Children's Activity Support - Group Helper (Wythenshawe, Supporting young people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism)

Barnardo’s is committed to providing ‘Better Outcomes for More Children’. Our children’s services volunteers help the charity to deliver essential services in local communities, providing support to over 300,000 children, young people and their families. This role provides a great opportunity to join our fantastic children’s services and help make a real difference.

Children’s Activity Support volunteers work across a range of groups, from Children’s Centre’s with pre-school children and Short Breaks services for children with disabilities, to Mental Health Support Groups and Young Carers Groups.

Lyndene House is a 6 bedroomed property in Wythenshawe refurbished to the highest standard designed to meet the individual needs of children and young people with LDA and their families.

The service is designed to: support children/young people experience permanence through stable home, care placements and consistency of relationships; reduce family breakdown; offer short term residential support through the short breaks provision; provide regular group activities with children/young people increasing opportunities to socialise and develop their independence skills, and support parent/carers to connect and have opportunities to share and learn from and with each other through formal and informal learning opportunities

We are looking for volunteers, with a passion for making a difference to young people’s lives, a fun and approachable attitude and an ability to engage young people with learning disabilities and/or autism in worthwhile and enjoyable activities. This role may involve a level of personal care.