Volunteer Mentor on Autism Employability Project

10am to 3pm, Mondays and/or Fridays, term-time.
Support and mentor young adults with autism and/or mild learning disabilities to develop employment/life skills on our fun daytime project in North London.

What You'll Do: 

You’ll act as a mentor to the members of the group.  You’ll be helping the group(s) develop a range of life skills, things that many of us take for granted.  These include Maths and English skills, independent living, the use of public transport, social skills and even the sourcing of employment.

 

For the people in these groups, these things can be very difficult to develop and achieve without regular support. Through regular support and meetings, members and volunteers develop greater trust, skills, and confidence together.

Come along and get involved!

Why You'll Love It: 

We provide activities, opportunities, information, and support for people with a learning disability or autism, their parents, and siblings.

For all our projects and activities we are dependent on volunteers.

What You'll Learn: 

ELSP represents a fantastic opportunity for you to share your knowledge and experience built up through a lifetime to a group that is continuing to develop and achieve their targets.

 

We’ll provide excellent training and lots of helpful support.

 

By volunteering on our project you'll also:

  • Use and develop your skills: time-management, working within a team, problem-solving and adaptability.
  • Learn something new, get involved in fun activities with others.
  • Increase your confidence.
  • Meet like-minded people and make friends.
  • Gain experience for (other) work
  • Give something back to the community.
  • Do something fun and satisfying in your spare time
  • Challenge yourself. 

 

Volunteers must attend two training sessions and complete a free DBS check before you begin volunteering.

 

This is a great opportunity to get to know everyone at Kith & Kids: your fellow volunteers, some of our members you will be working with, and also gives the opportunity to develop some new skills and expand your knowledge in our workshops.

 

Topics we cover include:

  • Autism
  • Safeguarding
  • Creativity & Participation
  • Negotiation & Boundaries
     
What We're Looking For: 

You do not need experience. Full disability awareness training will be provided before you begin volunteering with us.

The only requirements we ask of you are enthusiasm, energy and to be open-minded.

Minimum age for volunteers is 20.

Summary
Volunteering
Volunteer
Disability
Haringey
Location of opportunity: 
Tottenham, North London
0 Weeks Minimum
0 Hours / Week
Skills you will develop: 
Teamwork
Communication
Empathy
Requirements: 
DBS check
Over 18 years old
Phone Interview
Training

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