Family Support Volunteer, Home-Start Trafford, Salford & Wigan

Summary of the Role

Support a family for 2-3 hours a week in a family’s home. Our aim is to help reduce stress and prevent crisis and breakdown. Our service in Trafford supports any family living in Trafford who have at least one child under the age of 11.
NB We are unable to support if the family are at child in need or child protection level. We are more low level support.

Main Tasks

Home visiting volunteers provide practical and emotional support to families, helping them learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children.

Our volunteers can offer:

– Friendship
– An extra pair of hands
– Support to attend appointments
– Someone to share the family’s difficulties
– Support with managing the household and the budget
– Time out and a well deserved break
– Support with managing the children’s behavioiur
– Support when recovering from illness or operation
– Support and assistance with domestic tasks

Our volunteers cannot:

– Take the children to school / pick them up
– Babysit or look after children overnight
– Transport families in their own cars
– Provide a cleaning service

Role requirements

Over 18’s with parenting experience

How to apply / further information

Contact us for an informal chat – email admin@hsts.org.uk

Website: https://www.hsts.org.uk/

E-mail: admin@hsts.org.uk

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