Family Support Volunteer
Home-Start Bristol and South Gloucestershire
Support families locally – volunteer with Home-Start Bristol & South Glos. Training provided!
Support local families with young children by offering emotional and practical help. As a Home-Start Bristol and South Gloucestershire volunteer, you’ll visit a family weekly, providing a listening ear and encouragement during challenging times. You’ll receive full training and ongoing support. If you’re a parent or have experience with children, are compassionate and want to make a difference in your community, we’d love to hear from you!
Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring
Befriending
Be a Parent, Grandparent, or have Similar Caring Experience Empathy and Compassion Good Listener Patience Willingness to Learn
Personal Fulfillment Skill Development Training Opportunities Support and Supervision Networking Flexibility Confidence Building Sense of Purpose References and CV Building
Once training is completed and volunteers are matched to a family, the volunteer will ideally visit once a week at an agreed time for around 6 months. Volunteers are of course entitled to take holidays and take periods of rest where necessary. We ask that you commit to Home-Start for at least a year.
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Bristol and South Gloucestershire
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