Social Activities Volunteers Needed!
Job No:
ASA1389
Location:
North East Suburbs - Modbury
Are you sociable, enjoy meeting new people and have a couple of hours a week you can dedicate to our Social Activities Program?
We are in need of Activities Volunteer's who are willing to assist in the running of social activities and outings for older members of the community.
The role of our Social Activities program is to provide elderly residents of the community with social engagement and wellbeing activities that align with their personal goals and interests. Some of our community resident’s love nothing more than chatting with people one to one. We are looking for volunteers to connect with our program participants on a personal level, The key ingredient is ‘you’ and your personality! What could you bring to the table that puts a smile on our peoples faces?
Duties and Responsibilities
Attend social activities and outings on a regular basis and assist with:
- Supporting customers to participate in social activities
- Additional customer support at the direction of AnglicareSA Home Care Staff member in attendance
Requirement for the Role
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Patience, empathy and the willingness to help people
- Relate well with people from a variety of different cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
- Ability to work with empathy, compassion and in a non-judgemental and respectful manner
- A sense of humour
- A welcoming and friendly manner
Current roles available
- Someone to assist in the running of our weekly men's group - Every Thursday 10am-2pm
- A tech savvy volunteer who can help us put together projects that we just don’t get time for. i.e. Collation of photos to put on DVD for customers, production of an AnglicareSA cookbook etc.
*Please note all volunteer applicants will be required to produce or undergo a National Police Check - AnglicareSA will cover the cost.