Senior Befriender

 Action Ability Belfast

Action Ability aims to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities into the community and to support the development of their natural abilities.

FUNCTION:

A senior befriender will assist the Team Leader to supervise a team of befrienders to carry out befriending duties and provide outcome focused support to ensure that the befriending team achieve the highest standards of practice, service user satisfaction and positive outcomes.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To assist Team Leader in the promotion and up-take of the service and to adopt a proactive approach in promoting Action Ability Belfast and activities relating to the programmes and services.
2. To assist Team Leader in the selection and allocation processes for befriending. Assisting with the management of a waiting list, processing referrals, undertaking assessment of eligibility and in turn securing personalised befriending matches. Where this is not possible, to signpost the referral to other appropriate agencies.
3. To assist Team Leader To undertake an assessment of risk and prepare positive risk management plans for service users. To ensure these are adhered to across all support delivery within the befriending service.