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Arts and Crafts Facilitator Volunteer - Female Only (Croydon)

Hestia

Are you passionate about Art and would like to facilitate weekly sessions for the children in our refuges? We are looking for passionate and committed female only volunteers to support our refuges during the summer holidays.

Detailed Description

Are you passionate about Art and would like to facilitate weekly sessions for the children in our refuges? We are looking for passionate and committed female only volunteers to support our refuges during the summer holidays. During the school summer holidays, Hestia runs a six-week Summer Play Scheme providing activities and outings for mothers and their children across our refuges. Funded through generous donations from the public, the Summer Play Scheme provides women and children with a safe and supportive space to reconnect by having fun and sharing happy memories together as family. What you will be doing: - To facilitate weekly arts and crafts sessions for children - To use a range of skills and tools to make sessions interesting and fun for a range of ages. - To develop positive relationships with the children and women, maintain professional boundaries and keep accurate records. - To gather ideas and suggestions from service users to plan sessions

Activities you will be doing

Art & design

What skills are required for this role

Art & Craft, Creative & Design, Verbal Communication

Why these skills are required

- Experience of arts and/or crafts either in a professional, educational, or personal - Understanding of Domestic abuse and its impact on children and women - Good interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work with people from different backgrounds - Able to maintain strict confidentiality

What is in it for you

- Supporting You - You will have a dedicated volunteer supervisor to support you in your role; Quarterly volunteer forums with the central Volunteering team and volunteers across Hestia; References for job applications - Developing You - You will gain knowledge and insight into issues that impact Domestic Abuse, Modern Slavery and Mental Health; You will have access to our extensive Learning and Development Programme; 40% of our departed volunteers secured a paid role at Hestia last year! - Valuing You - We hold annual Volunteer Awards and Celebration events; We reimburse travel expenses and up to £5 for lunch for your volunteering; We hold social events and outings for our volunteers to get together and have some fun

Time Commitment

flexible, once a week for 6 weeks

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Croydon - location confidential

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Application Process
Support you will receive
Role Type
Suitable For
18+
We Welcome
Hestia supports volunteers as far as possible to overcome obstacles to volunteering. This includes a total commitment to the Equality Act 2010 and includes zero tolerance on any form of discrimination related to protected characteristics namely: Age, Disability, Gender Reassignment, Marriage and Civil Partnership, Pregnancy and Maternity, Race, Religion or Belief, Sex and Sexual Orientation. Hestia will consider making reasonable adjustments in accordance with the Equality Act. We will ensure that any positive disclosures on DBS records are discussed with candidates, fairly assessed by Senior Management with the resulting decision for approval, sitting with the relevant Director. We will ensure that the role is appropriate for the applicant, that the applicant is able to carry out the role, minimising the risk of placement failure at the outset, whilst fully taking into account Hestia’s Inclusion and Diversity policy
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