The Live Well Wakefield service offers people the opportunity to become a volunteer with our team and be an important part of the service.
What does a Live Well Volunteer do?
- Help deliver self-management programmes/workshops
- Support individuals to access community services and groups outside the home, helping them build their confidence.
- Improve the health and wellbeing of residents in the Wakefield district, supporting them to identify what keeps them well
- Support the Live Well advisors at events and social groups accross the district, to help promote the service
What do the Live Well Volunteers gain from their role?
- Develop new skills which employers and education providers will value, boosting employment prospects.
- Learn new things and access free training in line with the volunteering role.
- Meet new people and be part of a team.
- Feel rewarded for contributing to a positive change to local people, across the Wakefield District.
Quote:
- "Being a volunteer renews my own sense of hope when living with a health condition, as well as giving me the opportunity to bring that hope to others like me....”
If you would like to become a Live Well Volunteer, please contact us for more information.
More information about volunteering, including opportunities outside the Live Well wakefield service, visit the links below:
www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk/work-for-us/volunteering/