Become a flicks and friends group coordinator in Crosby

As a flicks and friends group coordinator, you’ll plan, organise, and schedule the flicks and friends’ calendar alongside the Plaza Cinema. You’ll also welcome older people to the cinema, collect, count and bank donations, and be on hand to deal with any issues that may arise.

Flicks and friends take place once a month at the Plaza Cinema and includes older people and flicks and friends group coordinators.

Flicks and friends provides a lifeline of friendship for socially isolated and lonely older people. The warm, regular, and friendly companionship provides a vital link with the outside world from which they’ve become isolated.

To become a flicks and friends volunteer, you’ll need to:

• Have a 30-minute induction call with a member of the Re-engage team
• Submit an ID check
• Provide a reference
• Complete online volunteer training modules

Tasks include:

• Planning, organising and scheduling flicks and friends alongside the Plaza Cinema.
• Welcoming new older people to flicks and friends.
• Collecting, counting and paying in flicks and friends donations into the Re-engage bank account.
• Sharing any updates from Re-engage that are relevant to them with the older people who attend flicks and friends.
• Responding to any issues and queries from the older people attending flicks and friends.
• Following the guidance in the online volunteer training so that flicks and friends is safe, enjoyable, appropriate and in line with our charitable aims.
• Keeping in regular contact with Re-engage and reporting any concerns to the team.
• Promoting flicks and friends in your local area so we can support more older people.
• Keeping your knowledge and training up to date by reading our monthly volunteer newsletter – Re-engage Matters.