In partnership with Oak Development and Re-engage, this is a fun, flexible and rewarding role which will enable you to connect with, and make a real and lasting difference to, the lives of older people who are experiencing social isolation or loneliness from the BAME community in the Hatheshaw/Fitton Hill area.
As a valued Re-engage volunteer you’ll receive training, support and regular updates and communication from the Re-engage team. As an activity group coordinator, you’ll plan, organise and schedule monthly activity groups at a local venue. This is also an administrative role that requires communicating and socialising with older people and volunteers from the BAME community.
The activity group will be at the same community venue and will include older people, activity group leads, drivers, and the activity group coordinator. Activity groups normally last around two hours and will include an activity that gets people moving such as: dance, chair exercises, games, crafts, skittles or any activity the group participants are interested in.
Activity groups are free monthly groups that are open to older people who are lonely, isolated and in need of companionship. Activity groups are a great way for older people to stay active and to make new friends in their local area.
Key information
- Duration: Time limited
- Start Date: 7th November 2024
- End Date: 21st February 2025
- Volunteer: Monthly
- Availability: Monday PM, Tuesday AM
- Tasks: Please note: This is a female group and will start from January 2025 start. Ideal volunteer would be bilingual (Bangla, Urdu, English)
Welcoming and supporting new volunteers into the activity group so they can start volunteering with confidence.
Welcoming new older people to the activity group and contacting them before their first activity group so that they feel welcome and comfortable.
Arranging the activity group schedule so activity group leads know when it’s their turn to lead the activity, and activity group drivers know which older people they’re collecting and dropping home again after the activity group.
Matching older people to volunteer drivers, so the same drivers collect and drop off the same older people each month.
Responding to any issues and queries from the volunteers and older people in the activity group.
Following the guidance in the online volunteer training so that the activity groups are safe, enjoyable, appropriate and in line with our charitable aims.
Keeping in regular contact with Re-engage and reporting any concerns to the team.
Promoting the activity group in your local area so we can recruit more volunteers and support more older people.
Keeping in regular contact with the activity group volunteers and older people and sharing any updates from Re-engage that are relevant to them. - Training: A 30-minute induction call with a member of the Re-engage team
Provide a reference and complete an ID check.
Complete online volunteer training modules including safeguarding, equality and diversity, data protection.
Support from Oak Development staff and Re-engage - Skill And Qualifications Required: We’re looking for activity group coordinators who have:
Good admin and organisation skills
Good problem-solving skills
A friendly nature
Good listening skills
Good conversation skills
Patience and understanding
A passion for improving the lives of lonely and isolated older people
Basic computer skills (our checks, training and activity group reports are all online and our charity is paperless)
If this sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you. You can apply to be an activity group coordinator by completing our online application form. - Interests: Community, Community centre, Faith, Health and wellbeing, Mental Health, Older people, Race and Ethnicity, Recreation, Women
- Suitability: Employee Volunteers, Groups, Indoor, Long term commitment, Older people, People seeking work, People with restricted mobility, School students, University students, With friends, 18 and over
- Activities: Administration, Befriending, Lending a helping hand, Management, Translation
- Skills: Leadership, Managing people, Organising, Talking to others, Teamwork
- Home Based: No
- DBS Check: No
- Accessibility: Clearly marked accessible parking spaces, Step free access clearly signposted into the building, Accessible toilets
Welcoming and supporting new volunteers into the activity group so they can start volunteering with confidence.
Welcoming new older people to the activity group and contacting them before their first activity group so that they feel welcome and comfortable.
Arranging the activity group schedule so activity group leads know when it’s their turn to lead the activity, and activity group drivers know which older people they’re collecting and dropping home again after the activity group.
Matching older people to volunteer drivers, so the same drivers collect and drop off the same older people each month.
Responding to any issues and queries from the volunteers and older people in the activity group.
Following the guidance in the online volunteer training so that the activity groups are safe, enjoyable, appropriate and in line with our charitable aims.
Keeping in regular contact with Re-engage and reporting any concerns to the team.
Promoting the activity group in your local area so we can recruit more volunteers and support more older people.
Keeping in regular contact with the activity group volunteers and older people and sharing any updates from Re-engage that are relevant to them.
Provide a reference and complete an ID check.
Complete online volunteer training modules including safeguarding, equality and diversity, data protection.
Support from Oak Development staff and Re-engage
Good admin and organisation skills
Good problem-solving skills
A friendly nature
Good listening skills
Good conversation skills
Patience and understanding
A passion for improving the lives of lonely and isolated older people
Basic computer skills (our checks, training and activity group reports are all online and our charity is paperless)
If this sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you. You can apply to be an activity group coordinator by completing our online application form.