Volunteer
Volunteering with us can change lives –
including your own.
When parents can’t cope, children suffer – the impact of which can last a lifetime. With a little support from a well-matched volunteer, mums and dads can become the parents they’ve always wanted to be, and families can thrive.
Home-Start Berkshire East's home-visiting and telephone be-friending volunteers come from many different backgrounds and vary in age, but they are usually parents themselves and bring with them personal experience, skills, and knowledge of the resources available within their local area.
They are committed and caring people who offer their time freely and are carefully selected for their friendliness and understanding. Our volunteers have good communication and listening skills, and know who to ask, or where to look, when they are asked a question they don’t know the answer to. They are friendly and approachable and can be relied on and trusted by parents to listen without being judgemental, and to respect the needs of each individual family.
All Volunteers
- Undertake a course of preparation which fully prepares volunteers for their role. (15 Hours online and face to face available).
- Receive lots of support both during the preparation course and after, when they are supporting Home-Start families from a designated co-ordinator.
- Can access additional training and social events throughout the year.
- Receive all out of pocket expenses incurred whilst volunteering for Home-Start.
- An enhanced DBS check is required, in addition to two references.
- Are part of a fantastic resource, which is valued and appreciated.
Do you have what it takes to be a Home-Start volunteer?
Are you keen to help parents and children in your community?
Home-Start Berkshire East volunteer
We cannot do what we do without the help and support we receive from our volunteers.
There are 168 hours in a week, can you spare 1-2 hours a week?
There are several ways that you can help Home-Start Berkshire East in a voluntary capacity:
- by supporting a family as a home-visiting or telephone be-friending volunteer
- by joining the Trustee Board
- by helping with fundraising
If you would like more information, please contact us. If you would like to volunteer, please contact us: office@homestartberkshireeast.org.uk or telephone 01753 572958.
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Having the support to build myself up from the ground up means the boys have a happier mum and a more stable home life.
Rebbekah
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About the Online Volunteering Application Form
Click on the panel below to open an online application form for volunteering with Home-Start Berkshire East. Provided you use the same computer and browser you can save your form and complete it later. The website will retain any information you submit for seven days before automatically deleting it.
Online Volunteering Application Form
Online Volunteering Application Form
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