Key activities:
- To help set up on hospice event days (this may include moving of boxes or furniture if you’re able to)
- To aid and support the staff in the running of Sibling Days or Sibz Plus
- Support the children during the day in activities such as crafts and sports
- To help with refreshments throughout the day as required
- Listen and observe the child/children at all times, seeking the aid of staff member if any additional help or assistance is required
Personal qualities / attributes/ knowledge:
- Experience of working with children/young people
- Friendly and enthusiastic
- Flexible
- Committed and reliable
- To be able to work with individuals as well as part of a team
- Non-judgmental
- Awareness of loss and bereavement desirable
- The ability to work on own initiative, if necessary
- Able to work confidentially and within boundaries and have a good awareness of safeguarding
Supervision/ induction: You will be provided with an induction by the Groups and Events Coordinator, and Play Specialist, who will also provide you with regular supervision sessions.
Recruitment process: Application form, informal interview, enhanced DBS and two references. You will also be required to undertake some mandatory training ahead of commencing your volunteer role, some of which will require an annual refresher e.g. safeguarding.
Hours/Time commitment: Usually around 6 or 7 Sibling Groups a year which are run in the school holidays (Easter, Christmas, Half Terms and Summer) from approximately 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. We also have Sibz Plus events which are typically in the evening or weekend, of which there are around 5 or 6 per year. Volunteers will be required to arrive a little early and to de-brief when the children have gone home. Dates are available in advance.
Find out more about our family groups and events by watching our video here.
