Social Group Volunteer - New Forest

Our informal, friendly social groups offer a range of fun and engaging activities to support and promote the health and wellbeing of older people – everything from quizzes and games to chair exercises and singing. Occasionally we also invite in guest speakers/entertainers, and volunteers should be willing to help with very occasional outings.

As a Volunteer you will help run the fun and engaging activities, as well as providing refreshments to the people attending. There may be some preparation needed. A dedicated coordinator will support you.

A range of activities is offered at each session including: quizzes, raffles, bingo, games, talks and sing-songs.

Each time is informal and everyone (including the volunteers!) should enjoy themselves. A mileage allowance can be paid for travel to and from the activity Center.

The volunteers at each Group should work as a team and share tasks, such as, tea/coffee making, being involved in the activities, helping members to complete activities, lending an arm to walk etc. Volunteers should also be willing to help on occasional outings to Garden Centres, Christmas lunches etc.

Each volunteer at the Group will be supported and managed by the community engagement coordinator.

Skills

For this role you need to be:

• Friendly and helpful
• Adaptable and open to change
• Able to work part of a team
• Able to recognise the needs of older people and the challenges and difficulties they face