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Volunteer Befrienders Wanted.
The Health Buddy Scheme at the Pioneering Care Centre are looking for Volunteer Befrienders to work within their own communities.
As a Volunteer Befriender you will develop a trusting relationship with clients, help them with shopping or attending medical appointments, encourage them to engage with social activities and access services. You will be supporting people living within County Durham who are recently discharged from hospital to prevent hospital readmission.
If you are patient and reliable then this could be an ideal opportunity for you. A full training and support package will be provided by PCP and ideally volunteers should be able to give a minimum of 2 hours a week.
If you are interested in this volunteering role please contact Fiona Chrichard, Health Buddy Development Worker, email: fiona.chrichard@pcp.uk.net or Lindsay Manning, Project Officer, email: lindsay.manning@pcp.uk.net.
Tel: 01325 321234 based at the Pioneering Care Centre, Carer's Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4SF.
Please see the contact information section above for details about how to apply for this job.
Please Note: You will require Microsoft Word to view the Word documents. If you do not have Microsoft Word you can download the Microsoft Word Reader. You will need to download and Adobe Acrobat Reader to be able to view the PDF files. For Microsoft Excel files you will require the Excel Reader.