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Date(s)
weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, starting from Tuesday, August 1, 2023 - 9:00am, forever
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Availability Details
Volunteering opportunities are available Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.
Volunteers usually provide 2 to 3 hours of support every week.
Volunteers usually provide 2 to 3 hours of support every week.
Venue Address
Across Sunderland and Northumberland
Across Sunderland and Northumberland
EC1Y 0TL
United Kingdom
Areas covered
This role covers Sunderland and Northumberland.
We support people to be heard in decisions about their health, care and wellbeing. We’re an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services.
You’ll be volunteering with people with mental health problems, people with learning disabilities, autistic people and people with other disabilities.
As a support session volunteer, you might:
- help people have their say when it matters most
- offer general advocacy support, including one-to-one support
- help people to make complaints and use local services.
Skills needed
You’ll need to be able volunteer independently and safely in various situations.
These skills will be important:
Empathy with people
Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
Ability to act as a representative of VoiceAbility
Good communication
Respect for difference and diversity
Non-judgmental attitude
Organisational skills.
These skills will be important:
Empathy with people
Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
Ability to act as a representative of VoiceAbility
Good communication
Respect for difference and diversity
Non-judgmental attitude
Organisational skills.
