Volunteer - Parent Carer Hubs

5 months ago


Peterborough, United Kingdom Caring Together Charity Full time

**Summary of the role**

Working alongside a carer advisor in the communities team supporting parent carers at hubs, trips and online workshops/groups.

**Where you will be based**

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough plus face-to-face sessions and virtual (Zoom/Teams) sessions.

**What you will do**
- To assist our parent carer lead at workshops, trips, and hubs.
- Help set up/tidy up after groups.
- Participate and support parent carers during sessions under the guidance of the group lead.
- To work closely with other staff members and be part of a team.
- To ensure personal and collective respect for another person’s reasonable rights to privacy - particularly over issues about and arising from their role as a parent carer.
- To work to Caring Togethers codes of practice, including disciplinary, grievance procedures and adult and child protection.

**Your commitment**
- Carrying out the role in accordance with Caring Together policies.
- Reporting any concerns about the service or service users immediately to your link supervisor.
- A Tuesday morning (10.00am-12.00pm) in Peterborough once a month (fourth Tuesday of each month).
- A Thursday morning (10.00-11.30am) once a month for online hub (fourth Thursday of each month).
- Ad hoc trips and workshops.

**Benefits to the volunteer**
- Gaining new skills, both practically and personally.
- The satisfaction of knowing you are making an important and valued difference to someone’s life/the work of Caring Together.
- Meeting new people and be part of a friendly team.
- Gaining valuable experience in the social care field within a voluntary organisation.

**Our commitment to you**
- The opportunity to use and enhance your existing skills and develop new, transferable skills.
- Reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses.

**Skills and experience**
- A desire to make a difference to people’s lives.
- Like working as part of a team.
- Be approachable and non-judgemental.
- Enthusiasm.
- Be friendly and enjoy meeting and supporting people.
- Good verbal/written communication skills.
- Good listening and conversation skills.
- Be committed, reliable and trustworthy.
- Be understanding and respectful.
- An ability to demonstrate patience and sensitivity.

**Job Type**: Volunteer

**Salary**: £0.01 per day

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Peterborough, PE1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person



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