How you can help?
How can you help?
You will be fully trained in the skills you
will need to become a volunteer advocate. After training you will be ready
to start, with support from a member of staff. You and the staff member
will meet a client who you will support to deal with the issues they are facing. A volunteer is someone who supports you to say what you need.
You can do this by:
attending meetings with your client
finding your
client useful information
helping them to write letters
explaining anything
they don't understand.
You will be supported by a member of Spiral Skills Advocacy service. They will come with you to meet your client at first and will meet with you regularly to provide ongoing support and training. Clients are matched to volunteers according to the time commitment they can make.
Who Volunteers?
We look for volunteers who have time available to work with people on a one-to-one basis, it helps if you are a friendly person with good listening skills. We welcome people who have experienced health and social services themselves, but it is not essential. We need volunteers to help people have their say and make sure their views are heard. We will give you full training to work with people to help them explore their options and make their own choices.
Why would someone choose to volunteer? What are the benefits?
You need no formal qualifications to become one of our volunteers, just the following qualities:
Spiral Skills staff will be available to offer support whenever it is needed.
Getting Involved
Spiral Skills Advocacy Service is looking to meet volunteers to join our team. We will provide you with the right training and introduce you to a suitable partner. As your relationship develops you will become increasingly aware of their needs and wishes. You will be able to support your partner to express their views and enable them to live the kind of life they would like and value, with their rights respected. If you are looking for voluntary work that is interesting, flexible, challenging, rewarding, that will provide you with a variety of skills and experience that can really make a difference, volunteer advocacy could be for you.
How to get in touch.