Sitting-In Service Volunteer

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To allow carers to take a much-needed break from their caring role in order to do something for themselves.

Key information

  • Duration: Time limited
  • Start Date: 13th February 2026
  • End Date: 13th February 2030
  • Volunteer: Weekly, Fortnightly
  • Availability: Monday AM, Monday PM, Tuesday AM, Tuesday PM, Wednesday AM, Wednesday PM, Thursday AM, Thursday PM, Friday AM, Friday PM
  • Tasks: Volunteers spend an agreed amount of time (usually two hours) at the home of a carer/cared-for person every week, this would be with the same carer and cared for person each week, which allows you do develop a relationship. Volunteers spend time with the cared-for person, chatting, playing board games, reading together or watching TV. This allows the unpaid carer an opportunity for a break and a chance to do something for themselves.
    The volunteer does not administer medication or undertake any personal care. We will complete a full risk assessment and provide volunteers with details needed to carry out the role. Volunteers are required to share phone numbers with the carer.
  • Training: To become a Sitting in Service volunteer, we will first need to complete a DBS check (Disclosure & Barring Service) and your volunteer hub induction, we will arrange to meet you in a local setting near to you and there is no cost to volunteers for a DBS. This takes around 1.5 hours, and we will outline the volunteer journey and how everything works. You will need to compete 2 sessions of training on Zoom with on our team, they are –

    • Safeguarding Training - During this session we will look at how we protect vulnerable people that we may be supporting. This takes around 1.5 hours
    • Sitting in Service Training – During this session we will look at how the sitting in service process works. This takes around 1 hour

    There is also an online training course to complete, which will take around 1 hours.
    We also have some forms to complete, which will include providing 2 satisfactory references
  • Skill And Qualifications Required: Friendly and welcoming. No qualifications needed.
  • Interests: Crisis Support, Disability, Mental Health, Social care, Social Welfare
  • Suitability: Employee Volunteers, Long term commitment, Older people, People seeking work, University students, With friends
  • Activities: Befriending
  • Skills: Cleaning and tidying, Listening, Organising, Reasoning, Talking to others
  • Home Based: No
  • DBS Check: Yes
  • Are Volunteer Expenses Reimbursed?: Yes
  • Accessibility: Accessible toilets
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