All Pain Pals GY staff are given a DBS check, ensuring that they are safe to work with vulnerable adults. 

Pain Pals GY is run and managed by unpaid volunteers.  All the people that work for us are doing so, because they believe in the services we are providing and they are passionate about helping others who suffer with physical and mental health difficulties.  

Everyone who works for Pain Pals GY have personal experience of pain, disability and mental health problems. Many of us having personally struggled with getting a clear diagnosis, losing our jobs, financial hardship, relationship breakdowns, isolation, negative and harmful thoughts. Now we are doing much better physically and mentally, we want to give back by helping others like us. 

Our volunteers

Anyone can become a volunteer,  they need to have first or second hand experience of physical and or mental health difficulties,  the dedication to learn the necessary knowledge and skills and the passion to help others.  

Pain Pals GY volunteer staff can have training in:

First aid, safeguarding, moving and handling, fire safety, Health and safety, risk assessing, infection control, food hygiene, suicide awareness and supporting those with dementia,  Staff receive 6 weeks Pain Pals GY induction training and 6 months close supervision and probation. Pain Pals GY will also provide any training required to support service users individual needs, if current training is inadequate.  

Our Board Members

The trustee's are a group of people who have experience of disabilities and different skills and knowledge that benefit the company.  Such as:  ex registered nurses and citizens advice advocates. 

The board oversee all the services Pain Pals GY offer and ensure that the company provides a companionate, quality service for people in need. 

They meet twice a year to discuss current issues that people with disabilities and mental health problems are facing, a review of all services that Pain Pals GY have provide over that period and plan new strategies for the company's continued future.  

Friends of Pain Pals

Pain Pals is luck to have many people who wish to support us in creative ways.     

• There are the people in the background who are doing research on the latest news and content for our Facebook page.

• Someone who cleans and fixes the mobility equipment that people donate to us.

• We know local work men and women who have met our high standards of dedication and care, who Pain Pals would be happy to recommend to our services uses.  Gardeners, Decorators, Handy people, Dog groomers/Walkers and others.  

Do you run a business or have a skill that would be helpful to people with disabilities?, please contact us to discuss your services and how you can help.