Partners
Social Visitor - Support Network
Help the Support Network by become a social visitor and help combat loneliness and isolation in your community.
This is a vital role in providing members with a connection to the outside world. You will be required to Visit and/or call applicants to maintain social contact and to prevent social isolation and/or loneliness.
We match the visitor to the applicant so if we have a new request we need often need a new visitor.
Time commitment and location
The role usually entails 2-3 hours every other month. Interactions can be by phone and/or in person.
The member’s home will be close to you and will usually not exceed an hour of driving distance from where you live.
Requirements and training
We provide training all visitors. This includes undertaking a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check and safeguarding training.