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My Sighted Guide(Age 18 +) (Walsall Area)

In this role you will support a person with sight loss to get out and about in their local community, building self-confidence, increasing social interaction, and promoting independence.

What you’ll be doing:

We rely on volunteers like you to help us improve the lives of people with sight loss. In this role your support will include:

  • Delivering sighted guide assistance, using skills provided in our training, on a regular basis to someone with a visual or vision impairment to help increase their confidence, varying from 3 months to 12+ months.
  • Meeting at agreed times/location based on the mutually agreed activity plan.
  • Maintaining professional boundaries and adhering to safeguarding procedures.
  • Providing regular feedback on partnership progress and highlighting any issues that may arise in the partnership to your key contact.

A DBS will be required for this role, the Charity will pay for this to be done.

Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed.

Times - We try to be flexible as much as possible, does depend on client’s needs.

The location will be around Walsall area.

Ideally you will:

  • Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to use them when support is required.
  • Be patient and flexible.
  • Act in a non-judgemental way, without discrimination.
  • Have the physical ability to guide someone with a visual impairment.
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Guide Dogs supports blind and partially sighted people to live the life they choose. Learn about our services and campaign work and how you can support us.