Outreach Nursing Support Volunteer

Why We Want You: Nursing Support Volunteers will assist our CHAS at Home team in families own homes. You will work closely with the staff providing an ‘extra pair of hands’ as well as providing high quality care to children and young people.  By volunteering with the CHAS at Home team you will be helping CHAS to provide the highest quality care and support for children and families. “The service that you offer at home - it is just so much more than respite. For us it feels like an extension of our family coming into help and bringing joy and fun into our lives. The CHAS at Home team are a very special and unique group of individuals that I have never found elsewhere, nothing is too much trouble and they don't see challenges only possibilities. Truly amazing!” (Quote from a CHAS family member) What You Will Be Doing: Helping to care for a child in their own home, alongside a member of staff. Undertaking personal care, moving and handling of people and equipment. You may also be asked to assist with play activities: spending time with a child- play, storytelling, watching a movie The Skills You Need: Experience of working in (or towards) a care or clinical role, or personal experience of a caring role. Understanding of working with children with complex needs. An ability to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds. Good communication skills both verbal and written. Empathy, sensitivity, non-judgemental. Adhere to rules around GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and an understanding of the importance of confidentiality Contact: Please see Volunteering Opportunities on the CHAS Website, or contact Emma Steel - Outreach Volunteer Co-ordinator, at emmasteel@chas.org.uk for further information.