One of the charity's key goals is to improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson's. Making education and training about Parkinson's available to as many health and social care professionals as possible is one way in which we are working towards this.
What's involved?
We will provide training to enable you to plan and deliver a short one hour presentation on Parkinson’s via prepared flip charts and notes to groups of staff working in care homes and home care agencies in your local area. This will involve: o Contacting care providers by letter or email to offer your session o Completing all associated admin as required including ordering resources o Committing to delivery of a number of sessions per month/year to be agreed locally o Participating in 1-1 telephone support meetings every 4-6 weeks o Completing monthly reports on your session and forwarding to the local Education & Training Officer (ETO)
What skills do you need?
• Ideally you will have experience in public speaking • Be enthusiastic, enjoy speaking to groups and manage a group effectively • Have an understanding of Parkinson's the condition, the wider work of Parkinson's UK (training provided on this) and have empathy with the aims of the charity • Be computer literate, have basic administrative and telephone skills • Be able to travel within your local area as agreed with the local ETO
What will I get out of volunteering?
The volunteer educator role brings many rewards whether you are a person living with Parkinson's or not, volunteering in this role will allow you to: • Increase your own knowledge and understanding of Parkinson's and the wider work of the charity. • Share your knowledge and experience of the condition with interested professionals, improving their practice and care for people with Parkinson’s • Access further learning and development opportunities
Closing Date
1:00pm