Volunteer Activity Coach

Connection Support has a range of services providing support to people at risk of homelessness or on the edge of needing social care. We work with people made vulnerable through debt, family circumstances, mental health issues, substance misuse, care leavers, learning disability, age, and physical disabilities.

Volunteers play a key role in the provision of vital services to our clients.

Could you prevent loneliness and isolation in yourcommunity and become a volunteer activity coach?

·Do you have 1-2 hours a week to give to a support home to help clients engage with evening activities such a bingo or quiz nights (evenings)

·Can we rely and depend on you to commit to a period of 3-6 months?

·Can you create and maintain positive, professional, and trusting relationships with a non-judgmental approach?

If you can answer 'yes’ to these questions, then we would love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

·holding group sessions with clients to play games / quizzes

·providing innovative and fun exercises to keep clients engaged and motivated

·Acting as a positive role model to all clients

Skills required

·Making the best of the environment in which clients are based (Communal living room)

·Excellent people skills to enable you to work with a range of individuals with different backgrounds and motivations.

·Great time keeping and organisational skills.

·High levels of enthusiasm and drive

Volunteer recruitment and training:

Following a show of interest to volunteer as an Activity Coach, this would be the typical process that will then follow:

* You will be asked to complete a short application form, or you can send us your cv if you prefer outlining relevant experience in life or work.

* Our volunteer recruitment team will arrange to meet with you or speak with you over the phone to answer any questions you may have.

* We will apply for an enhanced DBS check for you.

* You provide two-character references.

* You will complete 4 online training modules

Once you’ve let us know your availability, will then match you with our clients for 3-6 months, where you will provide weekly sessions with a commitment of time of 1-2 hours of evening

Location: Fishermead supported accomodation, Milton Keynes

At connection support we welcome and encourage applications from everyone, regardless of ages, gender, disabilities, and background