Overview
About The Role Our Singing for the Brain sessions offer people affected by dementia a chance to enjoy a fun activity within a supportive environment, but we need you to help make this happen! Singing for the Brain is a structured group session, designed around the principles of music therapy and singing, for people with dementia, who may attend alone or with a carer. These uplifting sessions offer the people attending an enjoyable activity, as well as the chance to socialise with other people affected by dementia. As a Singing for the Brain Support Volunteer, you'll be welcoming and talking to people with dementia, helping them to feel at ease. You will help set up the room and tidy away at the end of the session and help prepare and distribute refreshments as well as supporting the session facilitator by distributing materials such as songbooks. Once the singing session starts, you'll provide encouragement to participate in the activity, and support the session facilitator with the activities, either online or in person.
Responsibilities
* When: Thursday, weekly; Session time: 10:00am - 11:45am; Where: St Augustine's Church Hall, Boscombe Crescent, Downend, Bristol, BS16 6QR; Volunteer hours required: 9:30am-12:30pm, Thursday, weekly.
* Helping to lift fold-up chairs down from a storage rack and carrying them into the hall to set up.
* Helping to lift fold-out tables and set them up.
* Helping to carry chairs with arms from a storage room into the hall.
* Greeting service users and providing a warm welcome.
* Chatting with service users during refreshment time.
* Encouraging service users during the singing session and supporting with finding page numbers etc.
* Handing our song sheets during the singing session.
* Helping to pack away chairs at the end of the session, including lifting them back up onto the storage rack.
* Helping to pack away tables at the end of the session.
* Staying after the session for a short debrief.
Qualifications
* You have an interest in developing meaningful relationships and making a real difference.
* You want to enable people with dementia to find their voice through music in an incredibly rewarding role.
* You are fun and enthusiastic.
* You have the ability to listen and display compassion.
* If you are supporting our virtual sessions, you will need to be able to navigate effectively online and be able to use Zoom with confidence.
* Experience of dementia is not essential, nor is the ability to sing! Providing flexible support services so that people with dementia, their carers and loved ones, can access expert advice and guidance, support through their most challenging days, and a safe space to turn when they need it.
Values
Our Values: Determined to make a difference: We're passionate, we're focused and we make a lasting impact for people affected by dementia. Trusted expert: We\'re listening, we\’re learning and we use experience and evidence. Better together: We\'re open, we combine our strengths and we achieve more together. Compassionate: We\'re kind, we\'re honest and we don\'t shy away from challenges.
Equal opportunities
Alzheimer\'s Society is committed to equal opportunities. Alzheimer\'s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. This means ensuring our recruitment processes are barrier-free and as inclusive as possible to everyone. We will look at making reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition.
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