Establish and maintain friendship and ongoing relationship with an older aged person living in their own home or Aged Care facility.Primary Tasks:
- Be a companion, confidant and friend to the older aged person.
- Visit at least once per fortnight for 6 months.
- Increasing older aged person's involvement in social activities and community affairs.
- Provide assistance with small tasks that might be done by a friend or neighbour suchas posting a letter.
- May take the older aged person on excursions.
- Provide a record of the dates and length of visits of the ACVVS Coordinator.
- Respect the rights of the older aged person including confidentiality and privacy.
- Exercise a duty of care at all times.
- Inform the ACVVS Coordinator of any accident or incident that occurs whilst visiting.
- Notify the ACVVS Coordinator if there is an intention to cease visiting on a temporary orpermanent basis.
- Inform the ACVVS Coordinator if you wish to stop visiting or would like to visit anadditional, or different person.
Commitment
Regular - more than 6 months
Training
Online training and induction
Time required
Requirements
- National Police Certificate
Completion of training and induction module.
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