JEWISH CARE

Hospitality Volunteer role, Michael Sobell Day Centre (MSJCC), Golders Green
 

Role Summary: The Michael Sobell Day Centre (MSJCC) are seeking volunteers to assist the hospitality team in the dining room. This role is primarily the overseeing of the laying and clearing the dining room around mealtimes to help ensure the smooth running of the dining room and keep the common areas welcoming. This role can also include looking at fun ways to centre piece the tables for events, as well as input into other tasks. Hospitality volunteers are also welcome to join in with our afternoon entertainment once the lunch service is finished.

Time Commitment:  10.30am-2pm weekly, Tuesdays and/or Thursdays

How this role makes a difference:
The dining room at MSJCC is the heart of the centre and is always busy and full of atmosphere. This role is integral to helping ensure the smooth running of the lunchtime service and ensuring that the areas remain welcoming and inviting for members.

What you’ll be doing in this role:

Assisting our volunteer and hospitality teams with ensuring all tables and common areas are clean and running well.

Skills & experience you required:

• Enjoy helping others.
• Confidence in engaging with people who have cognitive impairment.
• A strong understanding and of issues that affect people in later life.
• Reliability, consistency and dependability.
• Good listening skills with a clear speaking voice.
• Patience, empathy and a non-judgemental attitude.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team, to also stay within the role’s boundaries – recognising what should and shouldn’t be done and when to seek advice or report concerns.

Induction, Learning & Development:
Training is available so volunteers can carry out their roles to the highest professional standards, develop new skills, build confidence, make new friends and take on new and increasingly responsible tasks. 

Jewish Care will provide the following training, essential for this role:

• Provide you with access to a Volunteer Handbook and all Policies and Procedures.
• Provide Induction Training:  Getting to know Jewish Care, Communication & Disability Awareness, Boundaries & Confidentiality, Safeguarding, Health & Safety, GDPR.

• Provide on the job induction.

Benefits of Volunteering with Jewish Care:

Without our volunteers, we simply couldn’t function.  We absolutely depend on you.  Whatever your age, disability, whether you are working, unemployed or retired, there are opportunities to help at Jewish Care.

As well as helping others you’ll get the chance to develop skills, build confidence and make new friends.

• Enhance the lives of older people, making a real difference to the Jewish Community we support.
• Be part of a great team and make new friends.
• Build your confidence and develop transferable skills.
• Access to a comprehensive training programme designed for the social care environment.

• Gain valuable experience and enhance your CV

Why get involved with Jewish Care?
The work of Jewish Care and the services we provide to our community are vital.  We touch the lives of 10,000 people each week, with everything we do being underpinned by our Jewish values and ethics.  We provide services to:

• Older people
• People with Mental Health needs
• Holocaust Survivors
• People who are living with Dementia
• People with physical and sensory disabilities
• People who care for others

We can only do this thanks to our amazing professional staff of 1,400 and the 3,000 dedicated volunteers who help make our work possible.

Next Steps to becoming a volunteer at Jewish Care:

Step 1:
Please complete an expression of interest form for this role, which will automatically create a profile on our volunteer management system.  After you have applied, we will be in touch to discuss this role in more detail.

If you would prefer to speak with someone from the Volunteers Team to find out more, please do not hesitate to contact us:  020 8922 2405.

Step 2:
Following a successful conversation, with a member of the Volunteers Team or Hiring Manager you will be invited for an interview (and asked to bring identification with you).

Step 3:
Following a successful interview, you will be offered the volunteering role and asked to add further information into your volunteer profile, providing two references and completing a DBS (previously CRB) application form online.  Additional paperwork may need to be completed for some roles e.g. volunteer driver.

This is a voluntary position that supports the work or our services and is not replacing the work of a paid member of staff.  This role does not form any part of any contract of employment.

Step 4: 
You will be invited to attend mandatory Volunteer Induction Training. Training is to enable volunteers to carry out roles to the highest professional standards, develop skills, build confidence and meet other new volunteers

Step 5:  Mazel-tov/Congratulations!
Once we have received and recorded a suitable DBS, satisfactory references and training has been completed, you are officially part of the Jewish Care Volunteer network!

If you have any questions at all about volunteering with Jewish Care,  please contact volunteering@jcare.org or telephone 020 8922 2405.