Tadley Elderly Day Care Volunteer - come and have fun with local residents

Tadley Elderly Day Care Volunteer - come and have fun with local residents

Posted for Tadley Elderly Day Care

Posted by Volunteer Centre West Berkshire

Register your interest

You will be redirected to the Volunteer Centre West Berkshire website to express your interest.

Visitors spend 5 hours with us (10am - 3pm), and we offer a relaxed and fun packed day. We adapt all activities to individual needs. Example of a typical day.

• 10.00 - 10.30 Welcome with tea, coffee, biscuits, chat and newspapers/magazines
• 10.30 - 11.30 Selection of 'Active' Physical Games (bean bag target, foam football target, skittles, boules)
• 11.15 - 12.00 'Brain' Games (Musical Bingo, Cards, Hangman, Quizzes, Make-A-Word)
• 11.45 - 12.00 Prepare for lunch at 12:00.
• 12:00 - 12:30 LUNCH - all clients have hot two-course lunch - main course and dessert
• 12.30 - 12.45 After-lunch sit-down, relax, read newspapers/magazines, chat
• 12:45 - 1.30 General Games (Snakes & Ladders, quizzes, crosswords, Bingo)
• 1.30 - 2.00 Tea, coffee, cakes, biscuits and chat
• 2.00 - 3.00 General Games (Snakes and Ladders, quizzes, crosswords, Bingo, etc)
• 3.00 Home time

Volunteer drivers are also required by the centre.

Ambrose Allen Centre is located in the centre of Tadley, next to Holmwood Surgery.

What skills do I need?

No formal qualifications needed. A DBS check will be provided 

Good communication skills, able to interact with different people, good team player, caring, likes to have fun and get involved.

If someone has experience of interacting with people who have dementia, Parkinson's or had a stroke it would be beneficial but not essential.