Home-visiting volunteers provide crucial support to families with children from conception to age 5 in their own home once a week. They spend a few hours offering a listening ear and practical help. It’s all about giving no-strings-attached compassionate, non-judgmental support.
Key information
- Start Date: 4th July 2024
- End Date: 4th July 2029
- Volunteer: Weekly
- Tasks: You could support a family with 2-5 yr olds as they develop their speech & language, gain independence and explore learning & play.
You might be interested in supporting a new parent with parenting confidence and building a positive bond with their baby. We have extra training available around attachment and parent-infant mental health if you would like to focus on these aspects of parenting.
As a volunteer, we value your parenting experience and empathy, and our families say this is what sets Home-Start support apart - the knowledge that their volunteer is on their side and is there to support them to do the best they can for their children.
We'll take your wishes and skills into account when we match you with a family, and we hope that both you and the family you support will benefit from the experience! You'll gain skills and experience, be able to access a wide variety of training, meet other volunteers and have full support from a volunteer coordinator throughout you volunteering - Training: We will ask you to complete our volunteer preparation course before they support families.
Our Volunteer Preparation Course covers a variety of topics, including:
The needs of families
Values and attitudes
Effective listening
Offering support
Additional needs in families
Mental health awareness
Confidentiality
Safeguarding
Awareness of domestic abuse
Completing visit records
You can also choose to attend our Parent-Infant Mental Health training, which will equip you with further skills and knowledge to support positive attachment and nurturing a strong bond between parent and baby.
We also offer a variety of short courses related to families, health and wellbeing, which you will be invited to as a volunteer. - Requirements: Willing to travel by public transport or find own way to volunteering location
- Interests: Children, Families, Social Welfare
- Activities: Befriending, Lending a helping hand, Mentoring, Providing advice
- Skills: Reasoning, Talking to others, Teamwork
- DBS Check: Yes
You might be interested in supporting a new parent with parenting confidence and building a positive bond with their baby. We have extra training available around attachment and parent-infant mental health if you would like to focus on these aspects of parenting.
As a volunteer, we value your parenting experience and empathy, and our families say this is what sets Home-Start support apart - the knowledge that their volunteer is on their side and is there to support them to do the best they can for their children.
We'll take your wishes and skills into account when we match you with a family, and we hope that both you and the family you support will benefit from the experience! You'll gain skills and experience, be able to access a wide variety of training, meet other volunteers and have full support from a volunteer coordinator throughout you volunteering
Our Volunteer Preparation Course covers a variety of topics, including:
The needs of families
Values and attitudes
Effective listening
Offering support
Additional needs in families
Mental health awareness
Confidentiality
Safeguarding
Awareness of domestic abuse
Completing visit records
You can also choose to attend our Parent-Infant Mental Health training, which will equip you with further skills and knowledge to support positive attachment and nurturing a strong bond between parent and baby.
We also offer a variety of short courses related to families, health and wellbeing, which you will be invited to as a volunteer.