Suffolk Age UK

Dear Clerk,

I am emailing you to ask if you will consider advertising our current volunteer vacancies (Dementia Advisor Assistants & Volunteer Administrators) within your newsletter and/or community notice board within Little Waldingfield Parish Council. I am able to write a short piece on each volunteer vacancy if you would prefer it in that format? I can also send suitable volunteer photos if you would like.

We are in desperate need of volunteers in a number of our services but mainly in our new Dementia Partnership (in partnership with Sue Ryder and Suffolk Family Carers). We are looking specifically for volunteers as Dementia Advisor Assistants who would volunteer in their local community, and Volunteer Part Time Administrators to assist us behind the scenes at our Head office in Claydon. (Role descriptions are below my signature in this email if you require this information)

We also have a number of other roles available across all of our services which operate Suffolk wide. I will also now email you a copy of our volunteer poster in a separate email for your consideration.

Your help in assisting us to raise the profile of our volunteer roles is greatly appreciated.

Please don't hesitate to come back to me if you have any questions or would like more information.

Kind regards,

Michelle Blom
Recruitment & Reward Officer
Direct Line: 01473 298684
Mobile: 07776 300183

Age UK Suffolk

14 Hillview Business Park

Old Ipswich Road

Claydon

Suffolk

IP6 0AJ

www.ageuksuffolk.org

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“Role Title: Volunteer Dementia Advisor Assistant

Role Summary - To support the role of the Dementia Advisor, To offer follow up visits to people requiring more one-to-one work on specific areas of need, as directed by the Dementia Advisor & To undertake activities with service-users including: planning for the future, exploring assistive technology and life story work.

Person Specification

· Essential

ü Desire to be involved in a service supporting those affected by dementia and their carers

ü Good active listening and communication skills

ü Respect for other people's points of view

ü Ability to cope with feelings in potentially emotional situations

ü Ability to show empathy

ü Ability to work independently and as part of a team & have access to transport

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Role Title: Volunteer Administrator, Dementia Advisor Service

Role Summary: This volunteer role provides an opportunity to work with nationally recognised organisations and to be involved in developing a service that will genuinely make a difference to people's lives & to the role is to support the advisors and service administrator in a variety of administrative tasks to help ensure the effective delivery of the Service to individuals who have been diagnosed with dementia.

Main Duties: To engage with all staff, volunteers and members of the public in a courteous, friendly and efficient manner, To make up information packs for advisors, To send out routine letters and leaflets to key stakeholders as requested, To undertake general photocopying & filing of literature, To order new stocks of materials and literature when needed, To help to prepare displays/leaflet packs for events/promotions & To undertake other basic administrative duties to help support the Dementia Advisor Service team

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