Volunteer at a Family Hub
Do you want to share your skills and make a difference to children and families in your community?
We’re excited to announce that volunteering opportunities are coming soon to your local family hub.
There are many benefits to volunteering, such as helping your community, making new friends, improving your mental health and wellbeing, or learning new skills to help you into employment. If would like to give something back to your local family hub or put some spare time to good use, we’ve got a volunteering role for you.
Learn more about our Family Hubs
Across the Bradford district our Family Hubs support families with children and young people of all ages and at every stage of family life.
Family Hubs are places in the heart of the community where families, parents and young people can attend appointments, meet with staff for a chat, or take part in courses and activities.
Find out more about our Family Hubs here and look at our latest timetables here.
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Roles you can get involved with
- Family Activities Volunteer
Support family hubs to run community sessions, such as coffee mornings and tea time clubs. - Digital Support Volunteer
Support community members to develop digital skills, such as setting up a google account and formatting documents. - Events Volunteer
Support with planning, organising and running family friendly events from the family hubs.
Who can volunteer?
Our volunteering roles are suitable for anyone with an interest in supporting children to have the best start in life.
You might be a parent or carer looking to gain some experience to get back into work, a retiree with some extra free time, or someone from the community looking to make local connections.
We want to encourage people from all diverse communities to apply.
What can volunteers expect in return?
We want to enable a wide range of people to volunteer with us, so we will discuss with you what you need to volunteer most effectively. A few examples of what we can offer include:
- A Family Hub induction
- Training to support with your personal development
- Ongoing supervision and support from a Family Hub staff member
- Travel expenses
We will support with any other accessibility needs to enable you to fully participate in your volunteering role.