What: Encouraging and supporting residents to join in with activities, helping with afternoon tea.
When: 2 - 4pm, on a day that suits you.
Where: 8 Easther Crescent, Kew, South Dunedin.
Activities assistant volunteers work alongside staff engaging residents in conversation, encouraging and supporting residents to join in activities like dominos, bingo, art, music and helping staff to prepare and serve afternoon tea. Residents love chatting and having a laugh with volunteers who bring a little bit of the outside world in with them, making conversation about things happening in the community, places you have been things you have done or noticed. You could spend time reading the paper or books, going for walks in the garden, chatting and laughing with residents.
No two days are the same, 2 hours goes very fast and it's rewarding.
Volunteering can lead to a rush of euphoria and the release of endorphins, this effect is known as ‘helper’s high’!
St Andrews Residential Aged Care Home offers hospital and rest home dementia care for up to 78 residents, consisting of 3 units each with 26 residents.
You should 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 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 our volunteers need to complete 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.
Two hours a week or fortnight depending on your availability.
Between 2:00 - 4:00pm.
Volunteers are needed 7 days a week, let us know what day suits you.
Volunteers that can commit for at least 6 months or longer are preferred.
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