Young Carers Project Volunteer Role Description

Job title:
Young Carers Project Volunteer helper

Responsible to:
Young Carers ProjectWorker

Hours of work:
2 hours per fortnight or month of group work
1 helpers meeting every three months (if required)
2 "Link days" agency meetings a year (if possible)
Occasional other meetings/ training as appropriate
Occasional trips out or residential visits (if possible)

Place of work:
Groups meet at the Newton Cucumber wing of the Meadows Community Centre in Arbury, Ely College and other venues. Trips out and residential visits are arranged occasionally

As a Young Carers Project volunteer you will be required:

1. To take responsibility for ensuring that activities are safe and enjoyable for the young people in the group.
2. To maintain client confidentiality.
3. To attend the group(s) on a regular basis.
4. To work as part of a team for the benefit of the young people in the group, to support other volunteers and the group leader as appropriate - e.g. in planning trips or activities.
5. To work within guidelines on child protection and hold this as the highest priority at all times.

Skills and Experience

Any experience of interpersonal work or youth work would be useful but not essential as the Induction course will cover aspects of working with young people.
For more information, please contact Kate Rees on 01223 307488, via email at youngcarers@centre33.org.uk or by post at:

Young Carers Project,
Centre 33,
33 Clarendon Street,
Cambridge,
CB1 1JX