Family Wellbeing & Befriending Volunteer
Our team aims to strengthen relationships within families and reduce emotional distress. Placing the voice of children, young people and their families at the centre of the support, we provide whole family support; focusing on highlighting the resilience of families and responding to their individual needs. We support family members of all ages across our service; however, there is a particular focus on supporting young people between 8-18yrs. Our office base is in Giffnock.
Volunteers build relationships with families in different ways including;
Family Wellbeing – How you spend your time will be different for each family but will probably include spending time both with a family in their own home as well as out and about in the local community accessing activities or supporting a routine.. You’ll be helping to establish and support family activities or offering support and encouragement to help increase a parent or carer’s confidence and self-esteem by building on identified strengths and abilities through forming a trusting relationship.
Befriending – developing a 1 to 1 supportive, reliable, social relationship with a child, young person or adult by arranging weekly opportunities to experience new activities and develop interests. Befriending relationships can help build self-esteem and confidence and supports personal and social development.
We offer volunteers excellent support and a challenging and fulfilling volunteering opportunity.
Potential volunteers complete a 21 hour training course and join the Disclosure Scotland Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.
Volunteers are asked to commit a few hours a week for at least a year
No formal qualifications are necessary and we are happy to reimburse out of pocket expenses.
To apply, please download and complete the application form, criminal convictions self declaration and equal opportunities monitoring forms below and email to: volunteer@children1st.org.uk.
For more information, please email carole.nicol@children1st.org.uk