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Flexible Schedule
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Richmond, VA 23219
Brief Organizational Description: Richmond Aging and Engaging provides intergenerational art, leisure, and recreation programing in low-income senior apartment buildings. Volunteer Position Description and Purpose: We are currently seeking summer volunteers for our Northside site. At this site we typically have 5-7 older adult participants. The group meets weekly on Mondays for coffee, conversation, and to engage in a rotating schedule of fun activities: craft day, puzzle day, game day, and wild-card day (special activities, guests, etc). Our volunteers engage with the older adult participants and help facilitate the activities. All programming is in a group setting in the building’s community room. Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities: The purpose of our programming is to build community, increase social connection, and keep folks’ minds and bodies active. Our volunteers are an essential part of the programs! As a volunteer you will: Converse with and get to know the older adult participants - this is the biggest and most important thing our volunteers do! Assist older adults in completing activities (for instance, a volunteer may hold the participant’s hand of cards during a card game if they have difficulty due to arthritis or may guide through each step of a craft project). Engage in board games and cards with the participants. Help with set-up and clean-up of activities Be on time! Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements: Volunteers must be comfortable initiating conversations and socializing with others. You don’t have to be exceptionally bubbly and outgoing, but you do have to be able to interact with others without prompting and direction Interest in crafting, puzzles, and/or card games is helpful. Adaptability and ability to go with the flow is essential. Open and nonjudgemental attitude As an intergenerational program, we’re looking in particular for young adult volunteers; however, even if you don’t identify as "young adult" but are interested in what we do, get in touch, we can still get you involved! Time Commitment: Our summer volunteer session runs through mid-August (though our programming runs year-round so there is opportunity for continued engagement, if desired). The Northside coffee, crafts, cards, and conversation group meets every Monday from 10:45am - 12:30pm We’re seeking volunteers who can commit to a minimum attendance of every other week (bonus if you can attend every week). Relationship building is the foundation of our programming, and relationships require consistency and time to form. Sorry, we cannot accommodate one-time volunteering. Other Information: Potential volunteers will be interviewed (via zoom). On-line volunteer orientation (~30 minutes) is required before coming to site. Volunteers must have their own transportation to the site (or willingness/ability to use public transportation). Volunteers will socialize and engage with older adult participants and will assist participants in craft projects when needed...but we do not typically provide craft supplies for our volunteers to complete their own projects
Date Posted: 2024-05-28
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
Richmond Aging and Engaging is a small but growing organization. To support the organization’s growth, we are transitioning from an MS Access-based volunteer database to a more robust, cloud-based system called Volunteer Impact ( https://www.betterimpact.com/volunteer-impact-volunteer-management-software) We are seeking assistance in setting up the Volunteer Impact database. This includes establishing consistent design template, creating forms and sign-up pathways, and transferring training materials into the system. Transferring volunteer data from old database to new database is optional (but we won’t say no if you want to do it!) Volunteer Impact is a point-and-click system and coding is not required, but it is complex with many moving parts. Instructions and guides for how to use Volunteer Impact are provided.
Date Posted: 2024-05-28
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Flexible Schedule
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Richmond, VA 23231
Brief Organizational Description: Richmond Aging and Engaging supports the health, wellness, and quality of life of older adults living in low-income apartment buildings. We run intergenerational art, leisure, and recreation programming in low-income apartment buildings. Think of us as a mobile senior center - we go to them instead of them coming to us. We run programs once a week at each partner building and programs run for 1.5 - 3 hours (depending on the site). Our sites are all within the city of Richmond, and programs run on weekdays (Monday - Friday). Richmond Aging and Engaging is currently 100% volunteer run. Volunteer Position Description and Purpose: Help us grow and serve more buildings! We are seeking a program leader to run the art, leisure, and recreation program at one (or more, depending on interest and availability) building site. Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities: The program leader will: Plan and implement weekly activities program in the assigned building site Includes set-up, running activities, and breaking down; transporting supplies to and from the program site Supervise volunteers Organize quarterly Participant Advisory Committee meetings to develop an activity calendar Post and distribute activity calendar/program flyers in the building; invite and encourage building residents to participate in activities Assist in maintaining an inventory of programming supplies, games, and crafts Foster effective communication with building management, building residents, and volunteers to ensure a positive and inclusive experience for everyone involved Meet regularly with ED and other program leaders to collaborate, problem solve, and ensure consistency in programming Assist with program evaluation Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements: Prior experience planning and running group activities is required Prior supervisory experience is preferred Experience in any of these fields would be helpful: Recreational Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Art Therapy, Teaching/Education, Senior living Must have good planning and organization skills Must be able to communicate with diverse populations effectively Must be flexible, adaptable, and have a positive attitude Basic computer skills are required Must have reliable transportation Background check will be required Time Commitment: We are seeking someone who can be part of the organization’s leadership, meaning this would be an ongoing commitment. Expect ~5 hours/week for program planning/implementation at one site. Weekday availability is required. Other Information: Training will include a minimum of 6-weeks shadowing/assisting the current program leader before independently leading programs. Additional trainings may be offered depending on need and interest, including: Bingocize Opening Minds through Art
Date Posted: 2024-05-28
