Activities and childcare volunteer

About this Opportunity

Overview:

Are you looking for a fun, exciting and worthwhile cause to support? We are looking for volunteers to help support us at activities and events for our families who have children and young people from 0-25 with disabilities, additional needs and life limiting illnesses and conditions. We would love you to come and get involved on a regular basis.

Organisation:

Little Miracles CIO

Minimum hours:

3

Address:

Addresses supplied by Branch Lead direct to volunteers

Location:

Onsite

About the organisation:

Little Miracles is an award winning charity that supports families of children with additional needs, disabilities and life-limiting conditions and illnesses. We provide a non-judgemental environment where we use our holistic approach to support the needs of the whole family We specialise in providing advice, guidance, support, activities, training and safe places to any family that has a child with an additional need, disability or life-limiting condition or illness. This includes providing support before they are diagnosed and from birth to 25. We have 22 branches from Peterborough to Leicester.

Full Details:

Assist with Activities – Support the team by helping to set up and clear away activities, these will be a wide range of play and learning activities at different settings. Activities may include arts and crafts, reading, messy play, building and other games/experiences. It might be a trip out to a local attraction or even an animal experience meeting exotic animals and the people who care for them!

Engage with children – Interact with the children during playtime, encourage participation ensuring they are safe and happy. HAVE FUN 🙂

General Support – Help with activities and support children and their families to participate in them, whether that means holding someone’s hand as they attempt a new obstacle at a park or talking to a family who is attending one of our sessions for the first time.

When and Where:

We have regular activities throughout the year on a weekly basis and lots of activities throughout the school holidays.

Additional Information

Requirements / Restrictions:

Causes / Areas of Interest:

Specific Requirements or Restrictions

An informal interview with our Volunteer Manager Two references One Professional Reference – Previous employer or volunteer organisation you have worked/volunteered with. One Personal Reference – A friend or someone who has known you personally for 2+ years but is not related to you either by blood or marriage. An enhanced DBS Check to be completed by Little Miracles. Completion of 8 Mandatory Training Courses on our external training platform in line with our Safeguarding policy and procedures. Attendance on an induction session.

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