Reading Volunteer (Seaford)

Job Title: Reading Volunteer 

Location: Seaford

Compensation: Volunteer 

Job description:

We are looking for a volunteer to befriend and read to someone we support at our services. You will provide companionship to someone we support by spending time with them, visiting them and reading to them. Reading to people with visual impairments offers meaningful cognitive, emotional, and social benefits. It provides access to literature, news, and educational materials that might otherwise be difficult to engage with, helping to support lifelong learning and intellectual stimulation. Listening to stories can also enhance imagination and language comprehension, much like reading visually. Beyond the practical advantages, being read to fosters a sense of inclusion and connection, especially when it becomes a shared activity between individuals. This interaction can reduce feelings of isolation, promote well-being, and create opportunities for discussion and bonding, making reading aloud both an empowering and enriching experience.

Skills required

• To love to read
• To have a good sense of humour, love to chat and be a good listener
• To be punctual and reliable
• To be kind, empathetic and patient
• To be able to deal with information in line with our data protection and confidentiality procedures
• To be able to assist when necessary with sighted guide/orientation.

Training required for this role (all delivered vis e-learning)

• Safeguarding
• H&S
• Manual Handling
• How to be Eye Care Aware
• Fire Safety
• Infection Control
• Data Security and Confidentiality
• First Aid

All these courses will take approximately 40-60 minutes, apart from the First Aid which is 2 hours.

About Seeability: Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK. This year we are celebrating our 225th anniversary, having pioneered specialist support across multiple generations since 1799!

We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, who may also have sight loss. Our support ranges from providing person-centred support across our many supported-living and residential care provisions. Furthermore, we provide specialist eye-care services to children and adults alike and assists people to find paid employment for the very first time.

SeeAbility provides the resources and expertise that make this possible, we support people to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible.

 If you have any queries or would like to speak to a member of the Volunteering Team before applying, please email us at askvolunteering@seeability.org

This role is advertised as part of TPP's Free Giving Back Services. This volunteer advertisement copy has been supplied to TPP and applicants apply direct to the organisation. Please contact the organisation directly if you have any questions about this volunteer role.