The COTA Visitors volunteers:

• Visit a designated person in an aged care facility or own home (your choice).
• Provide friendship and companionship.
• Undertake activities that are appropriate for the individual - this may include reminiscing, reading, playing games or going for a walk.

Role requirements:

• Uphold COTA SA Values - Respect, Diversity, Equity, Collaboration, Integrity and Independence
• Empathy for older people and people from different cultural backgrounds and who are from diverse communities.
• Respect for different lifestyles older people live.
• Over 18
• National Police Certificate

We match you with an older person based on shared interests and location and then support you to create a friendship through regular visits. The COTA Visitors program aims to enrich the life of an older person experiencing loneliness or isolation by offering conversation, news, new interests, friendship, and a special connection through a shared language, life experience or cultural understanding.

We have new friends waiting in our North Eastern & North Western suburbs, including Valley View, Joslin, Semaphore Park and Croydon. More information and online applications are available on our website.