Volunteer wanted: 1-on-1 contact with elderly people with dementia

Volunteer wanted: 1-on-1 contact with elderly people with dementia

Practical details

Volunteering Organisation role

1—3 hrs/Week
Dokter Piekemalaan 33, 7339 MD Ugchelen, Nederland

Contact person

Hetty Waanders

Ask Hetty a question

Requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service
Native language skills
Atlant

#96857
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Do you have a warm heart and a listening ear? Make a difference in someone's day.

For our location we are looking for enthusiastic volunteers who like to make personal contact with elderly people with dementia. As a volunteer you offer company, a listening ear or you undertake a quiet activity together, such as walking, listening to music or drinking a cup of coffee.

What are you going to do?

  • 1-on-1 contact with an elderly person with dementia
  • Walking together, talking, listening to music or playing a game
  • Providing attention and peace

What do we ask of you?

  • Affinity with the elderly and/or dementia
  • Patience, empathy and reliability
  • You are available for at least 1 half day per week (in consultation)

What do we offer you?

  • Meaningful volunteer work: really being able to make a difference for someone
  • Guidance and support from our team
  • A warm, social environment
  • Travel expenses if necessary

Your attention makes the difference.

Would you like to make someone's day a little brighter? Then contact us!

Related to

Wellbeing
Older people
People with disabilities

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About Atlant

"We give space"
Space is a place, your own environment with everything that goes with it: sound, smell, light, atmosphere, colour, thoughts, your dreams. Space is also an almost infinitely available place, an opportunity, possibilities. It is all that we wish for every person - client, neighbor, volunteer, employee - everyone. We want to give that space: a place to be yourself. With space you can develop yourself, however you want. Exactly what suits you.

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Practical details

Volunteering Organisation role

1—3 hrs/Week
Dokter Piekemalaan 33, 7339 MD Ugchelen, Nederland

Contact person

Hetty Waanders

Ask Hetty a question

Requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service
Native language skills

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