Gig Buddy Volunteer

For Gig Buddies - West Sussex

Being a gig buddy involves attending an event with a person who has a learning disability, once or twice a month. You also help them to choose the event and help with practical / transport arrangements. You will receive training and support.

We regularly recruit new volunteers to buddy up with a person who has a learning disability. We are looking for volunteers all over West Sussex, including, Bognor Regis, Worthing, Horsham, Crawley, Arun and Chichester

Skills

Able to help a person with a learning disability to make decisions about what kind of events they’d like to go to.
Able to commit to a day of training, and then to meet up with the person that you are matched to twice a month.
Friendly and kind, with a good sense of humour.
Willing to get to know somebody well, and to have a good gig buddying relationship with them, based on mutual respect and shared interests.
Committed to Stay Up Late’s campaign to ensure that people with learning disabilities are enabled to live active social lives and make their own choices about how they live.
Proactive and reliable – part of the role is to arrange the gigs that you go to with your buddy.
Because gig buddying is all about getting to know somebody, we usually ask that you’ll be around for at least a year.

About Gig Buddies - West Sussex

Stay Up Late promotes the rights of people with learning disabilities to have full and active social lives.
We do this through awareness raising, advocacy, running our Gig Buddies volunteer service and providing opportunities for people to lead full and active lives.

Interests

Arts, Heritage and Entertainment
Civic Responsibility and Communities
Fitness and Sport
Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender

Activities

Local Events
Supporting People and Befriending

Details

Yes - DBS check required
Yes - Equality and Diversity Policy
Yes - Expenses reimbursed
Yes - Health and Safety Policy
Yes - Ongoing support
Regular catch up with volunteer supervisor
Yes - Suitable for physical or sensory impairment
Need to be willing and able to travel to a range of venues/locations in order to support their gig buddy
No - Suitable for Under 18's
Over 18
Yes - Training provided
6 hours training usually on a Saturday
Yes - Volunteer induction
As part of training
Yes - Volunteer Policy
Yes - Volunteers covered by insurance
Yes - Written role description
Handbook provided with full details of the Role