Volunteer Befriender

As a Volunteer Befriender for Project ROSE, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of vulnerable, isolated seniors in the Sembawang estate. Through phone calls and house visits, you will conduct profiling to better track the seniors' needs and identify any support or aid required. You will build lasting relationships through befriending and engaging in meaningful conversations with the seniors, and invite them to join fun and exciting get-together activities.

You will be put into teams of 4 - 6 volunteer befrienders with a Volunteer Coordinator and Adult Volunteers from Sembawang and Blossom Seeds. There will be compulsory training provided for volunteers, and volunteers will be supported throughout their journey in Project ROSE.

Key Responsibilities:

• Through phone calls and house visits to assigned seniors,
  • To conduct profiling for better tracking;
  • To identify any existing needs or aid for referral or support;
  • To build relationships through befriending and conversations
  • To invite seniors to get-together activity
• To attend get-together activities and participate in the activities alongside seniors

The dates for Run 3 are:

1. Orientation & Training (O&T) [Shift 1]
Date: 7 October (Sat)
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Bukit Canberra

2. Weekly Phone Calls [Shift 2]
Date: One call per assigned senior per week (about 5 mins per call)
Time: Flexible, we will give you the profile of the senior of the timing they prefer to be contacted
Frequency: Approximately 5 calls a week
Location: Anywhere!
Details: Providing weekly check-in calls to the identified assigned seniors to check in on their wellbeing. 

3. Bi-weekly House Visits or Team Huddles [Shift 3 - 6]
Dates: 14, 21, 28 October, 4 November
Time: 3 hours on Saturday mornings, actual timing depends on your assigned group (flexible for discussion)
Location: Sembawang (actual location tbc)
Details: Providing bi-monthly house visits to the identified assigned seniors to check in on their wellbeing and interact with them 

4. Get-Together Activity [Shift 7]
Dates: 11 November
Time: 9am - 1pm
Location: TBC
Details: Volunteer Befrienders will be there to partake in the activities alongside the seniors.

Volunteer Befrienders are encouraged to sign-up for all the shifts.

Requirements

Skills

Shifts

Volunteer Coordinator

As a Volunteer Coordinator for Project ROSE, you will play a crucial role in helping to support and manage our team of Volunteer Befrienders. Your main responsibility will be to ensure that the seniors receive the best possible support and companionship from our volunteers, and ensuring the Volunteer Befrienders are taken care of as well.

You will gain valuable skills in leadership, project management, and communication. You will also have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of seniors in our community and to help bridge the gap between generations.

Each Volunteer Coordinator will manage a team of around 10 volunteers, comprising of Youth Corps Volunteers and volunteers from Sembawang and Blossom Seeds.

Key Responsibilities:

• To provide oversight and collate information provided by your team of befrienders on the needs of the assigned seniors, ensuring the seniors receive the support as needed
• To organise the 3 house visit sessions with your team
• To plan the get-together activity alongside adult volunteers

The dates for Run 3 are:

1. Orientation & Training (O&T) [Shift 1]
Date: 7 October (Sat)
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Bukit Canberra

2. Weekly Phone Calls [Shift 2]
Date: One call per assigned senior per week (about 5 mins per call)
Time: Flexible, we will give you the profile of the senior of the timing they prefer to be contacted
Frequency: Approximately 5 calls a week
Location: Anywhere!
Details: Providing weekly check-in calls to the identified assigned seniors to check in on their wellbeing. 

3. Bi-weekly House Visits or Team Huddles [Shift 3 - 6]
Dates: 14, 21, 28 October, 4 November
Time: 3 hours on Saturday mornings, actual timing depends on your assigned group (flexible for discussion)
Location: Sembawang (actual location tbc)
Details: Providing bi-monthly house visits to the identified assigned seniors to check in on their wellbeing and interact with them 

4. Get-Together Activity [Shift 7]
Dates: 11 November
Time: 9am - 1pm
Location: TBC
Details: Volunteer Coordinators will be there to partake in the activities alongside the seniors and provide support as needed.

Volunteer Coordinators are required to sign-up for all the shifts.

Requirements

Skills

Shifts