We're looking for neurodivergent individuals or people with other relatable lived experiences to our causes.
What You'll Do:
- Attend charity activities to offer peer support
- Hold space and engage with service users
- Liase with engagement team to ensure service users are well supported
Why You'll Love It:
Within our teams, we have hands-on but flexible opportunities to support Autistic, ADHD and people with other neurodivergence. Due to the arrangement and perspectives of our organisation our service users are able to feel valued and authentic, allowing for a wholesome and rewarding workplace. With community at the heart of Tees Valley Buddies, it allows for a comfortable and enjoyable environment.
Neurodivergent people, specifically, have the opportunity to develop skills in an adaptable and inclusive space designed to meet the needs surrounding neurodivergence. We encourage and support Authenticity in volunteers and staff members as much as we do our service users.
What You'll Learn:
Develop communication skills
First hand experiences within the neurodivergent and related communities
Relationship and trust building
Mentoring and peer support skills
Time management and organisation
Neuronormative practices and experiences above deficits and pathologization
Inclusivity and new ways to create equity
What We're Looking For:
We're looking for people who are empathetic, great listeners and open to personal growth. Our peer supporters are expected to hold space, actively engage with service users and liaise with the engagement and well-being teams to offer authentic and welcoming support.
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