Femal Befriender (South Gloucestershire)
Womankind Bristol
Female befrienders needed to support and encourage women who may have faced difficulties such as trauma, sexual and domestic abuse, rape and sexual violence and who may be experiencing mental health issues and social isolation.
Womankind’s befriending service provides consistent support to women experiencing mental health issues and social isolation. Women may have faced difficulties including childhood abuse, trauma, sexual and domestic abuse, rape and sexual violence. Befrienders help women to gain in confidence, self-esteem and to increase their circle of contacts by engaging in community activities and creating social support networks. In this befriending role you will be: - Helping women open their doors to the world, go out, enjoy new experiences and feel more alive. - Providing emotional support offering non-judgemental listening - Helping women achieve their goals and become empowered and independent. - Offering ordinary friendship, having fun and providing and promoting positive, safe and healthy relationships. - Getting out and about to do everyday things such as going for a walk, having a coffee or visiting shops. - Supporting women to join groups that help improve their confidence and self-esteem and introduce them to new people who they can become friends with. - Supporting and gently encouraging women to make changes to improve their lives.
Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring,Counselling
Counselling, Befriending
Womankind provides comprehensive training and supervision, but it’s helpful if you have some of the following skills and qualities: - To be non-judgmental, reliable, and patient. - To be a good listener. - To be enthusiastic and interested in helping someone regain confidence in doing things, such as going to the shops or joining an activity class. - To be honest and friendly with good communication skills. - To be able to calmly respond to the needs of the woman you are befriending, including managing a crisis situation.
Womankind provides comprehensive training and supervision, but it’s helpful if you have some of the following skills and qualities: - To be non-judgmental, reliable, and patient. - To be a good listener. - To be enthusiastic and interested in helping someone regain confidence in doing things, such as going to the shops or joining an activity class. - To be honest and friendly with good communication skills. - To be able to calmly respond to the needs of the woman you are befriending, including managing a crisis situation. The befriending role can be challenging and emotionally overwhelming at times, therefore we need befrienders to be at a point in their lives where they feel emotionally robust enough to take on the role and feel that they have the resources necessary to cope with the challenges.
Roles available Mon-Friday, morning, afternoon and evening.
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Dealing with clients in South Glos. Womankind's main office is in Brunswick Square, Bristol
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