We are looking for volunteers who are passionate about supporting children and young people understand their early history and journey as well as their cultural identity.
Life Story Work volunteers will assist the Life Story Work team to undertake direct and indirect life story work and promote the identity work for all our children who are looked after, across Children’s Services.
Life Story Work can be used to help children and young people in very difficult circumstances, understand what is happening to them in more depth, express their feelings, contribute to decision making and share their story with others.
Volunteer Responsibilities:
Volunteer will support the team with the delivery and indirect life story work to children and young people.
Supporting the team to ensure children understand their journey before care, into care and throughout to promote their identity.
Volunteer will work directly with children and young people to understand their care journey and promote their identity.
Time commitment:
Flexible based on individuals’ requirements.
Location:
Darby House, Lawn Central, Telford TF3 4JA.
Benefits:
People choose to volunteer for a variety of reasons:
For some it offers the chance to give something back or make a difference to the people around them.
For others it provides an opportunity to develop new skills or build on existing experience and knowledge.
Regardless of the motivation, what unites them all is that it gives them a purpose and it is rewarding.
Open up career opportunities as you gain new skills. • Provide you with valuable experience which enhances your CV.
Help adjustment from work to retirement.
Bring a great sense of personal achievement and self-worth by contributing to the community.
As a volunteer with Telford & Wrekin Children’s Safeguarding & Family Support Service, you will be supporting children and families across the borough to achieve better outcomes.
Our volunteers bring many benefits, including different skills, diverse life experiences and an understanding of their local communities.
Training:
All our volunteers undertake safeguarding training which allows us to safeguard the children, young people, adults and families we support as well as protecting the volunteers themselves.
We will also provide role specific training and supervision to all our volunteers.
Where possible, we match volunteers to service users based on needs and interests. Underpinning our approach is a commitment to positive and professional relationships between staff, volunteers and service users to achieve lasting impact.
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