Family Support Volunteers.

We are looking for volunteers to support our practitioners in the local community .This could be from the home, parent/toddler groups as well as our play days and weekend breaks.

The above support can be a lifeline for parents reducing isolation, enabling peer support and therefore improving mental health and well-being.

This role might include:

Helping to set up a room at a group.

Welcoming parents.

Helping parents play with the children.

Serving refreshments.

Tidying up.

Modelling play in the home.

Support with form filling or on the telephone.

Support to access services in the community.

What skills do I need?

This role might include:

Helping to set up a room at a group.

Welcoming parents.

Helping parents play with the children.

Serving refreshments.

Tidying up.

Modelling play in the home.

Support with form filling or on the telephone.

Support to access services in the community.

Skills needed:

• Communication skills – not only in communicating with the children, but being able to talk with parents and practitioners. This includes both sharing information clearly and listening to the parents attentively.

• Decision-making skills – good judgment when responding to emergencies or difficult situations.

• Interpersonal skills – you need to work well with people and be able to develop good relationships with parents, children, and other leaders.

• Patience – working with children can be frustrating, so you need to be able to respond to overwhelming and difficult situations calmly.

• Being playful – working with children and understanding how play develops their learning, can require physical stamina and sometimes, if you are able, you’ll need to get down to their level

When do I need to be available?

	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Details

Weekly support Ad hock support