Big Buddy Befriender

Family Friends carefully recruits, trains, and matches volunteers with families in Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham and Brent. Volunteers offer long-term practical and emotional support based on each family's unique needs and potential. We offer two befriending volunteer opportunities with us - Big Buddies and Family Befriending.

Skills:

Listening & Communication Goal Setting & Aiming High Leadership & People Management Teamwork & Collaboration Digital Literacy & IT Skills Project Management & Organization Fundraising & Grant Writing Data Analysis & Research Emotional Intelligence & Empathy Networking & Relationship Building

Age: 18 - 99

Where: Onsite

Our Big Buddies support young people, in the boroughs above, aged 10-18 for a few hours weekly or fortnightly over a period of 6 or 12 months. With encouragement and support, volunteers will aim to help young people to discover their strengths, build confidence, and resolve difficulties. Young people have an equal voice in deciding how they wish to spend their time

Activities might include:

Helping to strengthen family relationships.
Providing a listening ear.
Taking young person to the cinema, museums, libraries - broadening their horizons!

Essential Criteria:
Level of commitment mentioned above

18+
Must have lived in the UK for the last 2 years

What we provide in return:
Full induction training and ongoing training

Weekly supervision and support
The chance to learn new skills
References provided after 6 months' commitment
Reimbursement of travel and session expenses

We are an equal opportunities charity and we value the principles of diversity and inclusion, which is central in providing successful support to our families. We welcome and would like to encourage applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, including people from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQI+ and individuals from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

What is next?

In the first instance, please fill out our Volunteer Application Form at this link: https://airtable.com/appBRIjuDYUGNPr6x/pagnpvEckpBWBnSAu/form Once this has been done, someone from our organisation will be in touch soon!