Volunteer Dementia Day Centre

4 weeks ago


Plymouth, United Kingdom Age UK Plymouth Full time

**Dementia Day Centre Volunteer**

We are searching for passionate and caring volunteers to join our Dementia Day Centre at William Venton Day Centre, 8 Memory Lane, Plymstock.

Volunteering can make a difference to you, a huge difference to our clients and Age UK Plymouth

**The Role**

We run a range of activities within our Dementia Day Centre such as quizzes, learning new skills, dancing, singing, crafting, games, indoor sports, sensory activities, and much more. We are most excited by our new Reminiscing Room, which our clients thoroughly enjoy.

We are passionate about providing our clients with an amazing experience and we would love for you to join us. As a volunteer you will interact with our clients, help and support the group lead, assist in setting up the room, make much needed refreshments and encourage everyone to join in and interact within the sessions. However, there is so much more to this role benefiting both the clients and the entire team.

Are you passionate about supporting your local community? Can you add a bit of sparkle to someone’s day? If the answer is yes then we would love to hear from you. To be successful in this role you need you to have a caring nature, good organisational skills, be a good listener, be honest, reliable (our clients in the Dementia Day Centre need consistency), empathetic, and enjoy being part of a team.

**What will you get out of it?**

You will make a difference to our clients
You will feel valued (volunteer celebration week in June, to name one event)
You will learn new skills
You will make new friendships
You get to be a part of Age UK Plymouth Volunteer team
You will get specific job role training
You can claim your travelling expenses to and from your volunteering sessions
You will get free refreshments during your volunteering sessions

**When**

Monday - Friday 09.00 - 16.00 (morning, afternoon or full day sessions)

**Responsible To**

Dementia Day Centre Manager

**Additional Information**

We provide full training which includes; safeguarding, dementia awareness training and digital training.

Please note that a DBS Certificate and suitable references are a requirement of this role but we will guide you through these processes.

**Job Type**: Volunteer

**Benefits**:

- Free or subsidised travel

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Plymouth: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: DDC Volunteer


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