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At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, our unique care provides a lifeline of compassion and support to patients, carers, and families facing progressive life-limiting illness.
We provide palliative ...
Compassionate Communities Group Volunteer
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Summary
Can you help run a local community hub or Compassionate Cafe, set up the venue to be welcoming, offer friendship, emotional support and a listening ear?Detailed description
Compassionate Communities Group Volunteers are trained local people who offer their companionship, time, social and emotional support to people in their local community. The people who attend the groups may need support due to age or illness and/or people who are suffering with a loss such as bereavement. Support is offered in a group setting like a Community Hub or Compassionate Café.
Our volunteers are ambassadors for Rennie Grove Peace in their local communities and are committed to the Compassionate Neighbours social movement to help reduce loneliness and social isolation.
All volunteers take part in a structured training programme. Once completed they are asked to support a local Community Hub and/or Compassionate Café.
Main Tasks
- help run a local Community Hub and/or Compassionate Café in the community with the support from Community Engagement team and clinical team
- set up the venue to be welcoming
- offer friendship, emotional support and a listening ear to attendees
- help attendees participate in activities
- help attendees stay connected to the community as well as family and friends
- provide information leaflets and signpost any enquiries for Rennie Grove Peace Services
- Wear personal identity badge whilst volunteering
- Represent the professional standards of the charity
We particularly need volunteers in the following areas:-
- Borehamwood Cafe
- Harpenden Cafe
- Bushey Cafe (opening in the autumn)
- Potters Bar Hub
What's in it for you?
you can use or develop your skills to help local people
this is a sociable role, you will be part of a friendly team, meeting people from your local area
just a few hours a month of your time can make a big difference to the life of someone who is struggling
some of our volunteers do go on to get jobs with us. If you would like to see our current job vacancies please visit our website and click on the Jobs button
What you need to know
- we will pay reasonable expenses, if you wish to claim them
- as the groups meet in many different locations, we can' guarantee how accessible they are, but we're very happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may need
What we will provide to volunteers
💸 Reimbursement of costs🤝 Extra supportAbout Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
We provide palliative and end of life care support, including bereavement services, within Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire and our patient services are available to adults, as well as patients transitioning into adult services (16 to 25 years.) Bereavement support is offered for all ages to families of patients and those around them, as well as throughout the community, in schools and workplaces.
We are proud to offer care in the place that best suits the individual’s needs, whether that’s at home, in a care home, in a short stay in our inpatient unit, out in the community, or in our purpose-built Living Well Centre facilities. As a hospice care charity, we have offered this support, free of charge, for over 40 years.