Aim to provide advice, information, social and therapeutic care to older and disabled people in an area of south Edinburgh.In particular, Prestonfield and the surrounding district.
Welcoming people into the Community Cafe which operates Mondays and in future on Fridays 11am to 3pm offering a safe place to pop in for a tea or a coffee and some social contact. Duties will include welcoming people in, serving teas & coffees and clearing up afterwards. The Cafe has a piano and people are welcome to play. The Cafe was opened to help relieve loneliness and isolation following the pandemic and also encourages people who are or have been carers, mutual support.
Assisting the Day Care staff in the care of the older people including passenger assisting, settling into the dayroom, serving and clearing up after meals, assisting people into and out of chairs and encourageing them to particfipate iin the social activities. Training will be given re passenger assisting, manual handling, food hygiene and personal care.