JOIN OUR BEFRIENDING SERVICE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL SUPPORT NEEDS! Our befrienders work with children and young people with disabilities to enable them to access social and leisure activities or enable parents to take a break. Gain valuable experience supporting young people with special needs. We operate in the Boroughs of Kingston & Richmond, We provide multiple levels of training, e-learning and a DBS check The role pays a minimum hourly rate of £10.85 per hour and you can pick and choose your own hours to fit your schedule.
FriendBee is a Ruils service that matches disabled young people with a paid Befriender to help them access social and leisure activities. We currently support young people up to the age of 25 that have a Special Education Need or Disability (SEND) that impacts their social life, who also live in the London Borough of Richmond or Royal Borough of Kingston. If you are looking for a part time job in London, this role is ideal for you!
FriendBee Befrienders are recruited, trained, vetted and employed by Ruils. The primary role of our Befrienders is to build a relationship with a young person and support them in doing things that they want to do. This can range from doing activities in the home or going out in the community to participate in youth clubs or other organised activities. In addition to providing social support to the young person, Befrienders also enable parents and other family members to have respite from their caring responsibilities. This could look like a parent going out of the home while the Befriender stays with their child or spending quality time with the young person’s siblings. Befrienders have the flexibility to choose their hours, create their own schedules and work with as many families as they choose. Once the recruitment process is complete, Befrienders will have full access to the FriendBee website, can post their profile and begin the matching process with a family looking for a Befriender.
Key Responsibilities
1. Listen to the needs of the young person and their family and follow agreed guidelines and instructions for the sessions.
2. Support the young person to meet their agreed outcomes for the sessions.
3. Support the young person to engage in new activities and/or engage in activities they already enjoy, with a “new” element.
4. Actively promote the inclusion of the young person into mainstream activities.
5. Help to build the young person’s social confidence and develop their social skills through play and activities.
6. Provide a safe environment and constant supervision of the young person in your care.
7. Take reasonable and responsible care of your own health and safety.
8. Maintain confidentiality in relation to the young person and their families.
9. Work according to Ruils’ Safeguarding Policies.
10. Adhere to the Ruils Code of Conduct.
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Candidates must live or work in the boroughs of Richmond upon Thames or Kingston upon Thames
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