Stay & Play Volunteers are usually found leading a group attended by parents and children on their own. This role suits people who want to provide caring, empathetic and holistic support to families.
What You'll Do:
- Preparation of room and packing away the equipment used at the end of the session
- Meet and greet parents/carers and their children and make them feel welcome and relaxed
- To model, encourage and support parents/carers and their children to take part in activities
- Provide additional signposting to Service Users where a need for support has been requested or identified
- Organise refreshments for the session
- To ensure safe and agreed practices are adhered to at all times
- To record attendance at the groups in line with Family Action and the Family Hub’s policies and procedures
- Volunteers will need to gain an understanding (appropriate to your role) of, and comply with, all relevant Family Action Policies and procedures.
- Record your volunteer hours and submit to Family Action
Why You'll Love It:
You'll love working with parents and children to support them support themselves.
You'll love meeting a wide range of people.
You'll love the experience you get.
You'll love the sense pride you get when you know you've made a difference, however small that might be.
You'll love being part of the amazing Family Action team.
What You'll Learn:
What you’ll gain from volunteering…
Feeling of bringing people together to work collectively and seeing the impact of this – relationships being formed, confidence increasing and challenges being overcome. You’ll also gain experience of leading the group that facilitates this…early years, young people, family or health-based experience for those looking into careers in these areas.
Robust training, which includes Safeguarding, Data Protection, Health & Safety, Personal Safety, Equality & Diversity – and is backed up by local induction covering areas including communication, boundaries and ‘meeting the values’.
You’ll be a valued member of our team and you’ll make a difference to local families and communities – having fun and gaining experience all the way!
What We're Looking For:
Friendly, empathic and non-judgmental attitude
Good organiser
Effective communication skills, confident speaking to a diverse range of people and an active listener
Able to work in a confidential manner
A strong team player
Accurate record keeper
Enjoy helping people and their community
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