become a buddy
changing lives. one connection at a time
A Buddy is someone who makes a difference in a disabled person's life by sharing their time, skills, and friendship.
Become a Buddy and meet new people, build your skills and experience the rewarding feeling of making a lasting impact for your disabled Buddy.
Choose how you support your Buddy:
Face-to-face
Where?
Your local area
How much time per week?
When?
Flexible
What?
Doing social activities together
1 hour
20 mins
virtual
Where?
Online via Zoom, WhatsApp or email
How much time per week?
When?
Flexible
What?
Chatting via video call or messaging
45 mins
20 mins
telephone
Where?
Anywhere!
How much time per week?
When?
Flexible
What?
Chatting with your Buddy over the phone
30 mins
20 mins
Peer buddy
We are seeking compassionate and friendly individuals to join our team as a Buddy, providing essential social interaction and support to disabled service users. In this flexible, freelance role, you will engage with service users both in-person, over the phone, and online, fostering meaningful connections and contributing to their overall well-being.
We are a disabled-led organisation and are particularly interested in disabled applicants for this role. However, applications from all backgrounds are welcome.
Requirements:
-
Empathy and compassion: A genuine interest in supporting individuals with disabilities, along with a friendly, patient, and understanding demeanour.-
-
Good communication skills: Strong verbal communication skills, both in person and through virtual means, with an ability to build trust and rapport.-
-
Reliability and flexibility: The ability to offer flexible availability based on the needs of the service users.
-
Competency using technology: Comfortable using phone systems, video conferencing platforms (e.g., Zoom, Teams, Google), and messaging apps (e.g. WhatsApp) to interact with service users.
-
Experience: Previous experience in a caregiving, social work, or support role is preferred but not required.
-
Background checks: This role will require an enhanced DBS check to ensure the safety of service users.
-
Willingness to engage with training and skill development: This role will require you to undertake training on supporting people with their mental health and effective safeguarding.
If you have a passion for helping others and want to be part of a team that truly makes a difference, we would love to hear from you!
To apply:
Please submit a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role via email to:
David Bourroughs, david@buddiesforall.org.uk
This is an ongoing vacancy and there is no closing date. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews arranged online at a mutually agreeable date and time. We will notify you via email of the outcome of your application.