Activities Volunteer

Key to Joy is a Charity that supports adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities and neurodiversity within the Fareham / Gosport area. We are always looking for volunteers to help us run the 3 days of activities we hold, 9am - 3pm Monday through to Wednesday. We are based at the Fareham Hockey Club, Hillson Drive, Fareham, PO15 6BH.

Our aim is to support mental and physical wellbeing through meaningful activities, such as environmental care / gardening, life skills (cooking / baking / sustainability / independence) arts and crafts, fitness and socialisation and interactive music sessions. We also have archery and indoor / outdoor games. We organise day's out, beach litter picking, theatre / cinema trips and other offsite activities for the rest of the week on a regular basis. Moreover we organise and hold yearly events which include our summer fair and a Christmas evening Ball.

We need like minded people to join us for as many hours as you can spare, even if it is only an hour. It makes such a difference to this group of people that have really struggled over the last few years. We have seen a reduction in services offered to people with disabilities, so it is so important we can continue to support our members many of whom, without us, would feel isolated and lonely.

If you have any hobbies or interests that you feel would benefit our members in any way, we would love for you or your group to showcase your talents, or offer any interactive sessions you can – we fully support our members having a wide and varied experience at Key to joy … recently, we have had the delights of a local Ukulele group play and sing for us, our members have taken part in a Didgeridoo sessions, cycle maintenance and safety, crochet and knitting, and even tried their hand at DJ’ing!

Skills

• Patience
• Tolerance and compassion
• Being able to work in a team is important.
• To support our values and show respect for all our Trustees, Employees, other Volunteers, our Members and their Carers.
• And a good sense of humour!