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Outreach Community & Residential Services

SHADOW (SERVICE USER) SUPPORT VOLUNTEER

This volunteer role involves shadowing Outreach Community & Residential Services Support Workers. The Support Workers supporting people who identify with mental health needs and/or learning difficulties. As a volunteer, you will be working with our Support Workers and helping to facilitate individual service users to live as independently as possible within their residential homes and in their local community, in improving their quality of life and experiencing. This volunteer opportunity/role is particularly suitable for a person looking to pursue a professional career in the care sector and/or to expand their knowledge in Support work, social work, nursing, and care management. Tasks may include: Shadowing Outreach support workers, in enabling service users to attend Outreach, and/or other external agencies, activities, events, venues, appointments etc. Being with a service user in watching TV, listening to radio; and/or in conversation. Supporting Outreach service users in attending religious places of worship. I.e synagogue. Promotion of service user independence; in supporting their personal lifestyle choices. Engaging in 1-1 and/or group activities within supported houses; i.e. playing board games. Enabling & supporting service users in the preparation of appropriate dietary requirements. Promotion of individual health and wellbeing as being relevant, supportive and appropriate to the person. I.e. exercise, engaging in activities, awareness of personal hygiene etc. Ensuring that service user rights, dignity and privacy are maintained at all times. Empowering service users, in relation to shared responsibilities, budgeting, food preparation, socialising, self-care etc. We look forward to you joining us.


Not sure which role suits you or need a little friendly help? Please contact Angie at angie@jvn.org.uk for London or Rebecca at manchester@jvn.org.uk for Manchester.

Information

Location:Radcliffe, Bury Prestwich, Whitefield
In-Person
Age limit: Volunteers aged 18 or over
Hours per session: Between 4 and 6 hours
Availability: On-going

Available days/times

MorningAfternoonEvening
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Charity

Outreach Community & Residential Services

Outreach Community and Residential services, was originally formed over 40 years ago, as a service for young people from within the Jewish community.

However, Outreach now provide person centred holistic support to adult service users who identify with learning disabilities and/or mental health needs; from all faiths, beliefs and denominations; across all sections of the wider community.

Outreach builds support around each person; in recognising that everyone is an individual; with needs and wishes that are different from each other.

Outreach, through its staff (employees and volunteers); support, facilitate and empower individuals, to make their own choices. In for example, being active, contributing, engaging and in trying new things.
All in and towards leading happy, fruitful, fulfilling and productive life; within their own CQC registered and inspected small shared living environments; with each other; and within the wider generic community.

These services and volunteering opportunities; will also be greatly enhanced from Spring 2019. With the opening of our brand-new Outreach hub, in Radcliffe town centre.

So why not join us, and "Become the difference that makes the difference"

QUALITY FOCUSED VOLUNTEERING WITH OUTREACH.
Whether YOU have a few hours to spare each week; are able to use YOUR skills and expertise in a one off activity and/or event. Or; you are looking for a longer term volunteering role.

As an Outreach volunteer; you too could be empowering and supporting Outreach service users in the promotion of an independent lifestyle; and in facilitating many more activities, in respect of and in relation to the individual choices of service users.

As an Outreach volunteer; we recognise that modern contemporary volunteering is a two-way, win-win process; and as such; we also aim to meet your needs, wants and desires; based upon your personal drivers.

For example: As a student; in enabling you, in gaining that essential real life/real time experience, of supporting service users. This being allied to your academic learning, towards your higher degree, and/or your chosen career pathway.

To this end, Outreach have a full time; fully dedicated, quality focused volunteer programme manager; in ensuring that you are fully supported throughout your volunteering experience.

Equally; in providing you with training, and reflection opportunities; volunteering reward and recognition; and crucially, in ensuring professional acceptance as a volunteer; in for example volunteer shadowing roles.

All this, within a quality focused volunteering environment, where you will also gain a sense of achievement; increased knowledge, skills, confidence, and wider experiences; whilst similarly have fun, and opportunity to make new friends, and contacts.
Opportunities

Contact

Jewish Volunteering Network,
Wohl Campus for Jewish Education,
44a Albert Road, London, NW4 2SJ

020 8203 6427 (London & Herts)
07587 792 272 (Manchester)

info@jvn.org.uk
manchester@jvn.org.uk

Office hours

Mon-Thur 9.00am-5.30pm
Fri 9.00am-1.00pm (winter) 3.00pm (summer)

Closed weekends, bank holidays and Jewish festivals

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