Volunteering

Carers Group Assistant (Bognor Regis)

For Carers Support West Sussex

Register your Interest

We are looking for an assistant to join and support the facilitation of the group alongside the Facilitator, ensuring a warm welcome to those that wish to join us.

We want to create a safe environment for people to be able to talk about their caring roles when they feel comfortable to do so.

The Assistant will achieve this by actively listening and responding to issues and concerns raised by the carer if able to do so. They will feedback to the Facilitator after the group, including any concerns for the carer or further action required.

What is involved:

• Facilitation of Meetings: Organise and lead carer group sessions, ensuring they start and end on time, prepare and serve tea | coffee and refreshments.
• Support: Provide emotional support and guidance to group members. Specifically, caring for someone that may have an addiction.
• Resource Sharing: Share relevant resources and information with group members.
• Record Keeping: Maintain attendance records and note any significant issues that arise during meetings | Upload receipts for expenses incurred.
• Confidentiality: Ensure all discussions within the group remain confidential.
• Check-ins: Attend regular check-ins with a Volunteer Mentor

Skills

• Basic IT skills to be able to join online meetings and undertake online training.
• Active listening, and excellent & effective communication.
• Confident to engage with others within a face to face and virtual group setting.
• An insight into issues carers face on a daily basis.
• An empathetic caring approach when engaging with others.
• To be non-judgemental and be able to maintain personal boundaries.
• Encourage and promote carer health and wellbeing.

About Carers Support West Sussex

Carers Support West Sussex is an independent local charity supporting some of the 70,000 family and friend carers living in West Sussex. With more than 30,000 carers currently registered with us, we are dedicated to offering unpaid Carers information, guidance, and emotional support. Our aim is to deliver a well networked and supportive approach for each carer in the city/town or village in which they live.

We have more than 80 members of staff and over 35 volunteers, as well as a dedicated team of Trustees, we are committed to ensuring carers are recognised and listened to. Carers save the UK economy more than £1 billion pounds to the West Sussex economy and more than £150 billion across England and Wales.

Details

• Yes - DBS check required
• Yes - Equality and Diversity Policy
• Yes - Expenses reimbursed
• Yes - Health and Safety Policy
• Yes - Is it fully accessible
• Yes - Ongoing support
• No - Suitable for physical or sensory impairment
• No - Suitable for Under 18's
  Over 18yrs
• Yes - Training provided
• Yes - Volunteer induction
• Yes - Volunteer Policy
• Yes - Volunteers covered by insurance
• Yes - Written role description

Availability

Timings and commitment: Second Wednesday of each month: 10.30am – 12.30pm. This time period does not include setting up and packing. We would ask of the volunteer to arrive 30mins before the start of the group, and to stay behind after the group, for debrief time and packing up ( 30mins max). Once every 3 months the Carer Wellbeing worker would arrange to call the volunteer for a wellbeing and role catch-up call. Minimum commitment of 6 months.

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