Befriending Volunteer (with Eating Disorder Charity)
- VO99162
- Home-based volunteering
Description
The charity was set up in 2014 by her family in memory of Linda Tremble, who sadly lost her battle with anorexia nervosa in 2011.
Since 2019 we have expanded to become Scotland’s leading community eating disorder charity and now hold support group meetings for people over 18 with eating disorders and for parents, carers and families in Ayrshire, Fife, Forth Valley, Glasgow, Highland, Lanarkshire, Perth, Edinburgh and Tayside. In the future our strategy is to expand into other areas in Scotland so that we can ensure that everyone in Scotland affected by an eating disorder gets support and respect in the heart of their community.
This listing relates to development of our service across Ayrshire.
Main duties:
Weekly, one hour phone calls with your befriendee
Offering peer support and a listening ear
Signposting befriendees and escalating any safeguarding issues
Maintaining regular support and supervision sessions
Skills & experience required:
To be a good listener
To be able to offer support and encouragement in a non-judgemental manner
To have a good knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with mental health issues, particularly eating disorders. Volunteers who have previously had an eating disorder must have been fully recovered for at least two years before taking on this role
To have good timekeeping skills
To be open and honest whilst also maintaining appropriate boundaries.
To be articulate, with a good telephone manner and able to communicate in a warm and welcoming way
To be patient, allowing befriendees to take recovery at their own pace.
To be committed to attending regular training when required
Organisation aims and objectives
The charity was set up in 2014 by her family in memory of Linda Tremble, who sadly lost her battle with anorexia nervosa in 2011. Since 2019 we have expanded to become Scotland’s leading community eating disorder charity and now hold support group meetings for people over 18 with eating disorders and for parents, carers and families in Ayrshire, Fife, Forth Valley, Glasgow, Highland, Lanarkshire, Perth, Edinburgh and Tayside. In the future our strategy is to expand into other areas in Scotland so that we can ensure that everyone in Scotland affected by an eating disorder gets support and respect in the heart of their community.
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Restrictions
Experience required: To be a good listener
To be able to offer support and encouragement in a non-judgemental manner
To have a good knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with mental health issues, particularly eating disorders. Volunteers who have previously had an eating disorder must have been fully recovered for at least two years before taking on this role
To have good timekeeping skills
To be open and honest whilst also maintaining appropriate boundaries.
To be articulate, with a good telephone manner and able to communicate in a warm and welcoming way
To be patient, allowing befriendees to take recovery at their own pace.
To be committed to attending regular training when required
Minimum age: 18