East Herts Family Centres - Infant Feeding Support Volunteer - Hoddesdon

Infant Feeding Social Group

A great opportunity to support new parents on their feeding journey with any responsive feeding questions they may have alongside a UNICEF accredited Family Centre staff member.

The Ark Family Centre

Weekly - Tuesdays

2.00am - 4.00pm

To support the vision of the Family Support Service in their work with parents, carers, families and Children (under 11 years)

• To provide polite and friendly, evidenced based information rather than advice
• To be friendly and welcoming  Must work within boundaries & guidelines given
• Work alongside trained professional staff
• Encourage, support empower and empathise with mothers.
• Enable mothers to make informed choices through sharing up to date information with them.
• Support mothers to have a positive breastfeeding experience 

Skills, Experience and Qualities needed:

• Aged 18 or over.
•  Willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
• You need to have a friendly approach.
• Excellent communication skills
• Maintain confidentiality at all times
• The ability to work well in a team and unsupervised.

Support Offered:

• Training provided prior to starting role.
• Full induction into the service
• Ongoing support and supervision throughout role.