Unit Bingo
Bingo – Volunteer Job Description
Help with set up –
- Pick up bingo equipment from the recreation’s storage room and take to the unit (only if the recreation staff ask to do so).
- With the direction of the recreation staff, help to set up the bingo.
Help to gather Residents
- For the first few volunteer shifts, the volunteer will follow the recreation staff to the residents’ rooms while the staff ask the residents out to bingo; then the volunteer can porter the residents to the bingo area while the staff continue to invite the other residents. The volunteer should ask residents where they would like to sit. The volunteer must go back to get other residents that have agreed to come.
- The volunteer can go and invite the residents to the bingo program independently when become familiar with the residents -- saving the staff time.
Assist with the playing of the game
- The recreation staff will request the volunteer to assist those residents who cannot play their cards independently.
- The volunteer should only assist the residents but not to play the game for them.
- Give the resident cues and mark their cards only if they cannot do it on their own.
Encourage and cheer for the residents!! It makes the game much more exciting.
