Volunteer Independent Visitor

☞ Change Corporation

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Update day: 07-05-2024

Location: Stourbridge West Midlands

Category: Other

Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management Staffing Recruiting Hospital & Health Care

Position: Entry level

Job type: Volunteer

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The Black Country, Telford and Wrekin Independent Visitor Service
Recruiting volunteers in : Telford and Wrekin
For many children and young people living in foster care can be unsettling. You can make a difference by volunteering as an Independent Visitor.
Independent visitors support a child or young person on a one-to-one basis. Young people are offered the chance to meet with an Independent Visitor if they have little or no contact with their own families. As a volunteer you are there for the child or young person; a positive role-model who is independent and distinct from the paid professionals they see.
You will meet with a child or young person once a month to offer support, encouragement and guidance. This could involve taking part in a fun activity together or simply having a chat.
If you would like to be there for a child or young person, letting them know they have someone on their side, then this is the volunteering role for you. We require volunteers to commit to the project for a minimum of 24 months and we need 100% reliability.
We will support you in this role by ensuring that you receive regular supervision, and have a key contact for day-to-day advice and guidance. In return for the time you give yo2021-3205u will receive valuable training and gain experience and skills. You’ll be making a real difference too.
This is what one of our Volunteer Independent Visitors had to say: " I wanted to volunteer with young people so I applied to become an Independent Visitor. I have been able to take my young person out to try exciting activities including den building, treasure hunts and even a ghost walk! The young person decides what he wants to do and I set it up with help from staff if needed. I have also been able to watch my young person grow in confidence over the last 9 months which is brilliant as he was very quiet in the beginning".
Our values are to be compassionate, open and bold. If this sounds like you we’d love to hear from you so click apply. We have volunteer opportunities across the West Midlands.
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.
Job ID: 2021-3329
  • Portal Location: Stourbridge-West Midlands
    • Job Description (URL to file) (Linked): https://changegrowlive.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=7203&hashed=-1787733615
    External Company Name: Change Grow Live
    External Company URL: https://www.changegrowlive.org/
    National/ Regional/County wide Vacancy?: No - this role has a set base
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    Deadline: 21-06-2024

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