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Care Home Companion- David Cargill House (west end)

Marie Curie
VO100071

We're looking for volunteers with good conversational and listening skills to support a local care home in the West End.

Our volunteers will be assigned to David Cargill House care home and will speak to staff at the start of each shift to identify a resident who might benefit from the companionship that day.

We know that living with a life-limiting illness can be isolating, and for residents in a care home this can be a particularly difficult experience. We are working with the staff at Riverside House to provide volunteers to visit residents who might not have any family members living nearby, to spend time with them and help them to take part in activities around the home where appropriate.

You might be reading to someone, chatting about their memories or helping the person you are with to engage in other activities going on in the care home. This is likely to be taking place in the early afternoon, and you will be part of an exciting new project we are trialing to make sure people who live in a care home are supported and provided with companionship on days when they don't always have a visitor.

This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys meeting new people and has great conversational skills. This is also an opportunity to be part of a new approach to supporting care home residents.

If you are interested, please click the ‘Apply’ button below (available when logged in and registered). You will then be contacted by the coordinator by email or phone call. If you have not heard back after 5 working days, the first step is to contact Carly at carly@myacademicfamily.org.uk. You could also check your junk/spam folder on your emails just in case the response is there. If that doesn’t work, please contact Volunteer Glasgow at info@volunteerglasgow.org.

Experience required

We're looking for reliable and committed volunteers who can deal sensitively with the needs of the people they will be supporting. Good listening and conversational skills will be important, as will an understanding of confidentiality in a healthcare setting.
Compassion, empathy and the ability to deal sensitively with the needs of the people we support will be vital. We will be supporting people who may have a diagnosis of dementia, so an understanding of the needs of people with dementia or A

Travel details

David Cargill House is just off the Great Western Road, approximately a 10 minute drive from Glasgow City Centre and a few minutes' walk from Hyndland railway station. Parking is available on site, but may be limited at busier times.