Parent Support Group Volunteer (Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire)

We are currently building the team of volunteers who deliver our monthly Parents & Carers Support Group in Kilmarnock.

This group provides an opportunity for parents and carers to meet others who are also living with a family member who is autistic and provides a safe environment for people to meet, share their own experience and to listen to others.

We already have some great volunteers involved with this work, and we are keen to recruit more to develop the group.

Do you have personal experience of autism and want to make a difference in your local community?

Are you:

• Approachable, patient and understanding of the needs of others?

• Confident and able to speak to new people attending a group and make them feel welcome?

If so, we’d welcome your application to become one of our Parent and Carers Support Group Volunteers

When and where

When: Once a month

Where: Kilmarnock.

N.B. You need to be located in the UK and live in, or around the East Ayrshire area in Scotland and be able to attend the Parent & Carers Support Group in person.

Support

• Designated Senior Branch Engagement Officer to answer any queries and provide support.
• Written guidance on a range of branch communications.
• You must complete any requested eLearning modules before you start volunteering. (Your Senior Branch Engagement Officer will explain what you need to complete).
• Insurance cover for all branch activities.
• Agreed expenses reimbursed for attendance at any event organised by the branch support team
• The role is fully supported by the regional Senior Branch Engagement Officer and the other branch volunteers. You will receive full guidance and training for everything you’ll need to do.

How you’ll hear about your application

Once you’ve applied, you’ll receive notifications to the email address you apply with. Sometimes the emails we send about your application go into junk folders. We will keep in touch with you through an email address ending in @NAS.goassemble.com, do check your junk folder for confirmation of your application and other messages from us.

By applying for this role you are agreeing to have your application form shared with the volunteer branch chair of the branch you are applying to volunteer with in accordance with GDPR.