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Do you enjoy helping people out of isolation? Become a buddy!

Humanitas • job opening nr. 14718

Interesting about this job

You will help a young woman, who has been excluded from society due to circumstances, out of social isolation.

Job tasks and duties

For several young women (in their late twenties/early thirties) we are looking for buddies. Due to illness, mental problems or other circumstances, they have ended up in isolation and feel somewhat left out of society. Establishing new contacts is difficult and for some of them very exciting. The wish: just people-to-people contact, someone with whom they can do something fun once a week or every other week. Go out in the nice weather, go for a walk, have a drink on a terrace somewhere, go into town. Or just chatting together at home, playing a game or doing something creative. By doing this together, you help someone out of the rut of sitting at home alone. Moreover, you offer someone back some confidence in their social skills and in connecting and building up with someone new. And who knows, in the long run, you might also be able to support someone a bit with finding some networking in the neighbourhood.

Job skills and qualities

  • You like conviviality, chatting, going on fun outings together.
  • You are reliable and understand if someone takes a bit longer to trust you.
  • You are between 25-40 years old.

Job information

Job type Volunteer Work
Services accident insurance, training, Certificate of Good Conduct is required
Duration indefinite
Hours per week at least 1 hour, max 3 hours
Work hours of your own choosing? Yes
Location At the participant's home or outside

Organisation address and information

Humanitas
Akerkhof ZZ 22
9711 JB Groningen
Website: http://www.humanitas.nl/groningen

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