Do you want to make a real difference to your local community?
Do you thrive on being organised and focused?
Do you have a couple of hours a week to support us?
You might like to help on our Weekly Lunch Club
About this role
You will be vital to the work of Ham and Petersham SOS, helping us to reduce social isolation and loneliness in older people by providing a weekly lunch club
Your role may include:
- Setting up tables
- Setting up crockery and utensils
- Making and serving tea and coffee
- Re-heating and serving home soup
- Serving of home made cakes (and eating a slice if there’s any left over)
- Talking to older and or disabled attendees
- Washing up used crockery and utensils
When and where
Wednesdays at Ham library from 11:45am-2pm approx
You will be offered dates for the month ahead, and you can sign up for one or more Wednesdays to suit your committments
Who we’re looking for
People who want to give back to the local community, people who see the value in getting residents together to reduce isolation and loneliness and people who want to meet new people, make friends and be part of the community. Likeing a chat and a slice of cake is also helpful.
We run a rota system where you can assign dates to volunteer to yourself so that you can plan your volunteering around your other committments.
Skills and experience you can gain
- teamwork
- organisation
- communication
- health and safety
- charity work
- community support
- valuable experience for your CV
What we can offer you
- demonstration of your tasks
- training courses, in person and online
- personal development opportunities
- support and regular catchups from a dedicated manager
- agreed travel expenses
- adjustments to make the role accessible for you
- work experience for your CV
- a work reference
Safeguarding
We have a full and robust set of policies to support the work.