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Our Child and Family Support Team (CFST) provides counselling and therapeutic support to children, young people, and their families – including siblings, parents, grandparents, and carers. We’re looking for volunteer counsellors to join our dedicated team to help increase our reach, making sure everyone can receive the support they need in some of life’s toughest moments.Please note, we cannot accept student counsellors on placement in this role.

The Martlets Hospice

Martlets Hospice

Volunteer Counsellor (Chestnut Tree House)

At Chestnut Tree House we will be opening a brand-new Kitchen Garden to supply produce to our hospice kitchens. There are large beds which will cultivate vegetables as well as an area for fruit bushes and trees. An activities area with raised troughs for the children, young people and families to enjoy planting will be at the centre, with paths around the fruit and vegetable beds.We are looking for someone with passion and knowledge to help us keep the area in tip top condition maintaining and developing the space.

Volunteer Kitchen Gardener (Chestnut Tree House)

<h5>Description</h5>Are you looking for a rewarding job with flexibility to work around your commitments, whilst making positive changes in young people’s lives?You will be offered available shifts (day, evening, night, weekends and bank holidays) in advance and at short notice – you choose which ones you want to work.At YMCA DownsLink Group,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ymcadlg.org/ymca-downslink-group-about-us/" target="_blank">our mission</a>&nbsp;is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be.&nbsp;We do this by providing a safe home, building life skills and self-confidence, and supporting emotional wellbeing and mental health.Our Values -&nbsp;we do what’s right, we work with heart, and we build real connections&nbsp;- guide and shape how we show up for children and young people we support and for each other.We are looking for Bank Supported Housing Support Workers to join our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ymcadlg.org/what-we-do/accommodation/older-looked-after-children/" target="_blank">Our 16+ Older Looked After Young People (OLYP), Care Leavers and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC)</a>&nbsp;services.&nbsp;Our OLYP services delivers specialist 24-hour supported accommodation where young people are supported to acquire the necessary skills in preparation for living independently, safely explore their increased freedom of choice and develop responsibilities associated with adulthood, whilst still having the appropriate level of support from an experienced team.We adopt a trauma informed and psychologically informed approach to supporting our residents to help them build essential life skills, identify their goals and support residents into independent accommodation. We have a dedicated team of Support Workers, Night Workers and additional Bank Workers who provide support, guidance, and signposting around areas such as housing, budgeting, living skills, jobs and relationship buildingOur Bank Support Worker&nbsp;roles are similar to our Support Workers roles, but they work on a more flexible, temporary basis – they are great way&nbsp;into the organisation and can be a stepping stone into&nbsp;other roles.&nbsp;In this rewarding role you will&nbsp;work&nbsp;proactively and creatively alongside young people providing support, guidance, and signposting around areas such as housing, budgeting, living skills, jobs and relationship building. You will contribute to the smooth and safe running of the services by providing consistency and reliability.You will ideally have&nbsp;experience of working with&nbsp;a similar client group and a&nbsp;good understanding of the key risks, challenges and opportunities for young people.If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate. Please note this is a rolling advert;&nbsp;applications will be reviewed regularly, and suitable applicants will be invited to attend interviews on a rolling basis.If you would like any further information or an informal discussion about this post, please contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Tammy.Fraser@ymcadlg.org" target="_blank">Tammy.Fraser@ymcadlg.org</a>.&nbsp;Should you require any assistance with our application process, please email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Recruitment@ymcadlg.org" target="_blank">Recruitment@ymcadlg.org.</a>TO APPLY: Scroll down the page to the application form. Please download the job profile (below), which includes the full role description and person specification.We are not able to support a work permit or offer a visa sponsorship for this role. Candidates must already have the right to live and work in the UK independently.&nbsp;An inclusive workplace&nbsp;We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment.&nbsp;Accessibility&nbsp;If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us.YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced DBS (including the Children’s and Adults’ barred lists) check, along with a reference and background check carried out by a third-party service provider.

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