Home from Hospital Volunteers Needed

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A new volunteer role has recently been created to provide urgent, ad-hoc support to people living independently at home across the Tendring district. Volunteers may be required to fulfil various roles including: 

 - Welfare check (home visit) 

- Befriending/providing a listening ear or having a chat 

-  support to make light meal/snack

- Support with paperwork (letters, forms, phone calls) 

- Encouraging simple seated exercise or similar 

- Light cleaning duties 

- Light Shopping, prescription collection 

- Household tasks e.g. changing light bulbs 

 Volunteers may be requested to support people for short periods of time of up to 6 weeks  who have recently been discharged from hospital or to prevent someone from being admitted back into hospital. 

 No personal care tasks will be undertaken 

This can make all the difference to those who come home to an empty house, maybe after a long stay in hospital and with no family or friends to help out.

What skills do I need?

People with the ANY of the following skills would be welcomed:

Good communication skills 

Adaptable and flexible 

Kind and patient 

Occupational therapy 

Physiotherapy 

Personal Training 

Sports exercise / injury 

Carers 

Catering and chefs 

Administration and clerical 

Training

The following mandatory on-line training courses will need to be completed in order to undertake any of these roles and volunteers will be given access to an e-learning platform to achieve this:

Lone Working (including Boundaries)

Data Security Awareness - Level 1 

Mental Capacity Act and Adult Safeguarding 

Health Safety and Welfare - Level 1 

Equality, Diversity and Human Rights - Level 1 


Details

  • Accessibility
  • Data Protection policy
  • DBS check required
    CVS Tendring will arrange for an Enhanced DBS to be completed
  • Equal opportunities policy
  • Expenses reimbursed
  • Health and Safety Policy
  • Ongoing support
  • Suitable for under 18s
  • Training provided
  • Volunteer induction
  • Volunteer policy
  • Volunteers covered by insurance
  • Written role description

When can I volunteer?

Start Date: 01/08/2021

End Date: 01/09/2026

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CVS Tendring

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Interests

  • Civic Responsibility and Communities
  • Disability
  • Health and Social Care
  • Older People

Activities

  • Administration and Office
  • Advice and Information
  • Driving
  • General Helping
  • Practical Skills
  • Supporting People and Befriending

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