Volunteering with First Call Support at home is an extremely rewarding and worthwhile experience.
The flexibility of our service means you can volunteer at a time and location that suits you.
Typical tasks include:
- Visiting with someone on their arrival home from hospital.
- Keeping someone company for a few hours at a time.
- Helping with practical tasks like shopping, collecting prescriptions and light meal preparation
- Keeping paper records of contact and activities.
- Signposting to support their independence in the home or their community
- Visiting patients on the ward before discharge to talk about their needs.
What we offer
- The chance to work with a variety of different people from different walks of life and try to make a real difference in their lives
- Recognition of the skills and experience you bring to the organisation with additional training given as required so you can represent the Red Cross with confidence
- A great opportunity to develop your existing skills and to gain new ones
- The company of a warm and friendly team of like-minded people
- Reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses when on duty
- Being a volunteer for the British Red Cross means that you can proudly say you are part of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation
‘Volunteering gives me a sense of being part of my local community. It gives me a feeling that I'm helping people who otherwise don't really have any help available.”
Lizzie Laessing, Volunteer
If you would like to find out more, please contact our volunteering department at https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer to apply.