Befriender for Children with Disabilities in Croydon
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Category
Befriender
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Reference
PFRV 0001
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Location
South East (Croydon)
More information
Action for Children are launching an exciting new project to match volunteers to disabled young people aged between ten and eighteen based in Croydon.
We want you to volunteer to befriend a young person -
This will involve:
- Weekly or fortnightly contacts (for 3 or more hours) with children and young people
- Accompanying the young person to undertake activities, e.g. Cinema trips, cycle rides, ten pin bowling and anything you are both up for!
- Providing emotional and practical support where appropriate
- Assisting the young person to participate in mainstream activities within the community and helping them work towards making decisions about their future service needs
- Completing evaluation forms for each visit
We hope that over time a strong and supportive relationship would be built up between you and the young person.
There would be two days of training given which we hope to run towards the end of July this year. If we are then able to successfully match you to a young person, we will give you further training in supporting the needs relating to your young person.
Ongoing support and advice will be available to you throughout your match, and we will be running sessions for you to share your experiences with other befrienders on an ongoing basis. We would also help you with ideas for things to do in Croydon with your matched young person.
The children will be based in the Croydon area, so being able to get to the area will be essential for volunteers.
Application forms and volunteer role information
Please save the documents listed below to your computer. You can do this by clicking the links and following the instructions given by your operating system; usually, this will involve selecting the option to save the file to your desktop. You should read all the documents carefully. Use information provided in the Volunteer description to help you complete your application.
We would really appreciate you taking the time to complete and return the Equal opportunities form along with your Application form. This will allow us to monitor effectively and ensure we are reaching an appropriately diverse audience.
How to apply
There are three ways to apply for a volunteer at Action for Children. In all instances please send your completed application form and equal opportunities form
, quoting the volunteer reference -
PFRV 0001
, to:
When we receive your application we will get in touch with you to discuss what we need to do next.
Because we work with children and vulnerable young people, we will need to take up appropriate references and arrange for you to have a Criminal Records (CRB) check.
