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Companion Volunteer
Make a meaningful difference in someone's life by volunteering as a Marie Curie Companion, offering much needed companionship, emotional support and a helping hand during a challenging time.
Onsite, Remote, Hybrid
Volunteer Role
Apply by: 01 May 2025
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Opportunity Snapshot
Commitment
Flexible
Format
Onsite, Remote, Hybrid
Eligibility
Age 18-100
Your Role in Creating Change
Become a Marie Curie Companion Volunteer
Location: Community Based in Surrey, Sussex and Bournemouth, Dorset
Commitment: 3 hours/week
Min Age: 18+
Driving: Not essential, but helpful
Criminal Record Check: Yes
Other Checks: 2 non-family references required
*Volunteers are not expected to cover all the areas mentioned. Applicants must reside within the UK and or have the right to Volunteer within the UK
About the role
Marie Curie provides a vital service to those living with a terminal illness and their families. Your time helps reduce loneliness, offer emotional care, and assist with small tasks, allowing carers to take a break.
What you will do
- Visit people in their homes or care setting
- Provide friendly support and care
- Help with tasks like making tea/coffee or going to appointments
- Offer emotional support and signpost to services
- Provide information and support around fuel poverty and accessing available resources
- Complete a short report at the end of each visit
What we need from you
- Empathy, patience, and good listening skills
- Reliability and a commitment to weekly visits
- Respect for privacy and dignity
- Familiarity with basic IT – Microsoft Office, Email
What you'll gain
- Full training over 1 day and ongoing support throughout
- Reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses each month
- A chance to make a real difference
Marie Curie is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of patients and their families and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Marie Curie will treat all volunteers fairly and with respect. We will not discriminate on the basis of disability, ethnicity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, sex (i.e. gender), sexual orientation, religion or faith, or gender reassignment. We will not discriminate on the basis of age, unless the responsibilities of a role require us to do so in order to safeguard our volunteers and/or service users.
Please note you must already reside in the UK to apply for this opportunity
For more information or if you have any questions regarding this volunteer role, please contact us [email protected]
About Marie Curie
Whatever the illness, we’re with you to the end
Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement.
Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness they’re likely to die from.
The care and support we provide is highly valued by the people we care for and their loved ones, but at present we are only reaching around 10% of dying people at the end of life. Right now, one in four people in the UK with a terminal illness, do not get the care or support they deserve at the end of their lives.
Marie Curie Support Team: 0800 090 2309 | [email protected]
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