Use Your Experience. Volunteer!

Community voice in Wales.

Royal Voluntary Service has been awarded funding for 4 years as part of the Big Lottery's Community Voice programme. Community Voice ensures more can influence and and policy and decisions about services in their community and providers will be able to work together to design and deliver improved services.

Their Project

With the support of Community Voice, they are establishing an exciting research and consultation pilot project covering Monmouthshire an Newport. They are looking to working with older people who are in care homes and recipients of support services and their families. The purpose of the project is to gain a better understanding a of how services might be improved to share the best practice and to help older people to receive the support in the way that they want. They will match the older person with a volunteer who can communicate in the most effective want to make it an enjoyable experience for everyone.

Together Life's Happier

Royal Voluntary service is the largest volunteer organisations in the country. Their volunteers share time with older people because it's enjoyable, rewarding and inspiring.

More specifically, for this project they are looking for volunteers who ideally have a background in health and social care or working with older people. If this role really appeals to you and you have good listening skills, can relate to people with tact and diplomacy please get in touch with them. As a volunteer you will receive training and support to help you participate in your community in a whole new way. They will work in partnership with the residents, care homes and service providers. Together you will develop and share a good practice to ensure that the older people have the best possible life with choice and services that better meet their needs.

It's Flexible

There are no fixed hours for volunteering, you give the time that suits you. It can be a couple hours every couple of months or twice a week. There is always a role that can suit your needs.

Volunteering Get You Out And About.

As a volunteer, you won't be stuck doing one thing. If you fancy doing something else,there are plenty of things to choose from. They need you to visit local older people in their homes as well as helping them get but and about to continues to do they things they enjoy. That could mean anything from sharing a cup of tea, going to the shops together or getting to and from the hospital. But it could also be going to a football match or helping someone to Skype their grandchildren.

Volunteering is also a great way your commitment and get something worthwhile on your CV if you're looking for a new job.

Get to know some really interesting people.

Royal Voluntary Service work is about getting to know some of the most interesting people in your neighbourhood, building friendships and enjoying each other's company. The older people in your community have a unique perspective on life and they are a constant source of inspiration that too few of us get to know.

"I feel as though I am appreciated and making a really positive difference to people's lives. It makes you appreciate what you have yourself."

Bob, Volunteer, 62

Contact them:

If you would like to volunteer, contact your local Royal Voluntary Service on 0845 601 4670 (Charged at local rate from a BT landline, other suppliers and mobile providers may vary.)

Visit:

www.royalvolutaryservice.org.uk

To find out how you can help.

Address:

Royal Voluntary Service

Alexander House

EVTOL Trading Estate

Newport

NP20 2DR

Older people's lives and your life will be changed for the better.

To make a donation call:

0845 607 6524

(Charged at local rate from a BT landline, other suppliers and mobile providers may vary).

General Enquires:

0845 600 5885

(Charged at local rate from a BT landline, other suppliers and mobile providers may vary).

Social Media:

Twitter:

@RoyalVolService

Facebook:

Facebook/royalvoluntaryservice

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