Volunteer Engagement Worker

**Volunteer role description**
**Role title**

Volunteer Engagement Worker

**Purpose of the role**
Support residents to engage with their day to improve daily living.

**What you will be doing**
The role is a meaningful and engaging role, to help and support adults with Learning Difficulties and Autism, with their activities of daily living.
- Spend time with people, talking and listening and learning about them.
- Encourage them to take part in daily exercise, be ready to join in to support and have fun.
- Read stories and poetry using expression and gestures.
- Encourage hydration and good nutritional intake through the inclusion of drinks and light snacks into your support time with each person.
- Help them to eat independently or to aid them with their food and drink.
- Involve people in a range of activities, take the lead, help people to have fun in singing, dancing, puzzle building, arts and crafts. Bring your own ideas.
- Document your time with each person into our electronic care recording system.

**Skills, experience and ** *You need to have empathy, resilience and a can-do
**qualities needed **positive vibe approach.*
- Have real compassion for all people.
- Work within Adult Safeguarding protocols (full training will be provided)
- Be open, honest, and trustworthy.
- Be a happy personality and share that happy vibe.

**When and where ** **Hill Farm**
- We would be happy to discuss with you your preferred time, days, frequency.

**Support offered**
- Full Induction into our home, residents, and support team.

**What you could get out**
**of it **This is a rewarding role, a chance for you to learn new skills, and make a positive difference to those people you engage with and support.

**What to do if you’re**
**interested **Please register your interest with us and we will call you to explore your interest further.

**Roles may be flexible - please talk to us**

**Job Type**: Volunteer

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Sittingbourne: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: One location