'Family Support – Group Helper' Hampshire Healthy Families

The Hampshire Healthy Families 0-19 service is a partnership between Southern Health Foundation Trust and Barnardo’s. We are looking for enthusiastic and creative people to support us in our work throughout Hampshire.

Our 'Family Support – Group Helper' volunteer role is diverse and flexible, and will suit a range of personal skills and preferences.

Our volunteers can:

• Support our “new parent” social walking groups (ReadySteadyMums);
• Be a peer befriender, supporting parents/carers to access local services;
• Support with community events promoting key health messages;
• Support the delivery of our courses and workshops to parents either in the community or on Zoom. (Five to Thrive; School Readiness; Family Food, Fun & Fitness; Baby Talk; Toddler Talk);
• Be a Parent Champion – promoting the local childcare offer.

Skills

Do you have:

• A wish to volunteer with children and adults;
• Good listening skills with a caring approach;
• Patience and friendliness?

Are You:

• A ‘people person’ who is positive and encouraging;
• Open-minded and flexible in your approach;
• Willing to input your hours into our online volunteering system each time you volunteer;
• Happy to provide satisfactory references and for Barnardo’s to complete a DBS check before you start your role?

If you can answer ‘yes’ to all the above questions then you are just the person we are looking for!