We are looking for male volunteers to work with our male, short-term, residents. Volunteer must have excellent verbal communication due to our customers having poor hearing.

Desired skills for this role include:

• A genuine interest in older people
• Punctuality, reliability and dependability
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills including effective communication with older people with memory loss.
• Enthusiasm to effectively contribute as an individual as well as within a team environment
• A desire to give of self for the betterment of the broader community
• A positive and can do attitude
• An ability to work with older people as well as people with varied backgrounds and possess values that recognise and support personal, cultural and lifestyle differences.
• An ability to accept direction when required and initiative to work independently

This role involves working with 1-5 people, supporting them to engage in activities or facilitating discussions amongst them to help them socialise with others. In this Transition Care Program (TCP) the days are long and often boring and people become socially isolated easily. We need you to help us provide them with social engagement and emotional support so they are healthier in mind and heart while they work with the physios and medical staff to get their physical strength back. All our volunteers are well supported with all necessary resources to facilitate activities.