Activity World Volunteer
Do you have free time once every two months?
Fancy an action-packed fun-filled Saturday evening facilitating play at a local Soft-Play venue?
Then you are just the person we are looking for!
If you are working towards a childcare qualification, then this is excellent experience of working with multiple ages and abilities within a fun setting.
Duties:
- Facilitate kind and respectful play by children with their peers in a local Soft-Play venue.
- Support qualified practitioners within the venue.
- Communicate with qualified childcare practitioners and the Activity Lead at the event.
- Chat to parents and signpost to our support services or employed members of the team.
Skills and Attributes
- Enthusiastic and positive.
- Patient and understanding.
- Good Communicator.
- Team Player.
- No experience required, while we love qualified volunteers, everyone is welcome, and qualifications are not essential. All we ask is that you are willing to learn and participate.
What We Provide
- Training – You will have access to complete the Mandatory Training on our external training platform.
- Induction – A welcome and introduction to our organisation sharing our ethos, mission and procedures with you.
- Support – Our team will support you to learn the processes within the centre and will offer ongoing support during your time with us.
- Experience – A great opportunity to gain experience for your CV in a real-world setting.
- Community – Join a friendly and supportive team dedicated to providing quality care to children and making a difference.
- Purpose – Help contribute to the organisation’s mission.
Recruitment Requirements
- An informal interview with our Volunteer Manager
- Two references
- One Professional Reference - Previous employer or volunteer organisation you have worked/volunteered with.
- One Personal Reference - A friend or someone who has known you personally for 2+ years but is not related to you either by blood or marriage.
- An enhanced DBS Check to be completed by Little Miracles.
- Completion of 8 Mandatory Training Courses on our external training platform in line with our Safeguarding policy and procedures.
- Attendance on an induction session.
If you're interested in this volunteer role, please get in touch via volunteer@littlemiraclescharity.org.uk or call us on 01733 262226.
