Community Activity Support Volunteer - Rotherham

About The Role

We are passionate about promoting social inclusion for people living with dementia. We are looking for volunteers that will support people living with dementia to attend and participate in local pre arranged social activities/groups.

This role will be crucial in helping people to stay connected and engaged with their communities and reduce social isolation.

We are looking for volunteers to support people living with a dementia diagnosis at community activities throughout the Borough of Rotherham. These may be luncheon clubs, activity groups and community events where they can meet new friends and become less socially isolated. The expectation would be to support them at a couple of activities each month.

For further information, please email or telephone .

This role will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced 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 Checks, please contact .

You'll be great for the role if you:

• Have an interest in developing meaningful relationships and making a real difference.
• Are committed to supporting people living with and affected by dementia to remain active in their local communities.
• Can demonstrate empathy, compassion and patience.
• Have good listening and communication skills.
• You are aware of or are willing to learn about dementia and its impact on people.

Minimum age 18 years

Interested? To apply for this role please click on the 'Apply' button at the bottom of the page.

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 or call on .

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 are 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 are 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.

Our Values

Determined to make a difference: We're passionate, we're focused and we make a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.

Trusted expert: We're listening, we're learning and we use experience and evidence.

Better together: We're open, we combine our strengths and we achieve more together.

Compassionate: We're kind, we're honest and we don't shy away from challenges.

Equal opportunities

Alzheimer's Society is committed to equal opportunities.

Alzheimer's Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. This means ensuring our recruitment processes are barrier free and as inclusive as possible to everyone. We will look at making reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability or long term condition.