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Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland

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Improving the lives of people with chest or heart conditions, long covid, or who have had a stroke.

Virtual Community Support Volunteer

This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

Everyone has the right to live life to the full. After a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition, stroke, or Long Covid, many people experience fear and isolation, and struggle with the impact on their lives. The care and support we deliver every day ensures everyone can live the life they want to. Across Scotland, we provide vital advice, information, and support through our No Life Half Lived strategy. Join our amazing team of Virtual Community Support Volunteers, who support people with one or more of our conditions to develop autonomy and confidence in self-management, enabling them to fully engage within their community. The service can be delivered via Microsoft Teams, Zoom or via telephone.

Why we want you

You will provide virtual support via Microsoft Teams or Zoom to encourage self-management of all conditions we support helping service users achieve personal goals either through 1:1 support or in a group setting.

Everyone has the right to live life to the full. After a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition, stroke, or Long Covid, many people experience fear and isolation, and struggle with the impact on their lives. The care and support we deliver every day ensures everyone can live the life they want to. Across Scotland, we provide vital advice, information, and support through our No Life Half Lived strategy.

What you will be doing

  • You’ll provide support virtually via Microsoft Teams or Zoom to people living with our conditions
  • Embrace a non-judgement, supportive approach to enable service users to achieve their goal(s)
  • Complete record of activity and progress
  • Update Co-ordinator with any concerns or identified areas where additional support may be required
  • Attend (in person or virtual) 6 weekly support & supervision session with Co-ordinator

The skills you need

  • Good listening and communication skills
  • Good computer skills
  • Reliable internet connection
  • Reliable, patient and empathic qualities
  • Ability to motivate people to reach their potential
  • Encouraging and supportive
  • Respectful of the opinions of others
  • Understand the need for confidentiality
  • Able to maintain boundaries
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Able to commit to initial and ongoing training and development
  • Ambassador for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland

Contact Name

Caroline Galffy

Benefits to self

What's in it for you Make a real difference to people with our conditions Use, learn and develop new skills Access to a bespoke range of training and development to support you in your role Improve your own health and wellbeing Opportunity to explore different roles within our organisation

Benefits to others

Make a difference by working with people on what matters to them. Lead an online group in a shared interest such as music or golf or support people virtually with communication difficulties, reducing isolation and loneliness and building a feeling of connection.

Location

Virtual

Training available

GDPR, cyber security, roles & boundaries, safeguarding, conditions awareness, lone working

Hours per week

1-2

PVG required

yes

Support and supervision details

Regular contact with named coordinator for support & development meetings
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Employability skills

  • Leadership 0
  • Administration 0
  • Professional 0
  • Personal Development 0

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