Wellbeing monitor volunteer
Purpose: People with Learning Disabilities are living longer than ever before. As a result, an increasing number of people with Learning Disabilities are still living at home with older family carers or being cared for by their extended family. At times, of ill health, due to ageing or other changes within the family, caring responsibilities can become more challenging. Carers may need more support themselves in order to keep the family together or make their voices heard. The wellbeing mentor will continue to provide support, after advocacy, helping carers or adults with learning disabilities to identify, and make changes (which in some circumstances could include making difficult or challenging decisions) to provide a life/carer balance and a sense of wellbeing within their lives.
Role Description:
An Advocate will offer regular mentoring sessions, so that you can discuss issues that have arisen whilst working with an individual and agreeing a plan of action based on CASBA’s wellbeing circle.
You will also receive support from the volunteer coordinator who will undertake your induction at the beginning of your role with CASBA and will regularly meet with you to discuss your learning and training needs.
Both the advocate and Volunteer Co-ordinator will also be there to help find solutions to issues or barriers you may face, arising from individuals you are working with.
Role Description:
- To have regular contact with a family/service user, over a 3 to 6 month period, who, due to vulnerabilities and/or isolation, requires ongoing support after advocacy.
- You will need to get to know the person you are supporting, (being a friend and mentor). Visiting them in places they feel comfortable – their home, day centre, local café etc.
- You will be given an opportunity to attend a meeting with the advocate and the individual you will be working with. At this meeting you will determine what aspects of ‘CASBA’s wellbeing circle’ you will work on to support the individual.
- Support offered could be through information giving, practical support such as accompanying someone to local activities or meetings or emotional support.
- Through this support you will build a person’s confidence and empower them to deal with crisis in their lives with more knowledge, opportunities and choices available to them.
- An ability to ‘connect’ positively and patiently with our Service users
- To be fairly flexible in times of the day/week when you can meet with families.
- You must agree to a DBS check being undertaken before you are allowed to to undertake this role as you will be working with vulnerable adults.
- You will be encouraged to undertake an in-house training course, as soon as possible, once working in this role. You will also be expected to participate in ongoing training thereafter.
An Advocate will offer regular mentoring sessions, so that you can discuss issues that have arisen whilst working with an individual and agreeing a plan of action based on CASBA’s wellbeing circle.
You will also receive support from the volunteer coordinator who will undertake your induction at the beginning of your role with CASBA and will regularly meet with you to discuss your learning and training needs.
Both the advocate and Volunteer Co-ordinator will also be there to help find solutions to issues or barriers you may face, arising from individuals you are working with.
