Creative Befriender
Resonate Arts
Are you creative, patient & a good listener? Use your skills to engage a person living with dementia
Our Creative Befriending service has a unique arts focus. It gives volunteers the opportunity to share fun creative arts activities with a person living with dementia in Westminster or Kensington & Chelsea who has similar interests. Together you will spend time collaborating on creative projects that reflect the interests and life experiences of the person living with dementia. This could be visual arts, music, creative writing, dance or a combination of creative practices that allow the person to explore their own creativity while building a strong social connection with their befriender.
Art & Design,Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring,Music,Support Work
Art & Craft, Photography
You will need to have/be: • Friendly, empathetic, patient and a good listener • Able to work with others to create an artistic output. This could be creating a picture, writing a poem, playing music, taking photographs… • Personal experience of supporting people or working as a carer • A clear and confident communicator over the phone and in person with good conversational skills • Willing to make notes and help Resonate Arts with its evaluation processes (with full support)
What do we offer? · A full induction, Dementia Awareness training and Safeguarding Adults training · The opportunity to gain experience at our group activity sessions in Westminster · The chance to meet other Creative Befrienders for peer-to-peer support at our fun quarterly catch-up sessions · Ongoing training, mentoring and support from a dedicated Projects Manager, including a joint visit to meet your befriendee · Reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses (travel, refreshments and materials) · A free Enhanced DBS check
1-2 hours per home visit (weekly, fortnightly or monthly) Creative Befrienders often volunteer for 1-3 years as the benefits of befriending are mutual, the minimum number of sessions considered is 15.
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Each volunteer will be matched with a person living with dementia and visit them in their own home - this could be anywhere within Westminster or Kensington & Chelsea
To be confirmed, depending on where the befriendee lives.
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