Role Description:
Can you help us to provide grieving children with a safe place to explore their grief?
This role involves working directly with children who attend our family programme.

The programme is designed for children aged 6-11 years old and uses stories, play and craft activities to help children to
explore, express and understand their grief.

Family programme volunteers will be part of a team supporting a lead worker to run the group.

The role includes building trusting relationships with children (and the parents/carers who attend alongside their children) and encouraging the children to take part in activities. Activities are pre-planned and are themed around memories, feelings, coping strategies and support networks.

The role will also include general tasks such as setting up, clearing up, and making refreshments.

There is scope to develop leadership roles, should volunteers like to take this route.

This is an exciting opportunity within an expanding charity. Volunteers should have an interest in working with children and families within a group setting and have a deep empathy for the objectives of the charity.

All volunteers are subject to an enhanced DBS check, at the expense of the charity. Reasonable out of pocket expenses can also be paid, for example travel costs.

You will need to be at least 18 years old to carry out this role.

Hours required:
Each programme runs over 4 Saturdays at our base Westlea Primary School, Swindon.

The time for volunteers is 9am – 2pm on each Saturday. We run the programme 3 times a year, generally at the start, middle and later part of the year.

We ask volunteers to commit to at least 2 programmes a year (which is 8 Saturday sessions a year). This helps us to ensure consistency and quality across our programmes, for the benefit of the children.

For more information, contact admin@wiltshiretreehouse.org.uk