Course Title: Helpers (Isle of Wight)
Number of places available: 12
Course start date: 16/09/2024
Course end date: 09/12/2024
Day and time of sessions: Mondays 10am-12pm for online sessions and 10.30am-12.30pm for the face-to-face sessions. All training sessions are 2 hours long. 8 will be delivered online via Zoom and 4 will be face-to-face at a venue TBC in Ryde (see below for dates and times). This course is OCN accredited and also involves a small amount of independent learning and the completion of a learning assessment log outside of the training sessions.
- Session 1 – Monday 16th September 10.30am -12.30pm (face-to-face at a venue in Ryde)
- Session 2 – Monday 23rd September 10am-12pm (online)
- Session 3 – Monday 30th September 10am-12pm (online)
- Session 4 – Monday 7th October 10am-12pm (online)
- Session 5 – Monday 14th October 10.30am-12.30pm (face-to-face at a venue in Ryde)
- Session 6 – Monday 21st October 10am-12pm (online)
—–Break for October Half Term—– - Session 7 – Monday 4th November 10am-12pm (online)
- Session 8 – Monday 11th November 10.30am-12.30pm (face-to-face at a venue in Ryde)
- Session 9 – Monday 18th November 10am-12pm (online)
- Session 10 – Monday 25th November 10am-12pm (online)
- Session 11 – Monday 2nd December 10.30am-12.30pm (face-to-face at a venue in Ryde)
- Session 12 – Monday 9th December 10am-12pm (online)
Assignments to be completed by: 13/12/2024
Course venue: 8 sessions on Zoom, 4 sessions at a venue TBC in Ryde. Trainees are welcome to bring their children along to training sessions. Reasonable travel expenses for the face-to-face training sessions may be covered with prior agreement from the Service Manager.
Closing date for applications: 20/08/2024 (extended from 16/07/2024)
Proposed interview date (if applicable): Wednesday 4th September 1.30-3pm (online). Please be aware that there will be an external interviewer from Barnados present at this interview/informal discussion.
DBS required: Yes (BfN will arrange this at no cost to volunteers)
Course information:
The Breastfeeding Network (BfN) is training a cohort of volunteers to provide peer support at the Breastfeeding Stay and Plays within the Family Hubs https://www.isleofwightfamilycentres.org.uk/breast-feeding-support and other venues across the Isle of Wight.
Following completion of the training and registration with the Breastfeeding Network, volunteers will be expected to commit to regular volunteering for a period of at least one year.
Please indicate on your application which area/areas you would be able to volunteer in.
- East Cowes
- West Cowes
- Ryde
- Newport
- Sandown
- Shanklin
- Ventnor
- Freshwater
How to apply:
If you are interested in being considered for this role please complete the online application form found at the link below.
If you have any questions about the course, voluntary role or application process, please email training@breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk or telephone our HR Advisor on 0844 412 0995.