Do you enjoy working with children and young people?
Are you free on a Saturday and looking for a rewarding way to spend your day? If you’re approachable and enthusiastic to help others, why not join a great team of play workers by getting involved in our Wiltshire Short Breaks service?
The Short Breaks service offers an environment where young people with learning difficulties or special educational needs can make new friends, socialise, and have fun. These Saturday activity clubs serve as a safe space for children to interact with others with similar educational needs, to learn and to have fun by working with supportive adults. Children can start attending the Saturday clubs from 6 years old and young people may continue attending up to their 19th birthday. The groups’ activities are worked around the young people’s interests and hobbies wherever possible. This involves a range of activities such as cooking, video games, sports, crafts and trips to local places of interest, plus we encourage everyday life skills with support from a team of play workers and volunteers. We are looking for volunteers, with a passion for making a difference in children’s lives, a fun and approachable attitude and an ability to engage young people in worthwhile and enjoyable activities. This role may involve a level of personal care.
We are looking for volunteers at our Trowbridge club for half days or full days. The club operates from 10am-4pm on two Saturdays per month. Volunteers are asked to support from 9:30am-4:45pm, if possible, as this includes setting up, planning and tidying up and end of the day evaluation/feedback.