Family Befriender

Family Friends carefully recruit, train, and match volunteers with families in Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham and Brent. Volunteers offer practical and emotional support based on each family's unique needs and potential. We offer two volunteer opportunities - Big Buddies and Family Befriending.

Skills:

Listening & Communication Resilience & Staying Positive Goal Setting & Aiming High Leadership & Management Teamwork & Collaboration Digital Literacy & IT Skills Emotional Intelligence & Empathy Networking & Relationship Building

Age: 21 - 99

Where: Onsite

Our Family Befrienders support parents and families; volunteers will aim to help families/single parents to discover their strengths, build confidence, and resolve difficulties. Volunteers meet with their family weekly or fortnightly for a period of 6 to 12 months.

Activities might include:

Supporting a parent to take their children on days out.
Helping to strengthen family relationships.
Providing a listening ear.
Helping family members build confidence in themselves.

Essential Criteria:
Level of commitment mentioned above

18+
Must have lived in the UK for the last 2 years

What we provide in return:
Full induction training and ongoing training

Weekly supervision and support
The chance to learn new skills
References provided after 6 months' commitment
Reimbursement of travel and session expenses

We are an equal opportunities charity and value the principles of diversity and inclusion, which is central in providing successful support to our families. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, including people from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQI+ and individuals from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

What is next?

In the first instance, please fill out our Volunteer Application Form at this link: https://airtable.com/appBRIjuDYUGNPr6x/pagnpvEckpBWBnSAu/form Once this has been done, someone from our organisation will be in touch soon!