental health problems, the elderly, socially isolated and clients with substance misuse problems. Clients attend the centre for lunch, computer classes, advice, etc. Volunteers are required to interact with client...
Peer Mentors: ages 15 - 18 only
Victim Support Kensington & Chelsea (West Area)
Being a peer mentor is about making a difference in someone's life, using your life experiences to help others, and improving your community. If you're between 15 and 18, why not help someone find their strength? > You'll get to know any young people you are assigned to, building and maintaining effective working relationships built on trust and mutual respect; > Where appropriate you'll offer su...
