Befriending Support for Young Carers - Romsey

Unity Online; Romsey; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local charity organization is seeking volunteers to befriend young carers in Romsey, England. As a befriender, you will provide vital support, social opportunities, and a safe space for conversation. This role requires kindness, good listening skills, and a valid driving license, as befriending outings may involve driving young carers. The meetings are flexible, allowing you to connect meaningfully with a matched young carer. Full training and ongoing support are provided.

Qualifications

• Must be kind and caring, with good listening skills and a sense of humour.
• Experience working with young people or mentoring is preferred.
• Must have a full driving license and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one friendship to a young carer.
• Facilitate social opportunities and support for the young carer.
• Keep in regular contact with the RYC befriending supervisor.

Skills

Kindness

Good listening skills

Sense of humour

Experience working with young people

Job description

Will require a criminal record (DBS) check

Own vehicle or access to one

Full driving licence

Description

What will you be doing?

Providing one-to-one friendship to a young carer.

Befriending a young carer is a unique opportunity to do something different and allows a volunteer to give their time in a more dedicated way to a matched young carer. They help to provide social opportunities, support and a safe adult the young carer can talk to. This can look like taking their young carer for a drink and a chat, going for a walk or on an outing related to their young carers interests.

The meetings are flexible, either weekly, biweekly or monthly depending on what works for both the volunteer and young person. Befrienders are fully trained and have full guidance and support through the process. We ask new volunteer befrienders to join us for a few youth clubs first so we can all get to know each other, allowing RYC to better match the befriender with a young carer.

Befrienders need to be kind, caring, good listeners and have a good sense of humour! Ideally you will have experience working with young people or mentoring in some form.

Befrienders are matched with a young carer who they then meet with 1:2:1. This is supervised by RYC. You will need to be happy driving the young person on befriending outings. Befrienders must also keep in touch with the RYC befriending supervisor.

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