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Tea Party Driver
June 27, 2023, 8:31 am
Organisation: Reengage
Location: Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Wide, Stoke-on-Trent & North Staffordshire Wide, Cannock, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, South Staffordshire, Stafford, Tamworth, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke-on-Trent, Audley, Bradwell, Butt Lane, Chesterton, Clayton, Cross Heath, Halmer End, Holditch and Chesterton, Keele, Kidsgrove and Ravenscliffe, Knutton, Loggerheads, Madeley and Betley, May Bank, Newchapel and Mow Cop, Porthill, Silverdale, Talke and Butt Lane, Thistleberry, Town, Westlands, Wolstanton, Alton, Bagnall and Stanley, Biddulph East, Biddulph Moor, Biddulph North, Biddulph South, Biddulph West, Brown Edge and Endon, Caverswall, Cellarhead, Cheadle North East, Cheadle South East, Cheadle West, Checkley, Cheddleton, Dane, Forsbrook, Horton, Ipstones, Leek East, Leek North, Leek South, Leek West, Manifold, Werrington, Abbey Hulton and Townsend, Bentilee and Ubberley, Birches Head and Central Forest Park, Blurton East, Blurton West and Newstead, Boothen and Oak Hill, Bradeley and Chell Heath, Broadway and Longton East, Burslem Central, Burslem Park, Dresden and Florence, Eaton Park, Etruria and Hanley, Fenton East, Fenton West and Mount Pleasant, Ford Green and Smallthorne, Goldenhill and Sandyford, Great Chell and Packmoor, Hanford and Trentham, Hartshill and Basford, Hollybush and Longton West, Joiners Square, Meir Hay, Meir North, Meir Park, Meir South, Moorcroft, Penkhull and Stoke, Sandford Hill, Sneyd Green, Springfields and Trent Vale, Tunstall, Weston Coyney
Area of interest: Supporting Adults
Description:Become a tea party driverAs a tea party driver, you'll collect older guests from their homes, accompany them to the monthly tea party and drive them home again afterwards. The tea party will be at a different volunteer host's home each month and will include older guests, other volunteer drivers and the tea party group coordinator.Each tea party group usually last for around two hours and take place on a Sunday afternoon.Tea parties provide a lifeline of friendship for socially isolated or lonely older people. The warm, regular, and friendly companionship provides a vital link with the outside world from which they've become isolated. To become a tea party driver you'll need to: Attend a 30-minute online volunteer group inductionComplete an ID checkProvide a referenceComplete online volunteer training modules Tasks include:Calling the older guests to remind them about the tea party and to check that they're still able to attend.Keeping in regular contact with the tea party group coordinator so they know when you're available to drive, and so you know which older guests you're driving.Planning your route so you can safely collect the older guests and drive them to and from the tea party in good time.Collecting one or two older guests, driving them to the tea party and driving them home again afterwards.Staying at the tea party to help serve refreshments and to socialise with the older guests and other volunteers.Following the guidance in the online volunteer training so that the tea parties are safe, enjoyable, appropriate and in line with our charitable aims.Reporting any concerns to the tea party group coordinator.Keeping your knowledge and training up to date by reading our monthly volunteer newsletter – Re-engage Matters.
You will be required to have a DBS check which will be submitted by ourselves and you will be reimbursed with vehicle travel expenses.To register your interest please click here If you have already registered with us and are also interested in this role, or if you would like more information please contact us