Vacancies
Volunteers
6 Week Volunteer Programme with Our Barn
Choice of:
- Sunday Youth Club – 3pm to 6pm Redlees Park, Isleworth
- Friday Gardening Project – 10am to 3pm Osterley Park, Isleworth
Our Barn supports young people with learning disabilities or autism make a successful transition to adult life. Staff support our participants by providing guidance, prompting and encouragement as needed, and taking part fully in activities alongside the young people.
Discuss your availability with the team leaders and a 6-week programme will be allocated to you. We can reimburse travel expenses and offer a light snack on Sundays, or lunch on Fridays. Depending on the setting, activities can be basic gardening skills, sport, music, art or anything creative. We can help with inspiration when you run brief activities if needed. We like upcycling and making things from ‘nothing’.
We expect a minimum commitment of four hours per session, assisting with all tasks at the youth club and set up or clean up at gardening. Applicants must be aged 18 or over.
Week1
Meet your leaders, team and mentor for the 6-week programme
Induction – H&S with Leaders
Learning about the young people’s passports/care plans
Introduce yourself to the group
Shadow Leader - 1 to 1
Feedback with staff and mentor
Week 2
Set up with team
Brief of the day
Welcome the young people and shadow your youth leader for the session
Clean up
De-brief
Feedback with mentor
Week 3
Set up with team
Brief of the day
Welcome the young people and shadow a young person (participant) for most of the session, supporting the running of an activity (working to your strengths)
Clean up
De-brief
Feedback with mentor
Week 4
Set up with team
Brief of the day
Welcome the young people and shadow a different young person for the session supporting the running of an activity (working to your strengths)
De-brief
Feedback with mentor
Week 5
Set up with team
Lead the brief of the day in partnership with Leader
Welcome the young people and work as a support worker running a short, 30-minute activity (working to your strengths)
Clean up
De-brief
Feedback with mentor
Week 6
Set up with team
Lead the brief of the day
Welcome the young people. Run a small group session/activity with minimal support
Clean up
De-brief
Feedback and review with mentor and team leaders
Following successful completion of the volunteering programme you will be awarded a certificate, be eligible for a reference and receive notifications of internal vacancies at Our Barn: we advertise all vacancies internally, before looking for external candidates.
In the first instance please contact Karen Adams, Manager, Our Barn on karen@ourbarn.org.uk or 07847 380095
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