Looking for a fun and rewarding volunteering opportunity that fits around your other commitments? Want to help some of our most vulnerable children and inspire them towards better, brighter things? For some children in care, most adults in their lives are social workers or other paid professionals. An Independent Visitor is a volunteer who visits a child for a few hours each month to build a valuable and consistent relationship by spending time together doing fun activities.
Key information
- Volunteer: Monthly
- Tasks: As an Independent Visitor (also known as an IV) you are carefully matched with a care experienced young person, to form an ongoing, reliable and secure relationship (which is outside of a care home, family or professional setting). You will meet with your young person roughly once a month, for a few hours, to do something fun you both enjoy! Activities will depend on the age and interests of the child but could include things like a walk, playing in the park, swimming, a visit to a museum, an adventure or theme park, bike riding, sports etc.. Your role will provide a young person with opportunities they might not otherwise experience, and a safe connection with an adult. You and your young person get to choose what you do, when and where (fully flexible hours). This is a long-term, one to one commitment, where you and the young person benefit from forming a genuine relationship. Full training and ongoing support will be given, and out of pocket expenses paid for mileage and activities. All volunteers will be subject to enhanced police checks.
- Training: Full training and regular supervision given
- Requirements: Willing to travel by public transport or find own way to volunteering location
- Interests: Children, Community, Social care, Young people
- Suitability: 18 and over
- Activities: Befriending, Mentoring, Youth work
- DBS Check: Yes
