Caris Families
Location: St Pancras House, 1 Lancing Street, London, NW1 1NA (see map)
Travel: Euston station. Euston Station bus stop.
Start date: 09/11/2022 (ongoing)
What will I be doing?
- Happy to get stuck in with play activities, arts and crafts and snack preparation at the after school club, as the session requires, and with offering general academic and pastoral support to KS1KS3 age children.
- Understanding of and empathetic towards the difficulties faced by children and their parents living in hostel accommodation, as they wait for a suitable home to become available.
- Help us tidy up after a session has finished.
- Working as part of a team, supporting the weekly program of play/learning opportunities the Play and Learning Coordinator has created.
Caris Families
What impact will this have?
- CARIS Families is a small charity which supports homeless families living in temporary accommodation in the London Borough of Camden and more recently London Borough of Hackney.
- We do this by running a range of frontline children 's services within the hostels to mitigate some of the disadvantages that come with living in overcrowded, insecure accommodation. .
- These include an after school play club, a homework club, a programme of educational trips and a summer holiday programme.We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help us run the After School Clubs.
When are you needed?
Options available:| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Monday morning slot is not available | Tuesday morning slot is not available | Wednesday morning slot is not available | Thursday morning slot is not available | Friday morning slot is not available | Saturday morning slot is not available | Sunday morning slot is not available |
| Afternoon | Monday afternoon slot is available | Tuesday afternoon slot is available | Wednesday afternoon slot is not available | Thursday afternoon slot is not available | Friday afternoon slot is not available | Saturday afternoon slot is not available | Sunday afternoon slot is not available |
| Evening | Monday evening slot is available | Tuesday evening slot is available | Wednesday evening slot is not available | Thursday evening slot is not available | Friday evening slot is not available | Saturday evening slot is not available | Sunday evening slot is not available |
Commitment
- Free to volunteer for 2.5 hours, at least once a month, for a minimum of six sessions.
- Kids club runs twice weekly on Mondays and Tuesdays, term time only. Both clubs start at 3.45pm and finish by 6.15pm.
What else do I need to know?
- An enhanced DBS for the Child's Workforce is required for these roles and will be completed and submitted by Caris Camden Families on your behalf. As CCF pay for the DBS and we are a small charity, we ask our volunteers to commit to a minimum of 6 sessions. Please only apply if you feel you can commit to this.
Expenses
- We do not reimburse volunteer expenses for this role
Background checks
- A DBS check is required
About the organisation:
Additional Information
What skills will be useful?
- Creative
- Craft
- Interpersonal
- Listening
- Team working
What skills can I gain?
- Creative
- Craft
- Creative
- Interpersonal
- Caring
- Listening
- Team working
Training
- We do require our volunteers to do a short online course, funded by CARIS FAMILIES (An introduction to safeguarding and child protection training with NSPCC, which may take up to 3hrs to complete). Once completed you will receive a certificate confirming that you have completed it.
- An enhanced DBS is also required for the role and will be funded and organized by Caris Families.
Location
St Pancras House, 1 Lancing Street, London, NW1 1NA