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Children and Young Persons Activity Volunteer - Walsall South and Central

Location West Midlands
Job ID 2024-15240
Number of Vacancies Remaining
5
Category
Volunteering with Children and Young People
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Overview

Walsall - South and Central 

 

For many children and young people, living in foster care can be unsettling. Having someone there like a trusted adult,  just for them and to take them out so that they can step away from the pressures of daily life can make a world of difference. There are a whole range of activities for the young person to choose to take part in with their volunteer including outdoor walks in estates and gardens, den building, treasure trails, escape rooms, going to the cinema, bowling, bike riding or just a stop in a local cafe for a hot chocolate and cake. 

 

 

Responsibilities

You can make that difference!

We are looking for friendly, kind, fun, reliable and enthusiastic volunteers in Walsall from all different cultures, backgrounds and experiences who have a genuine interest in making a difference in the lives of children and young people.

 

If you are passionate about wanting to help young people, you have 2.5 - 4 hours to spare once a month and you are ready to commit to a minimum of a 2-year volunteering commitment, this role could be right for you.

Responsibilities

 

You’ll meet with a child or young person who is in care, to do a fun activity together. This mainly happens at weekends as the young people are usually in school on weekdays.

 

You’ll help the young person to do what they enjoy and provide them with a positive adult role model. The consistent friendship helps the young person to build self-esteem, confidence and resilience, allows then to experience some stability in what is sometimes a changing environment.

 

Our Independent Visitor Volunteer service is looking for adult volunteers in the area to meet with a young person once a month on a long-term basis or for as long as they want an Independent Visitor (Independent Visitor is the official volunteer title). 

 

Our young people are aged between 8 to 18.5 years old and we have a number of young people already waiting for this service.

 

If you would like to find out more about this opportunity, please email the following for an informal chat: michelle.jones2@cgl.org.uk

 

Our values are to be compassionate, open and bold. If all this sounds like you we’d love to hear from you so please click apply or call : 07880 185629 if you would like an informal chat about this opportunity before applying. 

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Peshva Sharif | peshva.sharif@cgl.org.uk

 

Please note that we require you to be 18 years of age or older to be considered for this volunteering role.

 

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.

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