Volunteering opportunity

Making Space Volunteer - Specialist Hoarding Support

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We Care Home Improvements
on 14th May 2026
Skill
  • Befriending / Buddy
  • Project Management
  • Listening / Conversation
Neighbourhood
  • City-wide
  • Regular
  • In work hours (9-5 M-F)

In this role you will:

  • Empower clients to understand why they gather possessions and why they find it challenging to let go of them.
  • Build a therapeutic relationship with the client and together form a plan for clearing areas of the house and organising their possessions.
  • Coordinate the clearance of the client’s items; ensuring they have consented to which items are being cleared and agreed to how they are being distributed (i.e. charity shop, recycled etc.).
  • The role involves working on a 1-2-1 basis with your client in their home and sometimes alongside a Making Space Caseworker.
  • The length of a visit is up to 2 hrs every 7-14 days. We ask for a minimum of 6 months commitment. 
  • We will review how things are going with your client every 6 visits.

Personal qualities - 

  • A passion for supporting vulnerable people with complex needs.
  • Have a warm, empathetic and non-judgemental manner.
  • Good listener, patient and reliable.
  • Have confidence to support people with complex needs on a 1-2-1 basis in what can be a challenging environment.
  • ​The ability to accurately record your visits, have access to email or text/whatsapp
  • ​​Have access to a car, bike or able to travel on public transport (all travel expenses will be covered).

Location

5 Hide Market, Waterloo Road, St Philips, Bristol BS2 0PL

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  • Lift access
  • Toilet
  • Ramp
  • Parking

When :

Every week or fortnightly

Provided by We Care Home Improvements

Contact name (public)
Naomi Morgan
Email address
making.space@wecr.org.uk
Telephone
0300 323 0700 0300 323 0700

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