What: Social interaction with residents while assisting staff with morning or afternoon tea service.
When: 1.5hours, from 10am or 3pm, on a day that suits you. Weekly.
Where: Ross Home, 360 North Road, North East Valley, Dunedin.
Tea assistant volunteers work alongside staff engaging residents in conversation while assisting staff to serve morning or 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.
As Dunedin’s first home for older people, Ross Home has a long, proud tradition of providing quality care and services. Ross Home offers rest home and hospital level care for up to 100 residents.
You should be friendly, reliable, trustworthy and have good communication skills.
Volunteers need to be physically capable of pushing wheelchairs and moving lounge furniture to navigate the tea trolley.
Volunteers must 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. Volunteers need to complete a Police Check and provide references. Volunteers will receive appropriate training and supervision for their role and will be required to sign a Code of Conduct.
1.5 hours a week, or more if you have the time.
7 days a week, choose a day that suits you, morning tea 10am - 11:30am, afternoon tea 3pm - 4:30pm.
Commitment of at least 6 months is required.