Volunteers

If you have any spare time and would like to get more involved with the work that the Family Support Team do, perhaps you could consider volunteering with the Association.

There are 2 areas of work that you could get involved with:

1) Direct Service User Contact Participation in Family Groups.

For example: Working directly with children, painting/playing games/doing activities/gardening etc.

Participation in Adult Service Users Group.For example: Organising activities, Video & DVD nights/ Planning outings/ Gardening / Planning Programmes / Speakers for future meetings etc

Participating in Children's Activity Days. For example: Helping children paint pictures/ design objects, Christmas parties etc.

Participate in specific projects For example: Healthy Living / Health-check Project (depending on skills and experience)

2) Indirect Service User Work

Assist Family Support Team to collate and organise information for distribution to Service Users

Putting together information packs for service users

Participating in mail shots

Organising environment for events e.g. Service User Groups / Professional Conferences

Setting up seating arrangements for participants

Layout of activity space/room

Assist setting up of any equipment required

Clearing away area at end of day

If you would like to volunteer or require further information please contact the Family Support Team on 01236 794515 or email to familysupport@ssba.org.uk