Tea Party Host

4 weeks ago


United Kingdom Volunteer Centre Harlow Full time
Tea Party Host

Our Tea Party Hosts are a vital part of theRe-engage team.

Tea parties provide a lifeline of friendship for our older people, and the regular,warm, friendly chats and companionship provide a vital link with the outsideworld from which they have become isolated. Re-engage needs enthusiasticvolunteers to work as tea party hosts.

This is a flexible, voluntary role that can easily be fitted in around yourown lifestyle and availability. As a volunteer host you will run a localRe-engage tea party one to two times a year. You will host a group of four to12 people (which includes drivers, the group coordinator as well as olderguests) in either your home or a community venue. The tea parties will lastaround two hours and will usually take place on a Sunday afternoon. You mustbe comfortable socialising with people and providing guests and othervolunteers with refreshments.

You will need one reference and to complete an ID check for this role. Skills

Weare looking for hosts with the following skills and attributes:

Organised
Good conversational skills
An enthusiasm for making genuine connections with older people in yourcommunity
A friendly, patient, and empathetic approach
Passion for entertaining, providing food and refreshments
Basic understanding of food hygiene
Basic computer literacy (including the ability to use email)
If this sounds like you, then please get intouch.

Many people enjoy volunteering for more than one role, feeling more involvedand connected to others. Please have a look at our other volunteering roles tosee what other opportunities we have available.

This opportunity is available in: Basildon, Billericay & Wickford, Braintree, Colchester, Rayleigh and Rochford, Southend

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