Lunch Club Volunteer

Age UK Bexley’s lunch club will provide a safe space for older people in Bexley to come and enjoy a two or three course lunch. The club will allow a chance for socialisation and to support ending isolation among older people in the borough.

What skills do I need?

To attend and support clients at our weekly lunch club

Responsibilities

• Volunteer within Age UK Bexley policies and procedures
• Provide support to the clients who are in attendance
• Support pub staff where needed
• Attend regular meetings and an annual review meeting as arranged by the Community Development project officer
• To liaise with pub staff and feed back to the Community Development project officer
• Take a register of clients each week

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Attend mandatory training sessions as and when required
• A genuine interest and concern for older people
• Good communication skills
• Computer literate
• Knowledge and/or awareness of issues affecting older people

Person Specification:

• Confident and able to build rapport easily
• Reliability and trustworthiness
• Good listening and communication skills
• Organised and able to keep accurate records
• Shows a commitment to inclusion and diversity and lifting the barriers of inclusion for older people (essential)