MND Support Volunteer
Motor Neurone Disease Association
Do you enjoy listening to and helping people? Are you looking for a volunteering role where you can do just that, and fits in around your family, studies or other commitments? By becoming an Association Visitor and donating your time, energy and skills, you can make a real difference to the lives of people affected by MND.
As an Association Visitor, you will: -Offer emotional support to people living with and affected by MND. This can be face to face or remotely via phone, email or chat. -Provide information to people living with MND, their carers and families -Help people living with MND make informed choices -Help people to access appropriate services / support -Explain how the MND Association can support people living with MND, their carers and families -Develop and maintain relationships with our local MND Branch The time required is flexible, but we expect Association Visitors to commit to a minimum of 2 - 4 hours per week. About us MND is a fatal, rapidly progressive disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It attacks the nerves that control movement so muscles refuse to work. It can leave people locked in a failing body, unable to move, talk and eventually breath. It kills a third of people within a year and more than half within two years of diagnosis, and it has no cure. The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND.
Advice, Information & Support,Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring,Community Work,Support Work
Talking To Others, Basic IT skills - internet & email, Listening
For this role you need to be able to work as part of a team, need to be resilient, and have the ability to develop and maintain supportive relationships. You’ll be inducted into the role and informed about the Association. As part of this, you will receive e-learning, face-to-face training and mentoring. The training programme will also include experiential and reflective learning.
You will make a real and felt impact on the people you are supporting, which is incredibly rewarding. You will be volunteering along with a team of highly dedicated and experienced volunteers, building new relationships, and getting involved in other local activities as your availability allows.
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Volunteers needed across Kent.
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