Home visiting volunteers

Home-Start supports parents to befriend other parents with children under eight years of age who are experiencing difficulties. Volunteers are needed to visit families in their own homes, usually once a week for a couple of hours.

How you help is really down to the family itself. Some might need someone to talk to. Others may need more practical support with meal planning and cooking, reading to the children, going to the local park, or finding out about local services.

If you are interested, we have courses for volunteers running throughout the year.

This opportunity is available in Rushcliffe, Broxtowe, Gedling, Ashfield and Nottingham City.

What skills do I need?

- Have a sensitive and caring attitude towards others

- Have a non-judgmental attitude

- Have good communication skills including an ability to listen

- Be clear about the need for confidentiality

- Be clear about disclosure when this is essential to the well-being of the child

- Be reliable and understand the importance of reliability to the family

- Have a positive attitude to people of any gender, family status or sexual identity, or who are from any ethnic origin, culture or religion, or who may have a disability.

- Are able to accept people as they are, their lifestyles and values and allow the family to set the style of visiting they want or need

- Be willing to seek and accept support and guidance from co-ordinators

- See the value of volunteering

Location

This opportunity is available Countywide.