
Activities at Thornton House
Do you have a few hours available each week to commit to supporting activities at Thornton House?
They have scheduled activities and require Volunteers to help engage their service users and residents to take part, activities include:
- Gardening Support – (Days / times flexible to suit potential volunteer) Help and encourage service users to assist with gardening activities such as tending to plants and pots within the grounds of the centre.
- Befriending –Tuesday morning & Monday, Wed, Friday, afternoon – take time with the service users offering sensitive listening skills and good communication.
- Arts & Crafts – Monday & Wednesday mornings – if you are good at arts & crafts and able to inspire others with easy projects that would be an advantage
- Pamper – Friday morning – are you skilled in offering pamper & beauty treatments? Help brighten up a service users’ day by supporting the sessions by nail painting, make up, therapeutic hand massage
If you have a specific area of interest in any of the activities above, before applying you are asked to Please speak to a member of staff at the Home for further details before applying to ensure it’s suitable for you.
Please state which activity/activities you would like to volunteer for upon application.
Older people services operate using quality services which are provided in a safe way for all residents, staff, volunteers, and visitors. Their core purpose is to provide high quality person centred residential and daytime support for their service users.
This volunteering role is subject to a DBS check. To qualify you must have been a resident in the UK for the past 3 years.
- Applicants must be willing to go through an induction process with relevant background checks and an enhanced DBS check (This will be done free of charge)
- Once you have applied online one of our Volunteer Officers will be in contact to arrange your DBS
Tasks:
- Spend some time chatting to residents/service users, helping them to combat their feelings of loneliness
- Encourage them to take part in the activities and offer support where appropriate
- Help to brighten up their day
- Log your volunteering hours monthly online
Required Qualities:
- Have the skills required to support the activity.
- Be a good listener & communicator
- Be committed to providing a good and reliable service
- Have patience and understanding
- Be friendly & approachable
- Have a caring and empathic nature
- Able to follow guidelines and regulations
- Aware of confidentiality issues
- Knowledge of helping those living with dementia would be an advantage
Training:
Training on Safeguarding will be provided in the form of distance eLearning. Volunteers must have completed the required training before any activity can be undertaken and will be asked to regularly refresh training when required.
Required Age:
16 years +Schedule:
Thornton House, Whimbrel Drive, off Mayfield Ave, Thornton Cleveleys
Apply for this role
If you are interested in this opportunity please contact the Volunteer Co-ordinator for a chat, or click apply now.
Email: Lancashire Volunteer Partnership
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