Volunteer Awards

• Has made a significant impact in a short space of time
• Has joined the team or service/resource in the last year
• Has become integral to a team or service
• Has demonstrated their commitment to add value through their role
  
  Previous winners of this award include a Meals on Wheels driver; a reading group facilitator.

• Has created or implemented an innovative or creative project involving Jewish Care service users

• Ensures that the project meets the values of Jewish Care and enhances the experience of all

Previous winners of this award include a gardening team that helped change the landscape of the garden for the residents.

• Have helped a resource or the organisation more generally to ensure that our services retain the Jewish in Jewish Care
• Demonstrates their respect of the diverse practices and beliefs of those who use the services of Jewish Care
• Has demonstrated their understanding of what is meaningful to those who use the Jewish services of Jewish Care
• This can be an individual or a group

Previous winners of this award include kiddush and synagogue volunteers at Anita Dorfman House and a volunteer at Vi and John Rubens House who brings Judaism into the home through music, prayer and activities.

• Volunteer of the year award for excellence in all round volunteering
• Someone who goes above & beyond, making an outstanding contribution to the organisation and its values
• This prestigious award is for a volunteer that demonstrates Jewish Care values in everything they do
• Has been volunteering for at least 5 years

• A collaboration of excellent teamwork supporting staff and managers of a service or resource
• A minimum of two people.  e.g. a  couple, friends or family members

• Demonstrates effectiveness in fundraising for Jewish Care
• Raises the profile of the organisation through their activity
• Demonstrates the values of Jewish Care
• Adds value and strengthens community through their fundraising activities

Previous winners of this award include the Chair of the Betty and Asher Loftus Centre fundraising committee; the Friends of Stepney committee.

• Does not actively seek recognition for their volunteering
• Has received no formal recognition from Jewish Care
• Demonstrates their commitment to promoting meaningful lives for people who use the services of the organisation
• Has been volunteering for at least 3 years

• Is involved in the organisational process in a particular area of a service, working well with staff and other volunteers
• Involves actions or effort that improve efficiency, effectiveness or reliability of a service or process within Jewish Care

Previous winners of this award include lay leaders, trustees and committee members, shop volunteers and volunteer coordinators.

• Is between the ages of 14 and 30
• Has been volunteering for at least 6 months during the past year
• Demonstrates a special relationship within Jewish Care that shows their commitment to the promotion of meaningful lives
• Demonstrates a strengthening of community
• Brings creativity to their volunteering role
• This can be an individual or a group

• Demonstrates that their involvement empowers service users and makes a difference
• Has created an outstanding relationship with the person/people
• Takes a person-centred approach in all they do
• There is no time limit to how long they have volunteered