Volunteers Information with the children's centre

There are several different roles we are looking to recruit volunteers into:

Group Supporter - Supporting the practitioners during our groups, working with the parents/carers and children attending, supporting them to get the most from each session.

Parent Champion - Visiting the groups at the Children's Centre and outreach locations at different times throughout the year and speaking with parents/carer and children about the services the Children's Centre provides and how they feel we can move forward.

Family Buddy - Supporting families that may be nervous about attending, to come along to groups. Meeting them outside the Children's Centre, walking in with them and showing them the ropes during the group.  

What could volunteering do for you?

• Give you a new confidence and purpose;
• Access to training;
• Give you an important role within your local community;
• Build on your skills and learn and develop new ones;
• Provide crucial experience that could lead to a new job.

The Children's Centre are looking for parents that are interested in volunteering in one of the listed roles.

The different roles vary in the amount of time you would have to commit and the Group Buddy role can be done whilst attending a session with your child. We are wanting work with each individual to match them to a role that suits them and their skills and will be flexible with each volunteer.

Volunteer expenses would be provided and support with child care would be considered. 

Download a copy of our Volunteering leaflet here!

Quote from a parent that benefited from volunteering:

"I attended one of the parenting courses at my local Children's Centre. I really enjoyed it and got so much from it, I didn't want it to stop and I had become a bit nervous about what would happen when the course finished.

Luckily the practitioners running the group asked if I would be interested in volunteering at the next course and I jumped at the chance. I was nervous to begin with, but quickly got into the swing of things and really enjoyed it. I developed my skills and gained so much confidence, I was like a different person. I also did several training courses that really helped my knowledge and understanding of working with families.

I then saw an advertisement for a group worker at a different Children's Centre and although before volunteering I'd never had the confidence, I went for it and got it!

What started as volunteering a few hours a week has completely changed my life and my children's lives. I'm much more confident and happy now and this has definitely helped my children be happy and confident themselves, I would recommend it to anyone". 

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact us by completing the online form here

Young People's Services Volunteers

Rutland's Young People's Services Team provide activities that help build the local community and meet young people's needs, especially those who are more vulnerable.
Young People's Services play a key role in young people's informal educational and social development.
We offer a range of services, groups, and projects to support young people, including: 1-1 Mentoring, Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service, targeted short programmes, as well as focused clubs and groups such as LGBTQ+, Participation groups and weekly youth groups.
Could you help run one of our focused groups or projects?
Call us on 01572 758224 or email slogue@rutland.gov.uk or complete our volunteer application form here

Story Tellers Wanted!

Story telling is an essential part of child development. A love of stories is common to all young children, and by telling stories, rather than reading them, a storyteller can really bring the tale to life and make it a more interactive experience for the children.

Could you be one of our team of volunteer Story Tellers? Do you love telling stories and love the reactions you get from the children?

We have some amazing story sacks and are looking for volunteer Story Tellers to help us share them with children and their families. All ages welcome! All we need is your enthusiasm!

Please let us know your interest via email: familyhub@rutland.gov.uk or pop into the Children's Centre, next to Oakham Library and have a chat about it.

If you read this and think "oh! my friend/relation etc would be great at this!", please pass this information on to them!

 Click here to download a copy of the Story Tellers leaflet.

Volunteering Opportunities with Rutland County Council

Who are we?

The Early Help and Inclusion Service offers a range of support services and opportunities for children and young people (age 0-25) and their families.

What do we offer?

In Early Help, we have a range of volunteer opportunities available, below are some examples:

• Cooking activities with young people
• Supporting a weekly dance class for disabled children
• Supporting a workshop in a school on topics such as internet safety: healthy friendships
• Supporting one of the many groups that take place at the Children's Centre.

How can Volunteering help me?

If you enjoy supporting people, you're a good listener and want to help develop your local community, then why not contact us for more information.

It's a great way to learn new skills, meet new people and develop your CV.

In return we will offer you a range of training opportunities to support you and help upskill your CV.

If you want to find out more you can give us a call on 01572 758301

Email: ypservices@rutland.gov.uk

Website: www.rutland.gov.uk

Click here to download a copy of this information.