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Play Worker

  • St Ninian's Stay and Play Family Support Group
  • VO93481

Description

Playing with kids Reading stories – helping parent/child contact and development- Making snacks

Great opportunity to get experience working with parents and children under 5 to learn about child development and to advance your own personal development and learning by engaging in suitable training courses.

Volunteers have responsibility for helping the fulltime staff to run the term time programme of activities that is planned. There is a good mixture of activities on offer including some help from outside agencies such as Homestart, Adult learning, Art Attack, Music man etc. These can include reading stories, rhyme time, crafts. There is also the opportunity to learn about healthy eating and to prepare lunches and snacks for the group. There are opportunities for both outdoor and indoor play with occasionally visits to other places.

Volunteers are encouraged to do training which will help them with their CV, learn about child development and participate in doing so and to be part of the team.

We aim to run a non-judgemental group where parents and child play, learn and develop together and apart. There are activities for children and for parents and things that they do together.

We provide a free lunch at 12.00 where we all sit down and eat and share together. There are 2 members of staff a Family Support Worker who also does advocacy and an EYE.

Organisation aims and objectives

We aim to support parents and their children under 5 years. In Mid Craigie many parents are unemployed resulting in low self esteem and self confidence. Juvenile crime is high. The local school, including the nursery department, has the highest exclusion rate in Dundee. We will provide activities for both children and parents designed to improve social wellbeing.

Availability

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Mondays and/or Tuesdays between 9.30am and 2.30pm

Frequency and commitment details

Mondays and/or Tuesdays between 9.30am and 2.30pm

Restrictions

Experience required: It is a learning place but interest in working with and talking to adults and children is helpful.
Travel details: St Ninians Church, Kingsway East, Dundee. This is easily reached by taking a bus to Asda's in Mid Craigie and walking along to the church.
Minimum age: 16

Support

Expenses paid: Yes
Expenses details: Bus fares with receipt
Support: Named Contact For Volunteer

Last updated 2 months ago

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