Helping elderly and those living with dementia enjoy life
About organisation / project
Amy’s Care is a family run Community Interest Company based in North Cumbria on the edge of the Lake District National Park. We specialise in providing quality day care through our social clubs and holidays for older adults and in particular those living with dementia.
We pride ourselves in providing a stimulating and engaging environment that promotes inclusion and wellbeing.
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We, at Amy's Care, provide quality care through our social clubs for older adults and those living with dementia. We place emphasis on having fun in a well organised environment. We believe in inclusion and always take our clients out in the afternoon to discover new experiences and rekindle past memories. We require volunteers to help with making these days count. Our volunteers find it very rewarding just talking to clients, sharing a joke or listening to stories and tales. We also require volunteers to help with the practical issues such as keeping an eye on exits at key times, assisting clients to get int and out of the minibus, making sure they are safe and sitting with clients en route to the afternoon outings. Volunteers are not required to carry out any personal care. All out volunteers are supported by our trained Activity Workers. We require volunteers to help out at our Carlisle club. Keswick Club and Ireby Club.
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Required Role
Key responsibilities
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- Communication
- Initiative
- Interpersonal
- Listening
- Positive attitude
- Practical
- Team Work
Desirable Skills
- Negotiation and influencing
- Self Management
Skill to gain
- Administration and Clerical
- Communication
- Confidence
- Event Planning
- Initiative
- Interpersonal
- IT, Computers and Web Skills
- Listening
- Literacy and copywriting
- Negotiation and influencing
- Non-discriminatory
- Non-judgemental
- Office IT (Word, Excel etc)
- Planning and organising
- Positive attitude
- Practical
- Problem solving
- Project Management
- Team Work
- Time Management
- Opportunity and Recognition
- Self Management
When can you do this role/Calendar
Minimum commitment level: Once a week
Start Date: 02-03-2017
Start Time: 09:30 AM
End Time: 04:30 PM
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