Dementia Support and Activities

As a volunteer at Rainbow Care Group, you’ll play a vital role in creating a safe, welcoming, and stimulating environment for people living with dementia. Your time and energy will help brighten someone’s day and provide meaningful companionship.

Typical tasks include:

• Offering a warm welcome to service users and helping them feel comfortable.
• Supporting staff with social activities such as games, arts & crafts, music, and gentle exercise.
• Chatting and providing companionship to individuals, helping reduce loneliness and isolation.
• Assisting with serving refreshments and mealtimes.
• Supporting service users during group outings or special events.
• Helping set up and tidy away activity materials.
• Offering practical assistance with general centre tasks (e.g., admin support, fundraising events).

This role is ideal for you if you are:

• Friendly, patient, and enjoy spending time with people.
• Interested in learning more about dementia and supporting those affected.
• Reliable and able to work as part of a caring team.
• Looking to gain experience in social care, community support, or healthcare.

Skills

Personal qualities

• Friendly, patient, and empathetic nature.
• Good communication and listening skills.
• Respectful, non-judgemental, and sensitive to the needs of people living with dementia.
• Reliable, punctual, and able to commit to agreed volunteering times.
• A positive attitude and willingness to work as part of a supportive team.

Skills & Experience (desirable, but not essential):

• Experience of working or volunteering with older people, or those with dementia.
• Confidence in supporting group activities (e.g., arts, crafts, music, games).
• Basic organisational skills to help with tasks and activities.
• Awareness of safeguarding, confidentiality, and health & safety (training provided).

Qualifications (not essential):

• No formal qualifications are required.
• Training will be provided, including dementia awareness and safeguarding adults.