Family Support Volunteer
Home-Start Camden
Be the change you want to see in your community and help a family in need this year!
Home-Start Camden & Islington (HSC&I) offers free, confidential support and practical help to parents of children under five in the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington who are struggling. We are looking for volunteers with parenting or child caring experience to support families for 3-4 hours per week, for a minimum of one year upon completing the preparation course. We provide a preparation course for all volunteers before they start to visit families, which covers all the essential training and information you will require. The main task of a volunteer is to visit families in their own homes on a regular basis, to offer a combination of the following: Friendship / Practical Help / A listening ear / To accompany to appointments, or help access local amenities / The opportunity to share ideas of skills, leading to increased parental confidence / Links to community resources and support systems
Advice, Information & Support,Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring
N/A
No formal qualifications required Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively Ability to listen with a non-judgmental and caring approach Parenting and Child-rearing experience Ability to empathies with others Awareness & sensitivity to different lifestyles and child rearing practice and attitudes Flexible in responding to a variety of family situation, and an ability to get along with adults and children Reliability & Commitment Understanding the need for boundaries with families, including the occasional need to say ‘no’ Sufficient English to participate fully in volunteer preparation course and understand HS Procedures & Policies Willingness to learn and attend all Home Start Camden & Islington’s Volunteer training
Increased self-confidence On-going training Opportunity to meet new people To become more involved in your community References provided after one year Good experience on the CV for future jobs
2-4 hours
NW5 2BP
7 Dowdney Close
N/A
6
