Age UK Teesside offers a targeted and time-limited, enabling service for people aged 65 and over, aimed at tackling social isolation. The service can help people to re-engage in activity which is meaningful and enjoyable and helps build confidence
- To provide time limited support to people in their homes and the community
- To build safe and reliable relationships with the client
- Attend community activities/groups with the client
- To report any concerns to the project team
- To undertake suitable training to assist in the role
- To observe Age UK Teesside policies and procedures
- Provide information for monitoring purposes
- Focus on individual capabilities not inabilities
Similar Opportunities
Our online shop office hours are from 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday. Time commitment and availability can be discussed and agreed with the Shop Manager. Where possible, we ask that all volunteers commit to a minimum of two hours per week.
We have an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified counsellor. They must have experience of working within bereavement services either as a volunteer or qualified counsellor to join our bereavement services and counselling team...
Flexible to suit you, Volunteering hours will fall within the Bereavement Counselling Service’s opening times of: Mondays 9.00am to 5.00pm, Tuesdays – Thursdays 09.00am to 7.00pm and Fridays 9.00am to 5.00pm.
