Volunteering Opportunity: Live Longer Better in Hertfordshire Champion with Herts Sports Partnership (HSP)

Before you can register your interest for this opportunity you must be registered as a volunteer.

A Live Longer Better Champion will be responsible for advocating the importance of Active Ageing to Hertfordshire’s older adults, or organisations working with them. This could involve engaging with groups of older adults, facilitating conversations about the importance of physical activity and ensuring that attendees know about opportunities available to them. To complete the programme, the Champion will complete online learning which will take a minimum of 2 hours. For Champions who would like to research in greater detail, this could take an additional 6 hours. There are optional online Hertfordshire Reflective sessions providing opportunity for Champions to network and learn from each other. Following completion of the programme, Champions will be supported to get involved with community activities to advocate for LLB.

Opportunity Type: Long-term Commitment

District: Broxbourne, East Herts, Hertsmere, St Albans, Welwyn/Hatfield

Location: Indoor

Time of day: Weekday Mornings, Weekday Afternoons, Weekday Evenings, Weekend Half Days

Practical Considerations: - A proactive attitude
- Willing to learn
- Happy to talk/present to various older adult groups
- Basic IT skills (emails, Word etc)

Requirements: Will require a criminal record check (DBS)

Suitable for: 18 – 25 year olds, Aged 26 and over, University students, Older People

Suitable for volunteers interested in: Health and Wellbeing, Sport, Activity & Outdoor Pursuits, Voluntary & Community Action

Does this opportunity provide wheelchair access?: No

Full Description:
Following the negative effects of the pandemic it is more important than ever that our older adults and those who support them understand the benefits of being physically active, leading to longer healthier lives. Live Longer Better Champions will enable the principles of the Live Longer
Better in Hertfordshire movement to benefit more of the county’s older residents, quicker.

Each volunteer will gain access to a series of training materials to better understand the principles and theories that underpin Live Longer Better in Hertfordshire. This will upskill individuals who are supporting older adults to
increase independence and self-efficacy. Whilst completing the training programme, Champions have the opportunity to connect with other like-minded individuals completing the course, increasing Hertfordshire’s network
of organisations and individuals championing Live Longer Better values. Volunteers will also receive branded clothing to be worn when advocating Live Longer Better. This may involve future access to accredited qualifications(tbc).

Objectives(s):

Gain a thorough understanding of the Live Longer Better in
Hertfordshire principles

Proactively seek opportunities to advocate the benefits of Active

Ageing to Hertfordshire’s older residents. This could be online or face to face, possible opportunities include visiting sheltered housing, u3a groups, lunch clubs or any other existing older adult provision.

Signpost attendees to relevant resources to find relevant physical activity opportunities.