Universal Groups Volunteer - Various Family Centres across Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire’s Family Centre Service brings children’s centres, health visiting and school nursing together, to provide a more joined-up service for children, young people, and their families.

The centres deliver a range of support groups and activities for children and their families to help them be healthy, grow and develop. To make it easy for families to fit sessions and services around their busy lives, access is available from any Hertfordshire Family centre. We have locations across the entire county so please do enquire ensuring you have provided your postcode. 

Main Tasks/ Responsibilities/ Activities

To support early years sessions for families with children aged 0–5, including those with SEND and emerging needs, by promoting engagement and child development through group activities.

Key Responsibilities:

·        Welcome and engage families in a warm, friendly manner

·        Support the delivery of structured and free-play indoor and outdoor activities

·        Encourage participation and interaction between parents/carers and children

·        Promote children’s development through praise and positive reinforcement

·        Work collaboratively with staff to support inclusive practice

Skills / Abilities / Experience / Qualities

·       Enjoy working with children and families.

·       Interest in child development

·       Warm, approachable, and good at communicating with people of all ages.

·       Reliable, punctual, and able to work well in a team.

·       Respectful, inclusive, and sensitive to the needs of diverse families.

·        Able to follow guidance and instructions from session leads

Training / Support

·        A full induction to the service and specific site will be provided.

·        Requirement to undertake One YMCA online training courses

·        To understand and implement One YMCA’s policies.

·        Ongoing support and regular 1:1 meetings

·        Access to organisational events throughout the year including Socials, Conferences and Training opportunities. 

Additional Information

·        Undergo enhanced DBS check

·        X2 References required

·        Undertake additional training as and when required

·        We offer to pay volunteers’ “out of pocket” expenses within agreed guidelines