Parent Befriender Volunteer

Parent Befriender Volunteering Role Description 

Family Friends carefully recruits, trains, and matches volunteers with families in Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham and Brent. Volunteers offer long-term practical and emotional support based on each family's unique needs and potential.

Our Parent Befrienders will aim to help parents to discover their strengths, build confidence, reduce isolation and resolve difficulties. Volunteers meet with their match weekly for a period of up to 12 months.

Activities might include: 

• Supporting a parent to take their children on days out.
• Helping to strengthen family relationships.
• Providing a listening ear.
• Helping parents to build confidence in themselves.

 Essential Criteria: 

• You must be able to commit to the Parent Buddy programme for a minimum of 6 months.
• 18+
• Must have lived in the UK for the last 2 years

 What we provide in return: 

• Full induction training and ongoing training
• DBS check
• Weekly supervision and support
• The chance to learn new skills
• References provided after 6 months' commitment
• Reimbursement of travel and session expenses

We are an equal opportunities charity and value the principles of diversity and inclusion, which is central in providing successful support to our families. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, including people from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQI+ and individuals from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

In the first instance, please fill out our Volunteer Application Form at this link: https://airtable.com/appBRIjuDYUGNPr6x/pagnpvEckpBWBnSAu/form

Once this has been done, someone from our organisation will be in touch soon.

This role is advertised as part of TPP's Free Giving Back Services. This volunteer advertisement copy has been supplied to TPP and applicants apply direct to the organisation. Please contact the organisation directly if you have any questions about this volunteer role.