Have people ever said you're a great listener, or that your calm presence is comforting?
Marie Curie is inviting compassionate, everyday people to join our Companion Team, supporting individuals across Durham who are living with a terminal diagnosis.
This is your chance to be a reassuring presence, a friendly face, and a source of comfort for someone navigating one of life’s most challenging journeys.
As a Companion Volunteer, you’ll build meaningful connections by visiting regularly with someone in your community, sharing conversation, and simply being there. It’s the small moments that can make the biggest difference.
Availability: 3 hours per week
Time: Flexible to suit your schedule
Location: Durham
Criteria: Aged 18 or over
What you can expect:
• Encouragement and support every step of the way
• Genuine appreciation for your time
• Peer Support sessions
• In person training with drinks and refreshments provided
• A sense of meaning and purpose
• Recognition for your time
• Travel and expenses reimbursed
• Access to discounts on shopping, dining, travel and more
• Travel expenses covered
• Offer conversation and listen
• Help someone express what matters most to them
• Pass along helpful information
• Provide kindness and reassurance to families and carers, including through bereavement
Why you’d be a wonderful fit:
• Patient, empathetic, and a natural listener
• Kind and courteous towards others
• Calm and grounded during sensitive moments
• Happy to give 3 hours a week to support someone locally
• Comfortable completing a short phone call about your visit and occasionally using email
This flexible opportunity can be shaped around your schedule and delivered right within your own community.
• 3 hours training online/in-person
• Encouragement and support every step of the way
• Travel and expenses reimbursed monthly
• Access to discounts on shopping, travel, entertainment and more
As this opportunity involves visiting someone in their home, we regret that full accessibility cannot be guaranteed.
We welcome applications and expressions of interest from individuals aged 18 years or age or over.
This opportunity requires willingness to submit a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Application.
