HOPE enables older people and carers to engage with professionals, participate in their communities, understand their rights as an older person, access information to make informed choices and, at the end of the day, have their voices heard.
We're recruiting and training community based volunteers all over Wales to provide independent advocacy support to local older people and carers so they can help shape the key decisions affecting their lives and avoid getting into a crisis situation. Advocacy support can be undertaken either over the phone or in-person, and can take the form of doing research, discussing your findings, exploring options, and contacting services or organisations on behalf of the client.
We provide advocacy induction training to ensure you feel confident ahead of starting the role, and match you with a project officer who will support you throughout. Volunteer hours are Monday to Friday, 9 - 5pm and we offer Tempo Time Credits in exchange for volunteering.
Volunteers must be 18 or over and undertake an enhanced DBS application (we cover the cost of this).