We are a charity that harnesses the transformative power of play and exercise to help vulnerable children recover from complex trauma. Our goal is to nurture the confidence of every child we work with and develop valuable life skills to help them reach their full potential. As a volunteer in our holiday projects you will build positive relationships and play with our children in a variety of fun activities. This can be anything from bowling, skating, rock-climbing, to a museum trip!
Our children have been through a lot in their short lives; it is vital we listen and give them a safe and fun space to express themselves. You MUST have a passion for working with children. We want to create a happy, loving environment for our children.
Dates: Our holiday project this Summer is running from Monday 29th July - Friday 30th August, Mon-Fri 10am-4pm.
We have projects every school holiday, in Christmas, Easter, Summer, and Half Terms, Monday to Friday, from approximately 10am-4pm. We usually bring children to various venues across London with a wide range of activites, such as rock climbing, kayaking, and visiting museums. We have four groups: Earl's Court, Notting Hill Gate, Shepherd's Bush, and Hammersmith.
Location: During summer holidays our activities are based at one location, usually at a primary school. All four of our groups will come together to one venue and do fun activities together (e.g. drama, football, arts and crafts). Our volunteer manager Joanna will let you know your meeting point prior to volunteering.
Reimbursement: Travel is reimbursed up to £15 and lunch up to £4.50 with receipts provided.
Requirements: All volunteers will be DBS checked before volunteering. We will help you obtain an enhanced DBS check for free if you haven't received one in the last three years.
Flexibility:
This is a very flexible commitment – you can do 1 day in this week, 2 days, or all 5 days if you’re keen!
We do ask however that volunteers commit to the 10am-4pm time slot, as you will be paired with two children during this project, and if you are not able to stay for that amount of time there will not be enough volunteers to adequately supervise the children (there should be at 1 volunteer:2 children ratio at all times).
During the school term we also have after school clubs running every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 3:30-5:30pm.
Volunteers will support children at Solidarity Sports projects during school holidays. In practice this may be running through playgrounds with our children, supporting them as they try bouldering for the first time, ice-skating, and many more fun activities. Volunteers will build a positive, trusting relationship with our children, and make them feel special and valued at all times during our projects.
All volunteers will be DBS checked before volunteering.