- Playschemes / Childrens Clubs
- Children, Family Support, Local Community
- Opportunity start date: 14th August 2024
- Opportunity end date: 30th September 2024
Description
My Support Day is a charity based in South Lanarkshire that supports families affected by substance use. The Homework Club is a new project with the purpose of supporting such children and young children achieve more and grow in confidence with one-on-one and small group learning support. The Homework Club session will be followed by a whole family activity.
The volunteer role is to support the children and young people with their learning, help to set up and put away before and after the club, and utilise your own skills and interests to help plan and run the activities. The atmosphere is very relaxed and informal, but reliability and enthusiasm are key to this role.
The club will run every Thursday from 4-6:30pm in the Beacons in Blantyre so we are looking for people who can commit to 1.5-2.5 hours every week or fortnight.
There will be lots of opportunities to work with partner organisations and access relevant training. This would be especially suited to someone with an interest in teaching, youth work, community/social work or a career in the third sector. A full induction will be provided when you start your role, and ongoing support including one-on-one meetings will be available to you.
For any additional information or for help filling out the application form please get in touch via email or on the phone. Informal in-person chats and taster sessions can also be arranged.
Please note we will soon be launching three more Homework Clubs across South Lanarkshire on different days so if this specific role doesn’t fit with your schedule please get in touch or keep an eye out on the My Support Day website/Twitter/Facebook/VASLAN when the details of the other clubs go up.
Organisation aims and objectives
My Support Day is a charity based within South Lanarkshire which supports families and loved ones who have been affected by someone else’s substance use. The support is person centered, and individuals are supported via 1:1, support group both face to face and online. My Support Day are provision holders and distributors of Naloxone. They are also also in partnership between Liber8 to deliver the service FREE – Family Recovery Everyone Everywhere. This service is based across South Lanarkshire to access one-to-one support, group support, learning and development and events for the whole family. This service will also offer counselling, mediation and therapeutic services to Individuals using the service which can tailor their support to suit their needs. No referrals required to engage with this service.
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Every Thursday or every other Thursday according to what suits you best.
Frequency and commitment details
Every Thursday or every other Thursday according to what suits you best.
Restrictions
No Gender Restriction, Please note this role is subject to a PVG Disclosure.
Experience required: Education / Training,No Expertise, Caring,Creative,Open minded,Patient,Reliable / Dependable,Sociable,
Travel details: The opportunity takes place at multiple location across South Lanarkshire
Across South Lanarkshire,Blantyre
Minimum age: 18
Support
Expenses paid: Yes
Expenses details: You will be reimbursed for your travel expenses.
Taster available: Yes
Training details: My Support Day will support volunteers to attend relevant training they might be interested in obtaining both in person and online. This could include naloxone training, child protection and safeguarding, etc.
Support:
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