Youth Group Volunteer (Learning Disabled)
ongoing opportunities
We are looking for volunteers to help with our TARDIS Youth Group facility for young people (age 16-24 with Learning Disabilities) to enhance their social opportunities.
Our TARDIS Youth Group runs on Monday evenings from 6:30pm to 8:30pm and provides various activities including pool, tabletop football, guitar & keyboard tuition for fun, computers and gaming, jenga, arts & crafts, disco’s, movie & popcorn nights etc.
We are looking for a commitment of a couple of hours per week to encourage and befriend these young adults to help increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. We are also trying to reduce their social isolation by seeking out opportunities to enable them to access positive social activities within their local community.
We have a fantastic group of young adults who regularly attend TARDIS to take part in the activities and to learn new skills and have fun! They just need you to help give them encouragement, support and help find their hidden talents, working towards being more independent and socially included!
ENABLE Ayr & District SCIO is a registered charity dedicated to helping people with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Down’s Syndrome.
We are based in Sutherland House, Prestwick Road, Ayr. We have lots of clubs providing social activities for adults, mainly in the evenings, which include Arts & Crafts, Pool, IT Skills, Disco, Drama, Swimming and Coffee Buddies. We also have a Youth Group for age 16 to 24. We operate a weekly drop-in Help Group and offer mentoring and befriending. However, to continue to provide this, we need volunteers. Can you spare a couple of hours a week to make a difference in somebody’s life? If you can please call us today on 01292 266121. Thank You!
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Sutherland House
123 Prestwick Road
Ayr
KA8 8NJ
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Age 16 and over
Outgoing, fun, sense of humour, have good values and non-judgemental, respect people’s differences
Able to communicate well with others
Have good listening skills
Friendly and approachable nature
Be honest, reliable and trustworthy
Have a passion to improve the life of vulnerable people
Respect Confidentiality
Any hobbies or interests (e.g. in Arts & Crafts, Music etc) that could be shared with members of our Youth Group would be great (but not essential).
Requirements for starting the role
Application Form
Informal Interview
PVG (no cost to volunteer)