Information and Support Outreach Volunteer

Information and Support Outreach Volunteer

Posted for Macmillan Horizon Centre

Posted by Community Works

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At Macmillan we give people with cancer everything we’ve got. Are you empathetic with good listening skills? Then we would love you to join our team as an Information and Support Outreach Volunteer at the Park Centre for Breast Care, Preston Park, Brighton and help us provide information and support to people affected by cancer. By sharing your skills and time, you’ll use and develop your communication and customer service skills and meet new people as part of a friendly team that makes a difference. Together, we can be right there for people with cancer. If you would like to be part of our volunteer team, apply to volunteer today!

You will receive an induction, relevant training and agreed out-of-pocket expenses reimbursed within our guidelines. Regular support and guidance provided by your Volunteer Manager.

Benefits

• Use and develop your communication and customer service skills

• Meet new people as part of a friendly team that makes a difference
• Receive an induction, relevant training, the support you need to carry out your role, and agreed out-of-pocket expenses (reimbursed within our guidelines).

Practical Considerations

• Providing a welcoming environment and putting people at ease

• Giving people an opportunity to talk about their experiences, including patients (and their families) who may be receiving end of life care
• Signposting and referring people to local support services.

What skills do I need?

•  Providing people with leaflets and websites that offer information and support related to cancer
•  Empathy and ability to relate and respond well to people
•  Good listening skills
•  Ability to work well in a team
•  Initiative and ability to refer complex issues to the right person when needed.