Embrace Volunteering November 2016 Sheffcare employed a Volunteer - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Embrace Volunteering

November 2016 • Sheffcare employed a Volunteer Coordinator • Based on research that was done by NCVO National Council for Voluntary Organisations • VOLUNTEERS IN CARE HOMES CREATE 'PROFOUND POSITIVE IMPACT' FOR RESIDENTS – NEW RESEARCH Friday, 18 March 2016 https://www.ncvo.org.uk/ncvo-volunteering/volunteering-in-care- homes?highlight=WyJjYXJlIiwiY2FyaW5nIiwiY2FyZWQiLCJjYXJlJywiLCJjYXJlZnVsIiwiY2FyZXMiLCJjYXJlJyIsImNhcmUncyIsIidjYXJlIiwiaG9tZXMiLCJob21lIiwiaG9tZXMnIiwiY 2FyZSBob21lcyJd

What was the remit ? • Recruit volunteers to come and spend time with residents doing befriending and activities • Bring the community to our 10 care homes • Would this be a hard task ?????

Setting up a system • A recruitment process Including DBS’s and Volunteer agreements • Training including Dementia awareness and Dementia friends • On going support

Contacts • Advertise – Posters, leaflets • Develop net works • VAS – a wealth of guidance • University of Sheffield • Community groups and buildings • Community training and developmental links

Positive or Negative • It has taken a while to get all the care homes on board with the concept . • Almost there

Why to people volunteer • An interest in Health and Social Care (CV and experience ) • Wanting a pathway into care work • To give back to their community • To give back to the care home • Miss their Grandparents • Time on their hands • Making a new life in Sheffield • To gain confidence generally – social anxiety

Relationship between activity workers and our volunteers • Benefits • Volunteers can (with investment) be a massive help to our activity workers • Our activity workers are tasked with providing social stimulation and company and entertainment to our residents - volunteers help us do this and bring the community to our homes

What volunteers do for activities • Volunteers mean that activity workers can involve more residents at one time • Volunteers can provide company and simulation at times that the activity workers are not working • Volunteers can befriend residents who don’t get (many)visitors • Volunteers can help physically transport residents to activities - Simple wheel chair training can make this happen safely – this record with be added to Vol training sheet

Volunteers V Students • It is vital that each team recognises the difference between a compulsory student placement and a volunteer giving of their own time

What Motivates Volunteers 3 rd 4 th Stage of 1st 2nd involvement Initial Organization Benefits Task People Approach (Prospects) Long Term People Task Benefits Organisation Honeymoon Benefits Organisation Task People (Raving Fans Residents 12-24 months) and Staff t on on

We want to retain our volunteers We want our volunteers to praise our care homes and our care The importance of a warm welcome It is our staff and residents that make volunteers want to stay with us

National Volunteer week a chance for us to thank our volunteers This is very important part of my role All our staffs roles Please promote this

The Importance of a Thank you every week ☺

• Our volunteering section has evolved a great deal in the 2 plus years Sheffcare has actively sort to attract volunteers

What volunteer roles have we got • Befriending and activities • Gardening • Admin – for me ! • Creative recourse marker

We keep adding new volunteer roles • We now have a advert in voluntary action Sheffield for people to come and assist at meal times • A volunteer will be taking a resident out shopping – this could be something we advertise for

Some Fabulous Recent Success Stories

Giving volunteers opportunities • Activity worker/ Volunteer workshops • Helping to develop a stronger link • Involvement in projects • Free courses that come our way (Added value for the volunteer) • A pathway to work

Sheffield University Sheffield Hallam University • Poetry Project • Film Project • Oral History Project • Pen Pals • One off social group • Art Project • Even a trip to the university to look round • Get involved

Play List for Life-Make it happen We are a registered Help point • We are now advertising for play list volunteers • Display a poster • and a window sticker • Get the staff to actively use the play lists

This is a great thing for us to actively champion and make work for us .

Lots going on and lots more to come I hope you can all see the benefits of our volunteering. Thanks for your time