VOLUNTEERING & BEFRIENDING SERVICES

Life is Precious your time is valuable

Age Concern Lincoln could not provide many of the valuable services that it does currently without the help and support of our many wonderful volunteers. We always need more volunteers and offering as little as 2 hours a week can make a real difference to someone’s life. You have a great deal to offer the older community of Lincoln, even by just being there you can help bring happiness into many lives. As well as the satisfaction that helping the elderly can give you and the friends you can make in doing so, being a volunteer is a good way of gaining experience in a working environment.

Volunteering can and should be a rewarding experience for both the service user and the volunteer. Age Concern Lincoln has a wide range of opportunities within our organisation offering our volunteers a choice of experiences. As a volunteer for Age Concern Lincoln you can expect:

• Full training and support

• On going training as and when available

• Regular support and supervision

 • A chance to voice your opinion

• The opportunity to give something back to the community

• Travel expenses

• Recognition for your work

• A volunteer newsletter

• The chance to gain valuable experience

 • A reference for future employers

How can you help?

Listed below are the opportunities currently on offer at Age Concern Lincoln. The list is not exhaustive and if you feel you have an area of expertise which we may find beneficial then let us know.

Coffee Shop Assistant

Restaurant Waiter/Waitress

Restaurant Cashier

Receptionist

Information & Advice Assistant

I.T. Assistant

Hairdressers Assistant

Befrienders

Telephone Befrienders

Wheelers & Walkers*

Befrienders in Care Homes*

Hospital Mealtime Helpers*

* * New opportunities for 2008.

If you would like to know more If you would like to become a volunteer for Age Concern Lincoln or simply find out a little more about us then please call Michele Seddon or Clare Oxby on 01522 696000 for more information.