Place Makers Volunteer
Home-Start Essex
Do you enjoy using Southend’s parks, open spaces and leisure facilities? Get out and about with families with young children and use these lovely places to improve their mental and physical health?
About this opportunity from Home-Start Essex
Do you enjoy using Southend’s parks, open spaces and leisure facilities? Could you motivate and encourage families with young children to use these, to help improve their mental and physical health? You will help families research, plan and prepare visits to local spaces and places and accompany them on visits to these. This is a flexible volunteering role that can be combined with our other volunteering roles.
Place Makers are expected to:
• Undertake initial training online to help prepare you for the role
• Travel to local facilities such as libraries, parks, beaches, in and around Southend
Activity Types
Creativity | General helping | Local events | One off volunteering | Supporting people and befriending
Interests
Arts, Heritage and Entertainment | Children | Civic responsibility and communities | Environment | Families and Parenting | Mental Health
Commitment
No special qualifications are necessary to become a Home-Start Essex volunteer, our volunteers bring their own life experiences. All volunteers are fully trained to support families in various roles.