Re-engage is a charity that is positive about older age and committed to fighting loneliness so that people can have social lives and friendship groups however old they are. They inspire and enable meaningful connections and shared experiences within communities across the UK for people over 75 facing loneliness and social isolation. Volunteers work together to create better communities and help to enrich the lives of their members by giving them something to look forward to. Older people who may have felt very alone, now feel valued as individuals, continue to form friendships, and have groups that give support. The group make sure that people know they are important well into old age. Respectful, determined, warm, pioneering, and local: they are Re-engage and they are bringing generations together. Tea party group coordinators are a vital part of the Re-engage team. Tea parties provide a lifeline of friendship for all the 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 need a DBS (England and Wales) or PVG (Scotland) 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. Tasks include: • Welcoming new volunteers and ensuring they have the right checks in place. • Checking ID documents for a DBS (England) or PVG (Scotland) when required. • Meeting / communicating with older guests prior to them joining the group. • Reporting group activity to Re-engage via the feedback form. • Responding to any issues and queries from the volunteers and older guests in your group. • Following all guidance in your group coordinator training modules to ensure that the tea parties are enjoyable, appropriate, and in line with the charitable aims. • Reporting any safeguarding issues that may arise or have been bought to your attention. • Planning and scheduling monthly tea parties. • Contacting hosts and arrange a rota of venues for the year. • Organising the monthly event, ensuring that tea party volunteers (hosts and drivers) have all the support and information they need. • Being the main point of contact for all the volunteers and older guests in your group (an average group has a total of between four and 12 people).

Re-engage is a charity that is positive about older age and committed to fighting loneliness so that people can have social lives and friendship groups however old they are. They inspire and enable meaningful connections and shared experiences within communities across the UK for people over 75 facing loneliness and social isolation. Volunteers work together to create better communities and help to enrich the lives of their members by giving them something to look forward to. Older people who may have felt very alone, now feel valued as individuals, continue to form friendships, and have groups that give support. The group make sure that people know they are important well into old age. Respectful, determined, warm, pioneering, and local: they are Re-engage and they are bringing generations together. As a Rainbow Call Companion Coordinator, you will be a member of the LGBT+ community who wants to support older LGBT+ people. You will be the main point of contact for the Rainbow Call Companions and older people in your group. Rainbow Call Companion Coordinators are a vital part of the Re-engage team, ensuring that their group of rainbow call companions have all the support and information they need to make regular friendship calls to older people. This is a challenging and rewarding role which might be a bit busy to begin with but will take up less of your time once your group is fully up and running. You’ll be checking in with your group members once a month, and you’ll conduct a short wellbeing questionnaire with the older people in the group every six months. **You will need two references and to complete an ID check for this role** Tasks include: • Setting up the first rainbow call companion calls for your group by getting in touch with the Rainbow Call Companion and older people. • Checking in with the older people in your group once they have had their first rRainbow Call Companion call. • Keeping in regular contact with your team of Rainbow Call Companion and sharing any updates from Re-engage that are relevant to them. • Responding to any issues and queries from the Rainbow Call Companion and older people in your group.

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 need a PVG 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. Tasks include: Welcoming new volunteers and ensuring they have the right checks in place. Checking ID documents for a PVG when required. Meeting / communicating with older guests prior to them joining the group. Reporting group activity to Re-engage via our feedback form. Responding to any issues and queries from the volunteers and older guests in your group. Following all guidance in your group coordinator training modules to ensure that the tea parties are enjoyable, appropriate, and in line with our charitable aim. Reporting any safeguarding issues that may arise or have been bought to your attention. Planning and scheduling monthly tea parties. Contacting hosts and arrange a rota of venues for the year. Organising the monthly event, ensuring that tea party volunteers (hosts and drivers) have all the support and information they need. Being the main point of contact for all the volunteers and older guests in your group (an average group has a total of between four and 12 people).

This is an opportunity for someone who is passionate about community development and working with communities to use their own assets to make a real difference to improving life in the Multiple Sclerosis community? Our ideal candidate will have experience of working with volunteers, although this is not essential. More importantly they will be a great communicator with fantastic organisational skills, who will play a key part in looking after our volunteers, helping them to grow and ensuring our volunteering processes run smoothly and efficiently. They will be self-motivated with a naturally collaborative working style; and thrive working in a small, enthusiastic team making a difference to the MS community. Working with the Volunteer Support Team, the Group Coordinator is responsible for coordinating all aspects of volunteering, delegating work and supporting the effective development and delivery of services in the area. You will help to support and retain volunteers to deliver our services – leading on volunteer recruitment, communication, and stewardship of the Coordinating Team with a commitment to equality and inclusion as well as healthy and safe working practices. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Applicants must be over 18. A fantastic opportunity to help and make a real difference for people with MS. For more information please contact Lynda Boyce, Volunteer Support Officer at email: lynda.boyce@mssociety.org.uk or tel.: 020 8438 0700.