The foundation of Home Start Guildford is volunteers. We currently have 53 volunteers who have visited a total of 67 families over the last 12 months.
We need more volunteers to visit families in their own homes on a weekly basis. Visits might include holding the baby while mum has a shower, playing with twin toddlers while mum has a sleep, taking parents shopping and showing them how to budget, being a listening ear to relieve isolation, modelling positive childcare and play.
We are also looking for volunteers who can plan and run a weekly group alongside one of the Home Start team, prepare snacks or help out at a creche allowing parents to attend a short course (10 weeks maximum).
Are you a good organiser? Would you be happy to organise one or more of our family events? And, there are always plenty of admin tasks!
Please get in touch if you are interested in any of these roles. Most of the roles will require a DBS check to be carried out and everyone will be invited to the Prep Course where you look at lots of useful and interesting topics and get to meet other volunteers over six sessions.
Our next Prep Course starts on 20 September and runs for 6 Wednesdays, finishing on 8 November, but you can sign up now.
Find out more?
Contact us: 01483 51181 or send us a message through our contact us page.