Companion Service Volunteer

Age UK Notts are looking for individuals to support our Companion Service within specific postcodes in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire 

Volunteers will be supporting people, in their own homes and in the community within Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and ideally, we ask all applicants to provide a minimum of 1 hour volunteering a week.

The companion service volunteer can choose to be:

• A companion within the person’s home

• A companion outside the person’s home

Examples of the type of support the service offers include:

• Supporting an older person/s hobbies and interests or simply chatting with them in their own home on a regular basis.

• Supporting with digital access & building confidence skills & motivation to access the opportunities of the internet.

• Supporting the person outside of their home e.g., by accompanying them on a walk, to the shops, to a café, garden centre, theatre or cinema or other social activities / community groups.

• Where appropriate, supporting the older person to access other services through information and signposting or referring to the Companion Service Coordinator for support.

Please note that we are not looking for Volunteer Telephone Companions.

We are looking for volunteers with good daytime availability in specific areas of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Please check with the Volunteering Team on 0115 8414 464 or [email protected] to see if they are recruiting for volunteers in the postcode in which you live.

What skills do I need?

We are looking for the following skills/interests:

• Individuals with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of older people who are committed to volunteering on a regular basis.

• Commitment to complete our Volunteer Report Form accurately and regularly.

• Ability to travel for visits in the local community either by car or public transport for those volunteers who choose to participate in this type of activity.

• Digital literacy for those volunteers who choose to participate in this type of activity.

When do I need to be available?

	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Details

Ideally, we ask all applicants to commit to a minimum of one hour of volunteering per week for at least six months. We also look for volunteers who have good availability during the daytime, as this is when the people we support generally prefer visits.