Join our team at the Lively Living Activity Club Woodley

Support volunteers needed for Age UK Reading

Our Lively Living Activity and Lunch/Tea Clubs offer clients an opportunity to meet up with friends as well as having a nourishing meal, and we want our clubs to be a comfortable and welcoming place for our clients to visit. The well being and enjoyment of our clients is of the utmost importance to us. We would expect our volunteers to work with us to achieve this aim.
Our clubs are run in Sheltered Housing Residences, where we serve succulent food prepared by their canteens for our lunch clubs, and prepare rolls and provide cakes at our tea club.

Most Volunteers work weekly, but we are always happy to consider other arrangements such as working every other week. Volunteers will report to the club’s member of staff responsible for the running of the club on that day, and will be expected to work within the charity’s guidelines

Key responsibilities may include;
. Setting up- arranging table and chairs as necessary, settling tables
-Ensuring any clients with mobility problems are able to access the dining area comfortably
-Welcoming clients as they arrive.
-Preparing and serving hot and cold drinks
-Serving meals or handling out rolls and cakes
-Push wheelchair clients short distances

Essential Skills;
Be friendly and caring
Have a flexible attitude.
Have a good standard of personal hygiene

Organisation
Contact person firstname
Sarah
Lastname
Mullins
Contact person's position
Administration Officer
Their phone number?
0118 950 2480
Contact instructions?
phone or email

Location description
Woodley
Wheelchair accessible?
Yes
Car parking for the volunteer?
Yes
Secure bicycle parking?
Not specified
Near public transport?
Yes
How much time?
A few hours a week
What times and days of the week?
Fri AMFri PM
Availability required
Any of these times
Additional timing details
The hours will be 10 am till 2 pm approximately. Day yet to be decided, possibly Friday
Task type?
Support
Will suit someone like this:
Self organised/motivatedKeen learnerGood sense of humourSociablePatientSupportive
Post suitable for supported volunteering?
No
Is training given?
Yes
Training description
induction- on the job training and courses on safeguarding
Is support given?
Yes
Description of support
Support from Operations Manager
Are expenses paid?
Yes
Description of expenses
travel expenses
Will I need my own transportation?
No
Will the volunteer be CRB or DBS checked?
Yes
Are references required?
Yes
Will there be an interview?
Yes
Are they properly insured?
Yes
Minimum age
18
Do they need a specific gender?
No
How many volunteers needed?
5
Opportunity added on
24 September 2016