Play, Learn, Grow (school readiness) Groups Volunteer

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Play, Learn, Grow (PLG) is an 8-week course and is part of Home-Start HOST’s school readiness offer, building on the Home-Start way of engaging families combined with expertise in play and child development and is aimed at families with children aged 2 – 5. Play, Learn, Grow is delivered in a ‘blended’ offer of in-person courses (delivered in Children’s Centres and early years settings) online sessions and 1:1 home visits, the package is tailored to the individual needs of each family.

We are looking for people who are interested in supporting parents alongside our staff members in a group setting capacity. We would like to here from you if you can volunteer for 2 hours per week- term time only.

Volunteers for this project would be expected to:

• Help with the setting up and tidying up of the sessions,
• Support families in completing the PLG assessment forms.
• Participate in a reflective space at the end of each group session, sharing observations and interactions from the session with their PLG coordinator
• Engage with the children- we observe them whilst they play, enabling us to capture the child’s voice and helping them to develop their ideas and imagination.

Full training will be provided and expenses for travel will be covered. Volunteers for this role will also have access to regular supervision with their volunteer coordinator.

Job Types: Part-time, Volunteer
Part-time hours: 2-3 per week

Work Location: In person