Children's Activity Support - Group Helper (Swansea - Supporting 18+ care leavers and care experienced young adults)

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.

The Bloom Project is an exciting new service for Barnardo's within Swansea. The aim of the service is to promote, safeguard and enhance the rights of young people in order to assist them to make a successful transition to adulthood and empower them to be heard. To reduce loneliness and anxiety, develop skills, confidence and self-esteem to help young people fulfil their potential. As an activity volunteer you will provide support for the young people whilst on their 12-week journey through the life coaching programme. After the young people complete the programme, you will continue to provide support to the engagement officers with activity club events and provide ongoing mentorship to the young people. When necessary, you will draw from your own life experiences and provide advice through your mentoring role.

We are also looking for a tech-savy and creative people who can help us promote the project on social media. You will help the engagement officers and volunteers run the events but can focus on capturing events for social media.

There are many benefits of becoming a volunteer in Bloom Project. Volunteers will be able to earn Tempo time credits which can redeemed on a wide range of activities and services across the UK. Volunteers will also be building skills with a chance to gain an Agored Mental Health Peer Mentoring Qualification. Everyone will also gain experience in this career field to progress into employment or to compliment studies that are being carried out. Volunteers will be able to join in on fun activities and take part in activities you've never experienced and can meet new people.

We are looking for volunteers, with a passion for making a difference in young people’s lives, a fun and approachable attitude and an ability to engage young people in worthwhile and enjoyable activities.