Group Facilitator Volunteer - Milton Keynes

About The Role If you're confident, enjoy meeting new people and are interested in providing meaningful activities for people affected by dementia, then we'd love to hear from you! Our groups provide a welcoming and supportive space for people affected by dementia to engage in activities, socialise with others and get support and information. As a Group Facilitator Volunteer, you'll provide key support with the administration and running of the group, by coordinating and facilitating activities, welcoming people to the group and keeping records of those attending. You'll also support with the set-up and tidying away after the group, as well as providing encouragement to people attending to participate in the activities on offer. As well as carrying out the role as part of a team, there may be opportunities to facilitate these group sessions unsupervised, should the need arise. This role will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal Records Check from either the Disclosure and Barring
Service (England & Wales), Disclosure Scotland Check (Scotland) or AccessNI (Northern Ireland). If you require further information regarding Criminal Records Check, please contact [email protected] Support is needed for a face to face carers group at MK15 9BH AND an online carers group via Microsoft Teams. The face to face role will start from Wednesday 12 August and monthly on the 2nd Wednesday from 2.30-5pm . The online role takes place on the 3rd Wednesday each month via Microsoft Teams from 2.30-4pm . Applications would be preferred from someone with some experience or knowledge of the caring role. Interested? To apply for this role please click on the 'Apply' button at the bottom of the page. You'll be great for the role if you: You have good verbal communication and facilitation skills You are confident and enthusiastic You enjoy meeting new people and being part of a team You are aware of or are willing to learn about dementia and its impact on people You can demonstrate empathy
and compassion Minimum age 18 If you find completing online applications difficult, please don't let this stop you from applying....please call or email us and we can support you with the application process. You can contact the Volunteering Recruitment Team by emailing [email protected] or call on . About You About Alzheimer's Society Dementia is the UK's biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime. At Alzheimer's Society, we're the UK's leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be. Together with our supporters, we're working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. Our values make sure that
our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for. TPBN1_UKTJ