Weekend Club Autism Support Volunteer
Kith & Kids
Join us on our Weekend Clubs and get to know our friendly service users as you all take part in fun and challenging workshops including sports and games, arts and crafts, drama and enjoying a day out in London. Timings: 10.00am to 1.30pm and/or 1:30pm to 6.00pm, Sat fortnightly in North London.
About Kith & Kids We provide activities, opportunities, information, and support for people with a learning disability or autism, their parents, and siblings. For all our projects and activities we are dependent on volunteers. Our Weekend Clubs 10.00am to 1.30pm and/or 1:30pm to 6.00pm, fortnightly, Sat during term time. We are currently looking for energetic and enthusiastic volunteers, to join us on our fantastic fun-filled Weekend club activities. Volunteers and our members who have disabilities get to know each other as they take part in fun and challenging workshops including sports & games, arts & crafts, cooking and enjoying a day out in London once a term. What you'll do On the club you and a fellow volunteer will be paired with one of our members with a learning disability or autism. You'll support and encourage them to take part in a wide range of activities led by professional therapists and workshop leaders. Our aim at a Kith & Kids’ club is that everybody has lots of fun in an environment in which our members feel safe and relaxed and can fully express themselves. We aim that our members receive 2:1 volunteer support. This helps ensure that the sessions have lots of energy and enthusiasm. It also gives new volunteers a chance to learn further support tips from experienced volunteers. Our Weekend Clubs also allow our members to develop key skills and relationships in a fun, friendly and safe setting that is individually centred on their needs. Workshops include music, drama, arts & crafts, sports & games and much more. We even enjoy trips out! Recently groups have attended swimming, museums, crazy golf, and bowling. Not only is it a session full of fun and games for you and our members, but you are also a vital part in supporting them to develop their social skills in a day-to-day environment. Come along and get involved! Male volunteers especially welcome (we need more)!! Requirements What you need You do not need experience. Full disability awareness training will be provided before you begin volunteering with us. The only requirements we ask of you are enthusiasm, energy and to be open-minded. Minimum age for volunteers is 18. How much time? The clubs run Saturdays fortnightly, 10.00am to 1.30pm and/or 1:30pm to 6.00pm, in term time only. The more clubs you do, the more you'll build close relationships with the members you'll be supporting and will create the most impact. What we can offer you We can reimburse your travel expenses. We'll also provide excellent training before the project, and lots of helpful support. By volunteering on our clubs, you'll also: • Use and develop your skills • Learn something new, get involved in fun activities with others • Increase your confidence • Meet new people and make friends • Gain experience for (other) work • Give something back to the community • Do something fun and satisfying in your spare time • Challenge yourself What about training? Volunteers must attend training and complete a free DBS check before you begin volunteering. This is a great opportunity to get to know everyone at Kith & Kids: your fellow volunteers, some of our members you will be working with, and gives the opportunity to develop some new skills and expand your knowledge in our workshops. Topics we cover include: • Communication • Autism • Supporting emotions • Safeguarding • Creativity & Participation • Epilepsy When do I need to come? Volunteers must attend training and complete a DBS check before taking part. We'll be running face-to-face training in north London starting on the 15th September with lots of other dates to choose from. In the meantime, we'll be meeting volunteers online from mid-January. Training will take place in North London – once we have met you online for a chat, we will send you confirmation of our training venue details. Just sign up and you'll receive details of what to do next. http://www.kithandkids.org.uk/volunteering-form.html For more information please email us at projects@kithandkids.org.uk Or call us on: 0208 801 7432/07801 234 472. http://www.kithandkids.org.uk/weekend-clubs.html We are following a number of safety measures when meeting service-users & volunteers. Taking temperature checks on arrival, asking a number of Covid-related questions before entry, wearing face masks where necessary, suggesting for volunteers to take a lateral flow test before attending an activity. These measures are regularly reviewed. How will it benefit you? Fantastic experience that can be used for other work Training in disability related areas; Autism and epilepsy awareness Communication skills Increase your confidence Make friends and meet new people Challenge yourself Give something back to the community Do something fun and rewarding in your spare time! Volunteers will be working alongside Coordinators and work shoppers that are fully trained, experienced existing volunteers and new volunteers that join with our organisation and our service users. Full Disability awareness training will be provided before you begin volunteering, the only requirements we ask of you is that you attend 2 training sessions with enthusiasm, energy and to be a bit open-minded. Our staff will also provide feedback sessions at the end of each day on all our activities that you attend.
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What about training? Volunteers must attend training and complete a free DBS check before you begin volunteering. This is a great opportunity to get to know everyone at Kith & Kids: your fellow volunteers, some of our members you will be working with, and gives the opportunity to develop some new skills and expand your knowledge in our workshops. Topics we cover include: • Communication • Autism • Supporting emotions • Safeguarding • Creativity & Participation • Epilepsy When do I need to come? Volunteers must attend training and complete a DBS check before taking part.
What we can offer you We can reimburse your travel expenses. We'll also provide excellent training before the project, and lots of helpful support. By volunteering on our clubs, you'll also: • Use and develop your skills • Learn something new, get involved in fun activities with others • Increase your confidence • Meet new people and make friends • Gain experience for (other) work • Give something back to the community • Do something fun and satisfying in your spare time • Challenge yourself
How much time? The clubs run Saturdays fortnightly, 10.00am to 1.30pm and/or 1:30pm to 6.00pm, in term time only. The more clubs you do, the more you'll build close relationships with the members you'll be supporting and will create the most impact.
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