Volunteering

Volunteers receive high-quality training and support from Co-ordinators. They visit a family for about 3 hours a week for 6 months or so; or some work in family groups.

Volunteering

Becoming a volunteer is easy and so rewarding.

Home-Visiting volunteers are an essential part of the Home-Visiting service we offer to families within Suffolk.

To become a home visiting volunteer you should:

Be a parent or have some parenting experience
Be able to visit a family for 2-4 hours once a week
Have a non-judgemental attitude
Undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check (DBS) and provide 2 referees
Complete the Preparation Training Course

Home-Start in Suffolk will:

Match you with an appropriate family
Pay all authorised expenses
Provide accredited initial training and ongoing training opportunities
Provide support and supervision from a dedicated Co-ordinator

Interested in volunteering?

We'd love to hear from you. The best way to start is by pressing the button below and filling in the short form.

Home-Start in Suffolk - Volunteer Enquiry Form

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Name *

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email Address *

Phone Number

Mobile Number

Postcode

Which role are you interested in?

You can select more than one.

Family Support Volunteer

Fundraising Volunteer

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Further Information *

i.e. When is it best to contact you? Do you have any previous experience?

“The level of emotional support I have been able to provide for the family is what I always wished I could do when I was community nursing, but due to workload and time constraints could not.”

— A Home-Start in Suffolk Volunteer

Home Start in Suffolk

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01473 621104 headoffice@homestartinsuffolk.org

It made a big difference to my life, enhanced my life, made a future in a new area – good matches and good rapport. I commit myself very fully to work for Home-Start. Great idea!

Home-Start looks after us so well, it’s a clear message about how we all want to be treated and is so important for us to remember when visiting our families.

I like to see the difference that I can make to the family that I support. Being able to take the boys out, knowing that this helps their dad makes me feel good about myself.

Volunteering with Home-Start put me back on the path to employment. I learned new skills, and gained a lot of confidence.

The level of emotional support I have been able to provide for the family is what I always wished I could do when I was community nursing, but due to workload and time constraints could not.

The mum is always grateful for my help. The twins are always excited to see me. I know I have made what would have been difficult experiences easier for them.

I enjoy being a volunteer. I am please when I see the difference my support can make to raise confidence in a parent and see the children grow & change.

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Home-Start in Suffolk aims to give children the best possible start in life. We support parents to grow in confidence, strengthen their relationships with their children, improve their Health and wellbeing and widen their links locally.

01473 621104
headoffice@homestartinsuffolk.org
Registered Charity No. 1105001
Company No. 5169779

Head Office
8a The Square
Martlesham Heath
Ipswich
IP5 3SL
01473 621104

Office 2
Office 1
Beccles Railway Station
Station Road
Beccles
Suffolk
NR34 9QJ 01502 507988

Office 3
West Suffolk House
Western Way
Bury St Edmunds
IP23 3SP
01284 758745/46/48

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