Re-Connect Volunteer
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
What You'll Do:
- 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
Why You'll Love It:
You will develop great personal skills and build relationships which are positive and rewarding. By enabling older people to engage/re-engage in their communities you will be building independence and confidence to enable people to live fuller lives and reduce social isolation.
What You'll Learn:
You will learn all about peoples lives and how best to support them as well as finding out more about what is avavilable locally for older people.
You will develop excellent interpersonal skills and hopefully find out more about yourself and the wider community.
Most importantly you will learn how detrimental to physical and mental health loneliness and social isolation are, and how you can be part of the solution to reduce this
What We're Looking For:
We are looking for people who enjoy the company of older people and who want to make a difference in their communities.
Volunteers should be non-judgmental, supportive and patient. A knowledge of local support, groups and activities and services for older people would be advantagous.
A willingness to think out of the box and be solution focused is desirable
Volunteers should be reliable and have good communication skills
Have the ability to build good rapport and to be respectful is essential
This role requires you to be able to work alone and unsupervised
Summary
Volunteering
Community
Mental Health
Older People
Middlesbrough
6 Weeks Minimum
2 Hours / Week
Skills you will develop:
Active listening
Problem Solving
Teamwork/Collaboration
Empathy
Interpersonal / Confidence
Languages you should know:
English
Professional working
Requirements:
DBS check
In-Person Interview
Training
These documents must be completed:
