Group Coordinator for Tea Party group
Hosted by: Re-engage

Become a tea party group coordinator
Our tea party group coordinators are a vital part of the Re-engage team.
Tea parties provide a lifeline of friendship for our older people, and the regular, warm, friendly chats and companionship provide a vital link with the outside world from which they have become isolated. Over time, the members of the group will get to know each other well and together you will spend many hours full of fun, laughter, and stories.

As a tea party group coordinator, you will ensure older guests know when and where the next tea party will be held and who will be collecting them each month. This is an administrative role that requires planning and scheduling, you must be comfortable organising monthly events with volunteer hosts, socialising, communicating with people and resolving issues that might arise. You will require an ID check for this role. Sometimes, tea party group coordinators are also drivers or hosts for their group, but this is not a requirement of being a coordinator.

Days required: Sun PM

How many volunteers are needed:

1

Recruitment process:

Application form, interview, ID check

Skills and quaifications:

We are looking for tea party group coordinators with the following skills and attributes:
• Excellent communication skills
• Good administrative skills and IT literacy
• Enjoys socialising and meeting new people
• A friendly, empathetic approach
• Able to solve problems
• Patience and caring
• A passion for improving the lives of lonely and isolated older people

This is a flexible, homebased voluntary role that can easily be fitted in around your own lifestyle and availability.

Arranging the first tea party for your group is likely to take several hours of your time; once your group is up and running, however, you will be volunteering for around four hours a month (roughly broken down into two hours for a tea party and roughly two hours mostly on admin and some travel).

This is a long-term voluntary role, so we are ideally looking for individuals who can commit to volunteering with us for at least 12 months. Expenses are paid for certain activities.

Please note that you must be at least 18 years old to volunteer as a group coordinator
This is a flexible, homebased voluntary role that can easily be fitted in around your own lifestyle and availability.

Arranging the first tea party for your group is likely to take several hours of your time; once your group is up and running, however, you will be volunteering for around four hours a month (roughly broken down into two hours for a tea party and roughly two hours mostly on admin and some travel).

This is a long-term voluntary role, so we are ideally looking for individuals who can commit to volunteering with us for at least 12 months. Expenses are paid for certain activities.

Please note that you must be at least 18 years old to volunteer as a group coordinator

Suitable for specific groups: Carers, Disabled (physical), Event volunteers, LGBTQ+, Long term health condition, Older people, Unemployed
Gender restrictions?: No
Type of activity: Administration, Befriending and buddying, Community Work, Local events