Stepping Out Volunteer

The Stepping Out Service has been set up to provide much needed support to encourage older people to engage in community activities following a significant life change such as bereavement, relocation, change in circumstances.

Volunteers will provide time limited support to accompany people to activities, going for walks or just shopping until they have built up the confidence to do it themselves. Support is tailored to the individual to empower them to build connections, access community support and improve their wellbeing.

We are asking for 2 hours of time per week to support the older person.

What skills do I need?

 Honesty

 Reliability

 A pleasant, polite and confidential manner

 Patience

 Excellent Communication and listening skills

 Empathy

 An ability to speak another language such as Polish, Urdu, Punjabi or Gujarati would be helpful 

When do I need to be available?