St Marks - Board Games Volunteer in Aged Care, Chermside

St Marks Residential Aged Care Community at Chermside is seeking volunteers to bring residents together through board games, sharing stories, enjoying a lucky roll of the dice, and creating moments of laughter, friendship, and connection.

These experiences assist residents with socialising, promoting a sense of well-being and encouraging community connectedness. Most importantly they bring joy and create smiles!

The Board Games Volunteer can assist residents by:

• Facilitating board game activities for small groups of residents.
• Setting up the activity area and preparing all games and resources before the session.
• Working alongside staff to encourage and assist residents to attend activities.
• Engaging with residents during activities, providing prompts, encouragement, and support as needed.
• Creating a fun, welcoming, and inclusive environment that promotes social interaction and enjoyment.
• Supporting residents to participate at their own pace and ability.
• Packing up games and tidying the activity area after each session.
• Assisting residents to return to their rooms or preferred location after the activity.

This role is suitable for people who have well developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills and display a calm and empathetic manner when engaging with residents with dementia. This role is especially suited to individuals who have experience with dementia or are willing to learn how to support and connect with residents living with dementia. Volunteering is a wonderful way to make a difference in the lives of our senior residents while making friends, having fun and learning new skills.

Volunteering hours are available every Saturday and Sunday at 10:30am - 12:00pm.

There are many benefits to volunteering with us, such as:

• Great education opportunities
• Access to online and face-to-face wellness advisors
• Invitations to social events
• Being part of a team that really is making a difference in the lives of seniors in our Aged Care Communities.

All our volunteers follow a COVID-19 safe work plan and provide proof they have received a minimum of one primary COVID-19 vaccination before they are registered in their role.

Volunteers will also be required to have a current NDIS Workers Screening Clearance prior to commencement. This can be applied for through Wesley Mission Queensland at no cost to you.

We look forward to hearing from you!