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Befriender- MHA Ryelands

MHA-Methodist Homes

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MHA is the largest charity care provider for older people in the UK. Our mission is to inspire the best care and wellbeing at every stage of later life. At Ryelands, we provide residential and residential dementia care for 50 residents.

As a Befriender you’ll be matched with a resident and visit them regularly at the care home to bring friendship, company, and a chance to chat. Some of our residents don’t have family or friends to visit therefore they can benefit from spending quality time with a Befriender. The visits may include doing activities, such as reading a newspaper or their favourite book, playing a board game or accompanying them for a walk in the garden.

Benefits for you:

• Help improve the quality of life for older people
• Help reduce loneliness and isolation
• Support your community
• Keep socially active
• Be part of a friendly team

Skills and qualities desired:

• Good communication and people skills
• Enthusiasm
• Patience, empathy and understanding of the needs of older people
• Reliable and punctual
• Clear sense of personal boundaries and ability to maintain confidentiality
• A willingness to engage with training and development
• A good understanding of your personal strengths and limitations

Times and Commitment:

• Days and times are flexible Monday-Sunday between 8.30am-7pm
• Each visit will last around 1-2 hours
• We ask you to be able to commit on a regular basis for a minimum of 6 months


Training, support and requirements:

• You need to be aged 18 or over
• A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and two character references are required
• We will provide you with a full induction for the role. Inductions are delivered Monday-Friday 9am-5pm- two 3 hour sessions.
• Training on safeguarding, health and safety and other training and updating of skills and knowledge relevant to the role
• Ongoing support from a named contact

*Please note- we can only accept applications from volunteers who currently live in the UK*

Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring

Language Skills, Communication Skills, Listening Skills

• Good communication and people skills • Enthusiasm • Patience, empathy and understanding of the needs of older people • Reliable and punctual • Clear sense of personal boundaries and ability to maintain confidentiality • A willingness to engage with training and development • A good understanding of your personal strengths and limitations

• Help improve the quality of life for older people • Help reduce loneliness and isolation • Support your community • Keep socially active • Be part of a friendly team

• Days and times are flexible Monday-Sunday between 8.30am-7pm • Each visit will last around 1-2 hours • We ask you to be able to commit on a regular basis for a minimum of 6 months

Further location details may be provided below.

15 Beddington Gardens Wallington Surrey

SM6 0JF

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We’re fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is rooted in our values of respect, nurture and inspire. We are proud to have developed our own EDI Strategy which is underpinned by three core values: MHA will embrace the diversity of all our people: colleagues, volunteers, residents, service users, visitors and everyone associated with MHA to create a harmonious environment, accessible to all, reflective of the communities in which we work, where people are comfortable to be themselves and realise their full potential. MHA will challenge inequality in all its forms and will promote dignity, respect and understanding within MHA and our wider community. MHA will attract, select and retain a talented diverse range of talented people to work at MHA and will value the contribution made by everyone.

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