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Virtual Muslim Men’s Group Facilitator

We are creating a UK wide virtual Muslim Men's Group, where blind and partially sighted Muslim men will have an opportunity to talk about navigating their sight loss, independent living skills, cultural attitudes towards disability and more!

We are looking for someone with great communication and listening skills together with relevant experience and understanding to facilitate this group. We'd also like you to have experience of using Microsoft Teams.

In this role, you’ll be creating an opportunity to feel part of a community, ask questions and share tips. If this sounds like you, we'd love you to join us.

How often will I be needed? 3 hours Per Month

Minibus driver and escort

Would you like to help blind and partially sighted people who have a learning disability in your community? Do you enjoy driving and meeting new people? RNIB wants you to be a Volunteer Driver and Escort.

For the people they help, our volunteers provide a friendly face and that personal touch to brighten their day and help get them to where they need to be.

Our volunteers become a regular part of someone’s life and for some their journeys together may be the only chance a customer has had to get out of their home for some time. If you are friendly, courteous and reliable then this is for you

Additional Location Information

Glasgow: Springfield Day and Assessment Centre, Bishopbriggs. Collecting clients from their homes in and around the former Strathclyde region and taking them to Springfield Centre and also dropping them home again.

How often will I be needed? 5 hours Per Week

Occasional Helper

This flexible opportunity puts you at the heart of supporting blind and partially sighted people in your area. You could help with:

* Assisting groups of blind and partially sighted people;
* Awareness-raising and campaigning on issues that affect those living with little or no sight;
* fundraising so we can continue to offer our amazing services and tackle social injustice.

Whether its cheering at a challenge event, helping at an information stand or store collection, welcoming guests at an event, or something else, you can choose to get involved based on your availability and interests.

In applying for / signing up for this role you agree to be contacted when we are seeking volunteers to help with an activity / tasks in relation to this role description. We will contact you via a communication method for which you have given consent.

How often will I be needed? 3 hours Per Event

Telephone Befriender

Are you a good listener? Do you enjoy a good chat?

We need Telephone Befrienders to call isolated blind and partially sighted people once a week, giving them the opportunity to have a friendly chat with someone who is prepared to listen and be supportive. You will contribute to the conversation to ensure the participant feels comfortable and the conversation runs smoothly. This opportunity is available to people living in Wales as local knowledge is required.

Additional Location Information

Home based due to Covid-19

How often will I be needed? 2 hours Per Week

Befriending telephone facilitator

Are you a good listener? Are you confident working with IT and using the internet? We need you to facilitate our weekly befriending telephone groups that offer blind and partially sighted people the opportunity to socialise with others. You will connect our groups together and contribute to groups to ensure that all participants feel comfortable and that group conversations run smoothly.

This is a telephone-based role that you can do from home. You will need access to a computer, an internet connection and good IT skills. We ask you to commit to facilitating 3 or more groups per week which will be at the same day and time each week. Groups run for an hour a week.

How often will I be needed? 3 hours Per Week

Community Volunteer

Our amazing Community Volunteers play a key role in connecting blind and partially sighted people, awareness-raising, tackling barriers to independence and fundraising for our work.

Depending on your availability, training and interests, you will have the chance to take part in some or all of the following:

• help run events and regular groups
• give talks about sight loss, eye health, the work of RNIB and partners
• help with local campaigns
• organise fundraising events like store collections
• attend information stalls and cheque presentations, and
• make wellbeing calls to community members.