Community Visitors Scheme - Community Visitor - writer of life story

COTA South Australia

The visitor will:

visit the designated person
provide friendship and companionship
undertake activities that are appropriate for the individual - this may include, writing a life story on computer with friend, reminiscing and biographies.

You can not apply for this role as it is no longer available.

Malvern SA
Regular - more than 6 months
Seniors & Aged Care

Type of work

Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care, Writing & Editing

Training

Successful completion of the COTA SA Community Visitors Scheme volunteer orientation.

Time required

Fortnightly Best practice volunteer involvement recommends that a volunteer role be a maximum of 15-16 hours per week.

Reimbursement

As per the COTA SA volunteer policy, program guidelines and the related handbooks.

Requirements

National Police Certificate
Others

- Knowledge of ageing. - Knowledge of experiences and lifestyles of older people. - Empathy for older people who wish to remain living independently at home within the community and for people who live in residential care homes, including people from different cultural backgrounds and who are from diverse communities. - Respect for different lifestyles older people live. Please Note: As each organisation provides different levels/types of insurance, volunteers are reminded to check with the organisation as to the type of insurance provided for volunteers (e.g. Volunteer Personal Accident Insurance)

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