Friday Befriending Cafe Crayford

The charity operates a number of Befriending Cafés across the borough in partnership with other voluntary and statutory organisations. This role represents a critical part of the charity’s developing community presence and its work in reaching new audiences. The role will be to assist and/or lead sessions and activities for older people, on behalf of Age UK Bexley and in partnership with other local organisations and independent practitioners employed to support the resource.

What skills do I need?

Meet and greet older people

Prepare and serve refreshments

Take any queries about older people’s services and signpost to Age UK Bexley Assist, and join in with activities.

Clear the area; put away chairs and wash up

Keep basic monitoring figures (eg: numbers attending and number of enquires received)

Knowledge, skills and abilities: A willingness and ability to participate in mandatory training sessions as and when required. A genuine interest and concern for older people. An ability to advocate for, and support the interests of, older people using Age UK Bexley services.

We are looking for: An enthusiastic and positive outlook; willingness and ability to get involved; Empathy with older people; a warm, polite and friendly manner; good communication skills; someone who is reliable and dependable.