Volunteer for Home-Start
Be a Home-Start volunteer
No special qualifications are necessary to become a Home-
Talking and listening can empower families to overcome their difficult situations. Volunteers are offered on-going training and support activities including specialist speakers and visits to family support services, as well as informal social gatherings.
What it takes to be a Home-Start Volunteer
- You must have child caring experience.
- As a Home-Start volunteer you will support a family by visiting them at home for around two to three hours once a week.
- You should be able to commit at least one year of your time to Home-Start.
- You should have a non-judgmental attitude and understand about the pressures of bringing up a family.
- You will have to attend our free Volunteer Preparation Course with other new volunteers before meeting your first family.
- When visiting a family travel expenses are paid.
- You must understand that your support for families is completely confidential.
- You will have to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check at enhanced level.
- You will meet regularly with, and be supported by, one of our co-ordinators during the time you are visiting families.
Do you have what it takes to be a Home-Start volunteer? Are you keen to help parents and children in your community? Please complete our enquiry form to start your journey transforming lives in your area. Once submitted please check your junk folder for any emails from us.
Training to be a Home-Start Herefordshire volunteer
Volunteers are selected based on their friendliness and understanding. They undergo a preparation course before being matched with a family. Volunteers bring their unique skills and experience to the families they visit. Their time and friendship make a significant impact on the families they visit.
Join other new volunteers in our upcoming preparation course. The free training runs throughout the year and offers a flexible schedule with the option for accreditation. It includes online training at your own pace and three in-house, face-to-face sessions over approximately six weeks, allowing you to balance your other commitments.
Volunteer testimonials
I enjoy meeting the families and possibly, hopefully giving them friendship and support.
I appreciate the stimulation of training, learning more about the various aspects of daily living that influence and affect the families.
The team of Coordinators and Scheme Manager provide a wealth of support and knowledge to help at any stage. Their expertise and recognition of matching volunteers and families is amazing.
Other ways to volunteer for Home-Start
Share your time and skills to help our work
Volunteers are selected based on their friendliness and understanding. They undergo a preparation course before being matched with a family. Volunteers bring their unique skills and experience to the families they visit. Their time and friendship make a significant impact on the families they visit.
Join other new volunteers in our upcoming preparation course. The free training runs throughout the year and offers a flexible schedule with the option for accreditation. It includes online training at your own pace and three in-house, face-to-face sessions over approximately six weeks, allowing you to balance your other commitments.
Venue: Our office in Rotherwas or a hall in Hereford City.
The Commitment
- Time with families each week – To ensure we give the best support to families; we ask volunteers to spend 2-3 hours once a week for up to six months.
- A willingness to accept regular support, training and supervision from the staff at Home-Start Herefordshire.
- We recognise that volunteers may stop volunteering at any time due to their circumstances changing, but we hope our volunteers will be able to offer their time to Home-Start for at least twelve months or more.
How to apply
If you are interested, applying is simple. Just complete the Enquiry FormÂ
We look forward to receiving your enquiry.
If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please call 01432 371212 or email admin@HSHerefordshire.onmicrosoft.com
Home-Start Herefordshire is committed to safer recruitment practices, which are an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults.
Join us as a Trustee to help shape the future of our work with families
Our Trustees provide essential leadership, guidance and governance from their own professional or lived experiences. They also play an important role as ambassadors for our work and can offer particular skills to the organisation (like human resources, information management or finance, for example). We welcome interest from those who can be passionate about our work with parents, children, families and the community.
Importantly, the Board of Trustees should reflect the communities in which we work. We already benefit from a variety of skills, experiences and backgrounds and now need to add to that dynamic and creative team.
The minimum commitment as a Trustee is for 8 – 10 hours each month, to attend meetings or to engage in Board discussions via email and online forums. Further opportunities to get involved are possible too, so we can be flexible to suit individual motivations to volunteer.
How to apply
If you are interested, applying is simple. Just complete the Enquiry FormÂ
We look forward to receiving your enquiry.
If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please call 01432 371212 or email admin@HSHerefordshire.onmicrosoft.com
Home-Start Herefordshire is committed to safer recruitment practices, which are an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults.
Become a Home-Start Volunteer Today
Home-Start’s team of trained volunteers make sure a child’s early years count. By volunteering just a few hours each week you can transform the lives of young children and their parents in your community.