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  1. General Care Home Volunteer
    Swindon

    As a General Care Home Volunteer you will provide valuable support to the care home team by offering a flexible approach and completing or assisting with tasks as required.

    Monday-Sunday: 10am-4pm. 2-4 hours a week This role is suitable only for those aged 18 and over.
  2. General Care Home Volunteer
    Ilkley

    Care homes are busy environments with a variety of activity happening every day. We are looking for volunteers who can support homes in a flexible way picking up tasks as directed. This could include assisting with an activity, setting up rooms, basic administration, delivering laundry and any other tasks as required.

    Flexible
  3. Kitchen Helper Volunteer
    Chester

    As a kitchen helper you will assist the cook with meal preparation for residents and general cleaning in the dining area and kitchen.

    Mon - Sun Times: 12.00noon - 2pm
  4. Kitchen Helper Volunteer
    Cornwall

    Fortnightly Wednesday 11 - 14:30
  5. Kitchen Helper Volunteer
    Leeds

    As a kitchen helper you will assist with the preparation and serving of light refreshments for members at our Butties and Brews social group.

    Fridays 09:00 - 11:30
  6. Kitchen Helper Volunteer
    Leeds

    Fridays 08:30 - 12:30
  7. Kitchen Helper Volunteer
    Leeds

    Friday 09:00 - 12:00
  8. Lunch Club Helper Volunteer
    Leeds

    As a Lunch Club helper you will be supporting the running of the Thursday lunch club running at the Methodist Church.

    Thursdays 11:00 - 13:00
  9. Lunch Club Helper Volunteer
    Leeds

    As a Lunch Club helper you will be supporting the running of the Coffee Pot social group running at Pudsey House.

    Fridays 09:30 - 12:00
  10. Lunch Club Helper Volunteer
    Swindon

    As a Lunch Club helper you will be supporting the running of the Friendship activity and lunch group running at Stratton Methodist Church.

    Wednesdays Fortnightly 09:00 - 13:30
  11. Lunch club helper volunteer

    Get involved in supporting the successful running of the group by talking with the older members, helping them join in activities and helping with preparing the venue for lunch service.

    Wednesdays - 11am - 3pm
  12. Lunch club helper volunteer
    Bradford

    The role of the lunch club volunteer is to support this valuable service, which aims to help improve the quality of life older people who are socially isolated and may only get out to this activity.

    Monday, Tuesday or Thursday 9.30am - 3.30pm
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Make a difference with just a phone call

Brighten someone’s day and make a meaningful connection be becoming a volunteer telephone befriender. By offering regular, friendly chats, you’ll provide much-needed companionship and emotional support to an older person feeling lonely or isolated. Flexible and rewarding, this role allows you to fit calls around your schedule while helping to reduce loneliness and improve wellbeing.

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