Volunteering at Little Hiccups can be a really rewarding and useful experience – and there’s probably more ways of doing it than you might think.
Little Hiccups promotes volunteering opportunities. We recognise that there are situations in which help from volunteers can make a significant and appropriate contribution to the work and service objectives of our organisation.
Volunteers can be described as people who put their experience, knowledge and skills at the disposal of an organisation, free of charge, with the primary aim of helping the organisation to achieve its service objectives and/or with the aim of bringing benefit to the local community. Volunteers will be officially accepted and welcomed into the Charity.
Volunteer opportunities at Little Hiccups are currently supporting:
Stay n Play Sessions & Family Fun Days
Volunteers will report to Little Hiccups Committee running the sessions.
Stay n’ Play hours are currently Thursdays held at Leeds Mencap 1.00pm-2.30pm
Family Fun Days are held approximately once a month, either on a weekend or during school holidays. Times will vary depending on the event type.
Role Description
- Setting/clearing up sessions for either Soft Play or Sensory Room ensuring that all the equipment is safe to use.
- Meeting and greeting families
- Providing support, if requested, to parent/carers in cases of over stimulation. Only to be carried out as a last resort and by appropriately trained volunteers.
- Ensuring that all the Safety Guidelines of the rooms and venues are followed.
- Providing refreshments to attendees.
Person Specification
- An interest in the needs and welfare of children with additional needs.
- The ability to relate to and engage with families
- An understanding of the issues facing families who have a child with additional needs
- A commitment to equal opportunities and a non-judgmental approach
- Effective listening and communication skills
- Reliability and punctuality
Hydrotherapy Sessions
Volunteers will report to Physiotherapists running the sessions
Hydrotherapy sessions run on a Saturday 2.00pm – 3.30pm. Times may vary but you will be notified in advance of any changes.
Role Description
- Providing in water support to Physiotherapists and families as directed by Physiotherapists.
- Ensuring that all the Safety Guidelines of the Hydrotherapy room are followed.
Person Specification
- An interest in the needs and welfare of children with additional needs.
- The ability to relate to and engage with families
- An understanding of the issues facing families who have a child with additional needs
- A commitment to equal opportunities and a non-judgmental approach
- Effective listening and communication skills
- Reliability and punctuality
Trustee
Due to the complexities of setting up a new Trustee, we ask that anyone interested in this role volunteers with Little Hiccups is other ways for a year first to ensure it is the right decision for both Little Hiccups and the volunteer.
Fundraising Volunteering
Whether you would consider organising your first fundraiser, setting up a bake sale or looking for an extreme challenge, we would love to have you on board. Could you organise a dress down day at work? Whether you chose to do a fundraising activity or to give a direct donation, every pound you raise goes straight back into Little Hiccups and we are grateful for any support that you can give.
Everything you do to raise money will play a vital role in helping us achieve our ambition.
Tell Your Story Online
We’re always looking for people to tell their stories of their experiences of Little Hiccups via blogs, vblogs, sharing photos or a testimonial. Please email info@littlehiccups.co.uk if you can help here.
Experience
Are you an IT whizz? A star at writing a piece for the newspaper? Can you create videos? Are you a graphic designer? Do you bake cakes for a living? Can you play a musical instrument to entrance our children?
Do you have a few hours to spare your expertise to help us out? Even if it is a few hours at home or entertaining children for a Stay n Play session – everything helps. Let us know if you can help us this way by emailing info@littlehiccups.co.uk.
