Volunteer Music & Singing Assistant (Hayward Care Centre, Devizes, Wiltshire)

Our residents generally love a sing song and we know that music can be a powerful tool for reminiscence and well being. Our volunteer Music and Singing Assistants bring their passion for music to our homes and the difference they make is huge.

You don’t need to be a musician, or even play an instrument to be a Music and Singing Assistant. The key thing is you’re not afraid to encourage people to make some noise. Most of our homes have instruments, from tambourines to pianos and there’s something to play music on in every home. You might have a passion for classical pieces, or maybe you’re a member of a rock choir. Whatever your interest in music we’re keen to hear from you.

You might be helping the home to form its own choir, playing for people's enjoyment or perhaps listening to some common favourites with a small group or one to one.

Our Music and Singing Assistants are part of our Activities Team, supporting the Activity Co-ordinator to get people involved. You’ll be helping to set up music and singing activities, bringing people to the activity from their rooms and chatting to them to get their ideas for future projects. Not everyone feels comfortable expressing themselves, so our Music and Singing Assistants are on hand to help people do the best they can and join in.

You’ll build up relationships with people so ideally, we’d like a regular, longer term commitment of a couple of hours a week. Days and times are flexible; talk to us and we’ll see what suits us both.