Volunteer Befriender

Become a volunteer befriender and make a difference!

Diverse Cymru is a Welsh charity dedicated to promoting equality and supporting individuals facing discrimination and inequality across various characteristics, including age, disability, gender, race, and sexual orientation.

Role Purpose:

To provide befriending support to individuals who are experiencing mental health challenges, helping to reduce social isolation and promote confidence and well-being. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support an individual while having a voluntary, mutually beneficial and purposeful relationship
• Support the individual to increase self-confidence, motivation, and social engagement.
• Encourage greater independence and community participation where appropriate.
• Agree activities together that are safe, affordable, and appropriate.

For example:

• Meeting for a tea or coffee
• Going for a walk
• An activity at a sports centre

Adferiad welcomes interest from people with different backgrounds, cultures, identities and life experiences.

We are committed to making volunteering accessible. Reasonable adjustments can be discussed at any stage of the volunteering journey, including recruitment, training, supervision and volunteering activities.

If you’re a good listener, enjoy meeting people and would like to use your time to make a positive difference, we’d love to hear from you.