Age Friendly Champion
Role Description
Purpose of the role: To assist Age UK Barnet to develop Age Friendly status as a Borough, aiming to reduce the barriers to ageing well by making changes to the physical and social environment in Barnet.
What a volunteer might do:
- Share local knowledge, experience, and insights in order to improve the wellbeing of older adults in Barnet.
- Assist with and attend age-friendly events around the borough such as Silver Sunday and age-friendly drop-ins.
- Visit outreach groups e.g., lunch clubs, coffee mornings, libraries, GP surgeries etc.
- Distribute age-friendly marketing such as leaflets, flyers and guides to local businesses.
- Attend briefing sessions to be familiar with the project.
Personal qualities and experience most suited to this role:
- Confident communication skills
- Enjoy meeting new people and sharing information
- Confident learning new information and sharing this with others
- Enthusiastic and Proactive
- Understanding the needs of and be able to empathise with older people
- Reliability and honesty
- Ability to carry some printed materials such as leaflets, posters etc
Training: Induction session to prepare you for your role, which will include how to use the information resources available. Regular briefing sessions and updates to give you the information you need
Location: Outreach work in various venues around Barnet. Time can also be split between working in our office, (Ann Owens Centre, Oak Lane, East Finchley N2 8LT) and working remotely, supported by email and phone.
How much time is involved? The role is flexible.
What you can expect from us:
Age UK Barnet will cover agreed out of pocket expenses for volunteers (e.g. travel costs). We will also insure you for personal and public liability for the time you are volunteering with us providing what you do is risk assessed and agreed.
Invitations to regular social events.
Opportunities to access further training.
We are happy to provide references for our volunteers.
We accept volunteers from all backgrounds and welcome applications from those with disabilities or health conditions.
Responsible to:
Pippa Mannerings, Age-friendly Coordinator, Age UK Barnet.
Age UK Barnet, Ann Owens Centre, Oak Lane, East Finchley N2 8LT
Email: pippa.mannerings@ageukbarnet.org.uk
Phone: 07379 331807