Volunteers, Resilience Around Families Team (Children’s Services)
Volunteers, Resilience Around Families Team (Children’s Services)
Posted for Children's Services, Isle of Wight Council
Posted by Isle of Wight Volunteer Centre
You will be redirected to the Isle of Wight Volunteer Centre website to express your interest.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our volunteer scheme here at Children’s Services, the scheme is managed by the Resilience Around Families Team and provides opportunity to volunteer across Children’s Services.
We are looking to grow our team of volunteers as we move forward in more effectively supporting children and families living on our Island.
Volunteers add real extra value to the great work the staff at Children’s Services are already doing.
Volunteering with us will provide you with opportunities to improve your skills knowledge and experience and to meet new people.
You may be retired, in further education, employed or seeking employment. As the largest employer on the island, we are committed to supporting you through your volunteering journey.
Current and future opportunities include:
- Buddying/mentoring children, young people and their families.
- Carrying out return interviews for children in care who have gone missing.
- Sitting on referral order panels (helping to guide and support young offenders).
- Supporting children and their families to access services and activities in their local community, supporting council workers on Home Visits.
- Mentoring schemes for young offenders and young people in care.
What skills do I need?
A driving license is ideal but not required, e learning and supervisions are mandatory to volunteering with us and we will complete a DBS (police) for all volunteers.
Location
This opportunity is available Countywide.
Details
- Diversity and equal opportunities policy
- Accessibility
- Child Protection
- Complaints Policy
- Confidentially Policy
- DBS check required
- Ex Offenders
- Expenses reimbursed
- Health and Safety Policy
- Ongoing support
- Suitable for Duke of Edinburgh Award
- Suitable for Supported Volunteering
- Suitable for Under 16's
- Suitable for Under 18's
- Training provided
- Volunteer induction
- Volunteer Policy
- Volunteers covered by insurance
- Vulnerable Adults Policy
- Written role description
When is this role available?
When: 06/08/2024 - 06/08/2027
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You will be redirected to the Isle of Wight Volunteer Centre website to express your interest.
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