Parent Champions for Families information Services (FIND)

Parent Champions for Families information Services (FIND)

Posted for LB Redbridge: Children's Centres

Posted by Community Action Redbridge

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We are always on the lookout for volunteers! Anyone with experience of being a parent can be a volunteer Parent Champion. 

Main tasks and responsibilities 

  • For a few hours each week you will help by reaching out to local parents to share your experiences of childcare and providing information and guidance. 
  • Our Parent Champion Co-ordinator will support by providing training to the Parent Champions to help us reach other parents. 
  • Volunteer parent champions will spend time each week linking up with local parents to share information about childcare, local services and the benefits, to their child, of taking up their free early education place.

Benefits to volunteer

  • Training sessions will be provided.
  • A chance to help out other parents in your local community by providing advice and guidance. 
  • An opportunity to improve communication skills and meeting new people. 
  • To help further the cause of the Family Information Services.

What skills do I need?

Skills, attributes, experience and qualifications 

  • Be a Redbridge resident. 
  • Complete a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) with us. This is a criminal records check (it is free to Redbridge volunteers). 
  • Commit to volunteering a few hours a week. 
  • Commit to attending training sessions and meetings. 
  • Be enthusiastic and passionate about engaging with other parents to share information on childcare and local services and improving their children's outcomes.

Posted for LB Redbridge: Children's Centres

Posted by Community Action Redbridge

Register your interest

You will be redirected to the Community Action Redbridge website to express your interest.

Details

  • Organisation Policies: Health and Safety Policy
  • Organisation Policies: Safeguarding policy
  • Organisation Policies: Conflict Resolution policy/procedure for volunteers
  • Organisation Policies: Data Protection Policy
  • Organisation Policies: Equal Opportunities Policy
  • Organisation Policies: Volunteer Policy
  • Quality Control: Are there any age limits?
  • Quality Control: Expenses - additional information
  • Quality Control: Recruitment Process - additional information
  • Quality Control: Reference can be provided after how long volunteering?
  • Quality Control: Support Provided - additional information
  • Quality Control: Thanks / Recognition for Volunteer contribution
  • Quality Control: Transport Info (nearest station / bus stop)
  • Quality Control: Volunteers covered by insurance
  • Support provided: Access to group meetings/socials/team events
  • Support provided: Basic reference can be provided
  • Support provided: Induction provided
  • Support provided: Other
  • Support provided: Training provided
  • Support provided: Volunteer Handbook available
  • Support provided: Volunteer will have named supervisor
  • Support provided: Volunteer will have regular one to one supervision meetings
  • Support provided: Written role description

When is this role available?

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Afternoon
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term time

Location:

Loxford Children's Centre
136-138 Ilford Lane
Ilford
IG1 2LG

Register your interest

You will be redirected to the Community Action Redbridge website to express your interest.

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