Home Visitor for Young Families
We are seeking kind, caring individuals in Central Auckland and Eastern Bays suburbs to work with new parents who are needing extra support. Duties may include helping families with practical day-to-day tasks including light housework, basic meal preparation and laundry. Offering emotional support, modelling positive parenting and facilitating positive change as well as linking families with community activities and services.
As well as training you will be supported by regular contact with the programme coordinator. We also have regular meetings where volunteers can share ideas and experiences and support each other.
This programme is currently operating across the North Shore and we are looking at extending the service to some Central Auckland suburbs.
Training will be provided but experience in parenting or experience with babies is required. A kind, empathetic and non-judgemental nature needed for this role.
We expect the role to take 2 to 3 hours of your time per week. Dates and times are negotiated with the family depending on your availability. Initial training takes 3 to 4 hours.
Getting started:
The first step is to express your interest by filling out the form below. We will then put you in touch directly with the organisation for more information on the role and how to proceed.
Social Support