What: Assist staff with Friday happy hour, serving drinks and providing social engagement.
When: 1.5hrs from 2pm Fridays, weekly or fortnightly.
Where: Ranui, 4 Chapple Street, Alexandra or Castlewood, 101 Tarbert Street, Alexandra.
As a Friday happy hour volunteer, you would help with drinks, and socialise with residents. If you can play the piano or an instrument, it would be great to have you play a few tunes!
Time goes very fast and the happy smiles of residents will be your number one reward. Be ready to experience ‘helpers high’. Volunteering can lead to a rush of euphoria and the release of endorphins. This effect is known as ‘helper’s high’!
Volunteers are an important part of the home’s community and contribute to healthier, happier living for older people. Residents will love chatting and having a laugh with you as you bring a little bit of the outside world in with you, making conversation about things happening in the community, and sharing your own stories about travel, work or just everyday life!
Ranui, in Alexandra, offers its residents a safe and secure home with great food in a beautiful location in scenic Central Otago. They also provide rest home or hospital level care, dementia care and respite or palliative care.
You must be friendly, reliable, trustworthy and have good communication skills.
Volunteers need to be physically capable of pushing wheelchairs and assisting with moving furniture like chairs so residents can access and participate in happy hour activities.
Volunteers should have a natural interest in older people, have patience, a caring and respectful attitude and be happy working as part of a team.
As you will be stepping into the 'Home' of elderly people we take great care in who our volunteers are. All of our volunteers need to complete a Police Check and provide references. All volunteers will receive appropriate training and supervision for their role and will be required to sign a Code of Conduct.
About 1.5hrs (stay longer if you like)
Friday 2:00pm - 3:30pm, weekly, fortnightly or monthly.