Arts and Crafts Facilitator Volunteer - Female Only (Merton)
Greater London (On-site)
Unpaid role, expenses paid
Voluntary
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job description
Are you passionate about Art and would like to facilitate weekly sessions for the children in our refuges? We are looking for passionate and committed female only volunteers to support our refuge in Merton.
What you will be doing
- To facilitate weekly arts and crafts sessions for the women and children
- To use a range of skills and tools to make sessions interesting and fun for a range of ages.
- To develop positive relationships with the children and women, maintain professional boundaries and keep accurate records.
- To gather ideas and suggestions from service users to plan sessions
The skills you need
- Experience of arts and/or crafts either in a professional, educational, or personal
- Understanding of Domestic abuse and its impact on children and women
- Good interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work with people from different backgrounds
- Able to maintain strict confidentiality
What's in it for you
- Supporting You - You will have a dedicated volunteer supervisor to support you in your role; Quarterly volunteer forums with the central Volunteering team and volunteers across Hestia; References for job applications
- Developing You - You will gain knowledge and insight into issues that impact Domestic Abuse, Modern Slavery and Mental Health; You will have access to our extensive Learning and Development Programme; 40% of our departed volunteers secured a paid role at Hestia last year!
- Valuing You - We hold annual Volunteer Awards and Celebration events; We reimburse travel expenses and up to £5 for lunch for your volunteering; We hold social events and outings for our volunteers to get together and have some fun
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We deliver services across London as well as campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect the people we work with.
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Refreshed on: 25 August 2024
Closing date: 09 October 2024 at 11:12
Tags: Social Care / Development, Youth / Children