Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland: Virtual Community Support

Ongoing opportunity

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What is the role?

Who are they?

What can I gain?

Where?

When can I volunteer?

Any requirements?

ROLE DESCRIPTION

• You will provide virtual support via Microsoft Teams or Zoom to encourage selfmanagement 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.
• 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.

ABOUT THIS ORGANISATION

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, who support people who have had one or more of our conditions, enabling them to fully engage with their community through supporting them with a range of physical activities to develop their confidence.

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WHAT COULD YOU GAIN?

• 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
• Disclaimer Expenses? Reasonable out-of- pocket expenses will be reimbursed. These should be
• discussed with your Line Manager prior to outlay and must be submitted within the prescribed
• guidelines as detailed in the CHSS Volunteer Expenses Policy.

WHERE?

Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and Arran, Lanarkshire

WHEN CAN I VOLUNTEER?

Ongoing

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 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 Scotlan

REQUIREMENTS FOR STARTING THE ROLE

Apply online at Volunteering Opportunities | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Volunteering (chss.org.uk) and you will be contacted by one of our Coordinators for an interview. We require a PVG and 2 references.

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