Breastfeeding Peer Supporter
Breastfeeding Network
Are you a mum with experience of breastfeeding? As a Peer Supporter, you will be helping the wellbeing of new and expectant mothers and babies by supporting breastfeeding. We provide a free 12-week training course (2 hourly sessions each week from 7pm on a Wednesday). Once you have completed the Open College Network course you will volunteer as a Peer Supporter at Children's Centres, workshops, and at the Royal London Hospital. Application deadline is 22 July 2025, training starts September.
Are you a mum with experience of breastfeeding your baby? As a Peer Supporter, you will be helping the mental and physical wellbeing of new and expectant mothers and babies by supporting breastfeeding. First you will complete a free 12-week training course which is accredited by the Open College Network . The course is online, from 7pm-9pm on a Wednesday evening. (If you are not available on a Wednesday evening, we may have other options for completing the training). Once you have completed the course you will be able to volunteer as a Peer Supporter across the borough at Children's Centres, at workshops, and on the ward at the Royal London Hospital. The application deadline is Tuesday 22 July 2025. The course will start in early September 2025.
Advice, Information & Support,Community Work,Support Work
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• You will have need to have had experience of breastfeeding at least one baby, including expressing breast milk. • You must complete the training course before you can start volunteering.
• A nationally recognised, Open College Network (London) accredited qualification (two units at Level 2, equivalent level to GCSEs in England and National 5s in Scotland). Your qualification will mean you will gain; • The knowledge to support other mums with breastfeeding. • The opportunity to continue training to become a BfN Registered Breastfeeding Supporter.
Once you have completed the 12-week training course we would ideally like you to volunteer with us for at least 6 months, to get the most out of the role and the training. The volunteering can happen in the Royal London Hospital on the maternity ward at any hours that suits you (once you have had an initial morning induction), at drop in sessions, and at workshops across the borough. We appreciate whatever time you can spare us, but would ideally like a couple of hours every fortnight.
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The training is online. You will volunteer across the borough at Children's Centres, at workshops and on the ward at the Royal London Hospital.
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