Opportunity

The Wellbeing & Care team at Community Resource delivers falls prevention events to over-60s as well as other health awareness events throughout Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin and utilise the support of volunteers to assist on the day of the event.

Role details:

Community Resource’s Wellbeing & Care Team set up and deliver ’Functional Fitness MOT’ and ‘Let’s Talk Falls’ events at venues around the county throughout the year. 

Functional Fitness MOT

The MOT events comprise one-to-one fitness tests for attendees, a taster exercise class, and a talk on reducing the risk of falling.  The volunteer will assist by helping attendees complete seven simple tasks and recording the outcomes. 

After completion of the tests the volunteer will discuss with the attendees what activities they participate in currently and the benefit of keeping physically active and from that discussion and reviewing the test results they will assist the attendees in developing an Action Plan. The volunteer would aim to encourage and motivate the participant to become more active.

Each set of tests can take up to an hour with an attendee.  The volunteer would be asked to work with as many attendees as they are able during the duration of the event.

Approximately 6 to 8 weeks after the event, the volunteer will ring the attendees to find out whether they have implemented their action plan and get some feedback from them on the event that they attended.  

Let’s Talk Falls (LTFs)

The LTFs events are like the MOTs except they don’t require attendees to complete the seven fitness tasks.  The volunteers will help the event lead person in working with attendees to develop their action plan as well as setting out and clearing up the room where the event is held and making sure that attendees have completed the required paperwork.

 Tasks and responsibilities may include any of the following:

·       Attend FF MOT events in good time, bringing mobile phone.

·       Work one to one with attendees at a Functional Fitness MOT as they complete fitness tests

·       Record results of the tests to pass on to the event co-ordinator.

·       Assist with duties as required on the day, i.e. meet and greet attendees

·       Phone attendees 6-8 weeks after the event to gather feedback and information (optional)

Additional Responsibilities:

·       Understand the importance of the Community Resource Health & Safety procedures.

·       Understand the importance of confidentiality & safeguarding vulnerable adults. 

Rewards:

·       Meet different people at community events in the county.

·       Work with the Wellbeing & Care team at Community Resource to learn how to be a Fitness Tester and develop new skills.

·       Encourage people in the community to become more physically active, helping to support their overall wellbeing.

Training:

·       Every volunteer will be trained by the Wellbeing & Care team in all the tasks they are required to carry out, to ensure they have the skills and confidence to fulfil their role.

·       Every volunteer will receive our mandatory training Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults (plus read the Community Resource Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities and Confidentiality Policies.)

·       Every volunteer will have access to & be signposted to relevant additional training such as Emergency First Aid at Work and Professional Boundaries training.

·       No volunteer will be expected to carry out their duties unsupervised until they are confident and skilled in these duties.

·       All volunteers will be supported by the Community Resource Wellbeing & Care Development Officer and their skills and contribution to the group will be reviewed on a regular basis.

Additional information:

·       Volunteers are covered by the Community Resource public liability and personal accident insurance while working with us.

·       Volunteers must be 18 or over. There is no upper age limit.

·       Travel expenses will be covered

What skills do I need?

·      * A certain degree of physical fitness and knowledge about the importance of physical activity is needed.

·     * Good communication skills, including patience when working with people with disabilities (e.g deafness or dementia.)

·     * Working as part of a team.

·    * Reliability and punctuality

·    * Able to use the stopwatch/timer and calculator on their phone.

·    * Well organised and able to work within agreed timescales.

Details

• Certificate of public and employers liability that covers young people in all their activities with you
• Child protection policy
  we don\'t work with under 18s
• Complaints Policy and procedures
• Confidentiality Policy
• DBS Policy for staff and volunteers
• Diversity Policy
• Equal Opportunities Policy
• Health and Safety Policy
• Regular Risk assessments of the work environment
• Safeguarding
• Volunteer Task/Role description
• Volunteering Policy & Agreements

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