Current Volunteer Vacancies
We are looking for young volunteers to breakdown barriers between the young and the old, whether it’s, befriending an elderly person, working on a market stall, selling goods on ebay or organising a dance/drama to perform at a day centre. If you’ve got an idea on how to breakdown barriers then we could support you to turn your ideas into reality. Whether you can give one day or get involved with longer projects, there are plenty of opportunities.
You will gain new skills, meet new people, and have fun! It won’t cost you to be a volunteer as equipment, refreshments and travel costs will be covered by Age Concern.
Below are our current volunteering opportunities.
For an application pack or more information on any of the available opportunities contact:
Claudia on 01709 386831
or email
LINKLINE CALLER
To telephone LinkLine clients each morning within agreed hours, verify that they are all right, and report any issues arising from these phone calls to the LinkLine coordinator on call.
HEALTH AND WELLBEING ASSISTANT
To provide assistance with older people's self care tasks, domestic tasks & social activities in a community-based centre.
EVENT'S COORDINATOR
To assist with publicity events for Age Concern Rotherham such as promoting new services and events at the Health and Well-being Centre.
VOLUNTEER IT TRAINER
Greeting and welcoming clients. Assisting older clients who attend the Monday drop-in centre with their basic IT enquiries, guiding them through surfing the internet safely and setting up and using an email account. Following instructions from a lead trainer in assisting learners, answering general questions about IT and working with participants on a one-to-one basis. Working independently or in a small team.
RECEPTION ASSISTANT
The St. Ann's Road offices house the majority of the 'head office' functions of Age Concern Rotherham, and are the principal point of initial contact for members of the public. The Reception and Admin Office has responsibility for the main telephone switchboard, visitor reception, and the core secretarial and administrative functions of the organisation.
VOLUNTEER NEWSLETTER EDITOR
The Volunteer Newsletter informs Age Concern's volunteers about current projects, good news stories as well as requests for information/services or objects such as bric-a-brac for market stall. It is about volunteers for volunteers.
We need someone to edit the Volunteer Newsletter for quarterly editions, to write articles such as interviewing volunteers about their experiences. Take photos to be included in the newsletter, ensure departmental updates are included in the newsletter where applicable. Make the newsletter informative, fun and entertaining as well as representing its' readership.
HEALTH AND FITNESS EVENT SUPPORT
(This role is to be open mainly to men)
To support events arranged to promote health and fitness for men over 50.
- To assist the Fit As A Fiddle Coordinator to set up and support events in the community designed to highlight the health and fitness of men over 50.
- To talk to participants, engage with them and make them feel at ease when attending the events.
- To assist with serving refreshments to event participants.
- Encouraging participants to take part in activities organized by the Fit As A Fiddle Coordinator at the events.
VOLUNTEER NAIL ARTISTS
To polish and paint fingernails of Day Centre clients
- To talk to clients and find out what nail polishing requirements they have.
- To do basic nail art, buffing, filing and applying nail polish and sparkles
ONE OFF VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY
- Are you interested in Asian fashion?
- Do you know about Henna, threading or other Asian beauty treatments?
We are looking for volunteers to do a one-off taster session of Asian beauty treatments at Age Concern Rotherham health and well being centre.
EVENTS HELPER/ORGANISER
- To help with the running of events and promotions and/or organise and setup events
- To help provide ideas for future events
FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEER
- To help raise funds for the charity by organising fundraising events, contacting other organisations etc
Volunteering Opportunities
V Project
Age Concern Rotherham is funded by V to provide quality volunteering opportunities for 16-25 year olds. V is a volunteering organisation with an ambition to change the face of volunteering and inspire a million more young volunteers to get involved and do their bit. V has already funded over 700,000 volunteering opportunities across the UK.
The range of volunteering opportunities that young people have been involved in at Age Concern Rotherham include: Day Centre assistant, Receptionist, Linkline caller, befriender, Market stall assistant, fundraiser, Craft and music demonstrators, Nail painters, Party helpers, IT mentors, Newsletter editors and reporters to name but a few. These photos illustrate how happy our young volunteers are to take part in volunteering tasks across the depts. of Age Concern Rotherham. They contribute a great deal to the work of Age Concern Rotherham and many of the services would not be available or would be greatly reduced if it were not for the contributions of them and all our volunteers who give such valuable service to the over 50 population of Rotherham. www.vinspired.com
Age Concern Rotherham currently works with over 100 volunteers. These men and women are essential to the work of the organisation and it would be true to say that we could not provide our wide range of services without their support.
Why Volunteer?
Volunteering can be a way of putting your skills to good use. This could mean anything from helping in a day centre to arranging for emergency heating for an isolated older person. Everybody has something worth sharing and volunteering can be a way of realising this potential.
What do Volunteers do?
- Work in day centers under the supervision of a trained member of staff
- Tasks may include assisting with recreational activities, serving meals or refreshments and acting as an escort on one of our vehicles
- Visit older people in their own homes to provide friendship and practical information
- Work in an office
- Driving or escorting on minibuses
What can Volunteers expect from Age Concern Rotherham?
Although not always necessary we can provide training sessions for volunteers who are interested in developing particular skills or areas of knowledge relating to older people.
Volunteers are guaranteed the support of Age Concern Rotherham staff and are not expected to deal with situations with which they feel unable to cope. The key to volunteering is that volunteers are able to define the type of work they feel able to undertake.
Volunteer Forum
The Volunteer Forum is a volunteer led group to discuss volunteering issues at Age Concern Rotherham and to organise social events for the volunteers.
If you would like to take part contact Claudia on 01709 386831
Great Opportunity
There are many great benefits of being a volunteer but there's now one more to add to the list. Volunteers now have the opportunity to train for a certificate in community volunteering. This certificate is acredited by Asdan (Award Scheme Developement and accreditation) and is a great way to identify the hard and rewarding work that volunteers do for their communtiy.
According to ASDAN, "the Community Volunteering Qualification recognises the general skills and attributes that volunteers (aged 14 - 80+) need to perform their roles effectively. It encourages volunteers to reflect on their experiences and improve what they do. It reinforces good practice and contributes to the investing in volunteers standard."
If you would like more information on volunteering in general visit Volunteering England
