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Mearnskirk Helping Hands
- VO104768
As a volunteer, you'll be providing companionship to someone who is living with dementia. Often, when people get a diagnosis of dementia, it can affect their confidence and cause social isolation due to things like family and friends, withdrawing, them no longer participating in social activities they used to enjoy or perhaps issues around communication. However social interaction is vital to someone living with dementia and it can help improve their mood and continue to live independently for as long as possible.
You will be carefully matched with a person living with dementia and they will have been referred to the project and an assessment by project staff will have been completed. You will spend up to two hours, once a week with the person you are matched with. This might be to spend time at home chatting or doing an activity such as playing a game, or if the person is able, perhaps going out to a local park or to a cafe for a coffee. Providing this companionship will be beneficial to the person living with dementia and also will provide family members with a precious small period of respite.
You will be provided with full training on befriending and dementia awareness and you will be supported on an ongoing basis by project staff. The role is incredibly rewarding and will make a huge difference to the lives of people living with dementia and their unpaid carers.
PVG membership required.
Travel details
In the community (our base is the Mearns Kirk Halls, 404 Mearns Road, Newton Mearns, G77 5BU).
Restrictions
Minimum age: 18
Volunteers (aged 18-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity.
Find out more
Please fill out this form to register your interest in the opportunity Volunteer Befriender (for a Person Living with Dementia) with Mearnskirk Helping Hands
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Your message will be sent to the organisation that supports volunteering in East Renfrewshire:
Contact name: VAER Volunteering Team
Email address: hello@va-er.org.uk
Phone: 0141 876 9555
Thank you for registering your interest in Volunteer Befriender (for a Person Living with Dementia) with Mearnskirk Helping Hands.
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