Young Carers Volunteer - Maidstone

HOURS: Minimum 2 hours / week, Flexible

LOCATION: Maidstone

DESCRIPTION: Offering regular support at Young Carer Clubs as part of a small, friendly team with external respite day trips to various locations involving a wide selection of fun activities, inclusive but not limited to local attraction Days, activity days, cinema trips etc. - all dependent on the Volunteers availability and personal wishes. Opportunities are also available to provide transport weekly to a young carer from their home to a varied selection of local activities.

SKILLS REQUIRED: • Ability to communicate with and listen effectively to children and young people • Enthusiastic, outgoing, fit, and energetic • Able to interact with the group, happy to participate in all activities • Friendly, caring, compassionate, sensitive with a non-judgmental approach • Able to act as a role model to young people, with professional boundaries • Reliable and able to make a regular time commitment • Able to follow policies and procedures • Willing and able to travel to local clubs

WHAT WE OFFER:

Full Training. Travel expenses from volunteers’ home to clients home reimbursed. Other Travel expenses reimbursed where applicable. Volunteer References also available where applicable. Additional Training opportunities available including but not limited to First Aid, Cancer awareness, Dementia awareness, Mental Health.