Home-Start HOST are looking to recruit volunteers who can support other mums to breastfeed across Tameside and Oldham.
Key information
- Duration: Ongoing
- Start Date: 18th March 2026
- End Date: 1st September 2026
- Volunteer: Weekly
- Tasks: Once new volunteers have completed our training course you will be supporting breastfeeding mums in a variety of locations including, infant feeding support groups, antenatal workshops, home visits and more.
- Training: The training runs for approximately 10 weeks on a weekday morning, 10am until 12pm. Babes in arms are welcome on the training. There will be opportunities during training to observe qualified staff and volunteers providing support. Training courses run throughout the year so please do get in touch to discuss in more detail and to be put on a waiting list for the next one.
- Requirements: Driving license, Willing to travel by public transport or find own way to volunteering location
- Skill And Qualifications Required: Volunteers need to have breast fed a child of their own for a minimum of 3 weeks.
- Interests: Children, Community, Families, Health and wellbeing, Mental Health, Women
- Activities: Support Work
- Skills: Listening
- Home Based: No
- DBS Check: Yes
- Are Volunteer Expenses Reimbursed?: Yes
- Accessibility: Automatic opening doors
