Peer Support Group volunteer

Peer Support Group volunteer

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Mental Health North Dorset Help and Peer Support

#63703
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Join in with chat over a cuppa and cake. Help with preparing refreshments and setting up and also meeting those who are anxious beforehand - a friendly face.

We meet at the Royal British Legion Hall in Shaftesbury on the first Thursday of every month. We need help with setting up the tables and chairs at the beginning and putting away at the end. I, and several others are physically disabled and so cannot do this. At the other venues it is just helping with the teas and coffees, washing up etc. We hope you would enjoy joining in with the chat and activities too. The Groups are facilitated by Amanda at Shaftesbury and Jane at Gillingham but numbers range from 2 to 16 and so the amount of help needed varies. There are sometimes other things such as helping someone fill in a simple registration form. All volunteers are DBS checked (free). Sometimes people like to be met outside if they are anxious about walking into a room for the first time. A befriending role might be possible.

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This is an Open Mental Health volunteering role

About Mental Health North Dorset Help and Peer Support

Our organisation runs three Peer Support Groups in North Dorset, just over the border from Somerset in Gillingham, Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton - all welcome! Age 16 +, any sort of mental health difficulty from loneliness to serious mental illness. Signposting website including a page for Somerset and Wiltshire.

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Practical details

Volunteering Organisation role

Flexible hours
Flexible location

Contact person

Provided

Reimbursement of costs
Extra support

Requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service