Compassionate Volunteer Dementia Singing Sessions

About The Role

Our Singing for the Brain sessions offer people affected by dementia a chance to enjoy a fun activity within a supportive environment, but we need you to help make this happen!

Singing for the Brain is a structured group session, designed around the principles of music therapy and singing, for people with dementia who may attend alone or with a carer. These uplifting sessions offer the people attending an enjoyable activity as well as the chance to socialise with other people affected by dementia.

As a Singing for the Brain Support Volunteer, you’ll be welcoming and talking to people with dementia, helping them to feel  will help set up the room and tidy away at the end of the session, help prepare and distribute refreshments, and support the session facilitator by distributing materials such as songbooks. Once the singing session starts, you’ll provide encouragement for participation and support the facilitator with the activities, either online or in person.

Volunteer Availability We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to support our Singing for the Brain group, which meets on the 1st Friday of each month at St Andrews Church, St Andrews Road, Spennymoor, DL16 6NE
. Volunteers should be available to attend from 1-3pm.

• You have an interest in developing meaningful relationships and making a real difference.
• You want to enable people with dementia to find their voice through music in an incredibly rewarding role.
• You are fun and enthusiastic.
• You have the ability to listen and display compassion.
• If you are supporting our virtual sessions, you will need to be able to navigate effectively online and be able to use Zoom with confidence.
• Experience of dementia is not essential, nor is the ability to sing.

If you find completing online applications difficult, please don't let this stop you from applying. You can contact the Volunteering Recruitment Team by emailing vo or calling .

Minimum age 16

Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.

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