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Volunteer with Playskill

At Playskill we are very lucky to have a team of highly talented and skilled volunteers who allow us to make our groups as friendly and as well structured as they are.    

Our team includes volunteer group support workers, parent support workers, admin volunteers, therapist volunteers (including speech and language therapists, paediatric occupational therapists and paediatric physiotherapists), specialist teachers, sibling support workers, translators and our wonderful trustees.

What are we looking for in our volunteers?  People who are passionate about making a difference to the lives of our families, who are well organised and enthusiastic, have a ‘can do’ attitude and most of all, who want to be part of our Playskill family.  We do ask that you can make a regular commitment to us in your volunteering role.    

We welcome trained professionals e.g. therapists, teachers, family support workers or people looking to return to their profession after a career break who require some experience working with children/families with physical difficulties.

Please note all volunteers will be subject to an informal interview, relevant DBS checks and references.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Playskill family.

Trustee Vacancies

PLAYSKILL is an award winning Charity operating in Watford and Hemel Hempstead.  Our skilled team work with children who have a wide range of disabilities in parent/carer and child groups.  We achieve outstanding results consistently beating the improvement targets which are agreed for each child.

Financially sound and with good governance we are now poised for a period of expansion.

We are looking for experienced, skilled and capable people to join our Trustee team. We are looking for candidates who will bring new skills in all areas but particularly Finance and in Fundraising and Marketing.  Candidates who will enjoy and add value to our current team of Trustees.

If the challenge of assisting children with difficulty or disability to take a full place in Society interests you, and you feel you have something to add to our team, then please email our Chair of Trustees, Stuart Soloway at [email protected] and copy in our Volunteer Co-ordinator [email protected] and let us know a little about yourself.  

Please note all volunteers will be subject to an informal interview, relevant DBS checks and references.

Please visit our website www.playskill.org to find out more information about the work of Playskill.  If you wish to speak to someone over the phone please call 07572 465504.

Current Vacancies

  • Volunteer Administration Support

    Day:   Friday

    Time:  10am-12pm

    Role description:  

    To support our Administrator with:  

        • updating files

        • inputting data

        • proof reading documents

        • producing word and excel documents.

    Skills required:  

        • Microsoft office 365

        • able to use Word/Excel independently

        • knowledge of Access database is desirable but not essential


  • Fundraising Administration Support

    Day:   Thursday

    Time:  9.30am onwards (hours are negotiable)

    Role description:  

    To support our Fundraiser with:

        • fundraising event administration

        • word processing letters

        • proof reading documents

        • producing word and excel documents

    Skills required:  

        • Microsoft office 365

        • able to use Word/Excel independently

  • Hemel PM Group Volunteer


    Day:                 Friday

    Time:                12.30pm-2.45pm

    Sessions:          10 per term

    Venue:              Woodfield School, Leverstock Green

     

    Assisting the team at the Playskill group working with children aged 3+ and families.

    Working as part of a small volunteering team within the kitchen at the Playskill group your role will involve:

    ·          welcoming parents/carers and their children to the group

    ·          providing hot drinks for our team and parents

    ·          washing up messy play

    ·          supporting our children within group.

    Contact [email protected] for an application form.


  • Watford AM Group Volunteer


    Day:                 Monday

    Time:                9.30am-12.15pm

    Sessions:          10 per term

    Venue:              Lemarie Centre, Watford

     

    Working as part of a small volunteering team within the kitchen at the Playskill group your role will involve:

    ·          welcoming parents/carers and their children to the group

    ·          providing hot drinks for our team and parents

    ·          preparing food for children’s snack time

    ·          washing up messy play

    ·          supporting our children within group.

    Contact [email protected] for an application form.


  • Garston AM Group Volunteer


    Day:                 Tuesday

    Time:                9.30am-12.30pm

    Sessions:          10 per term

    Venue:              Lemarie Centre, Watford

     

    Working as part of a small volunteering team within the kitchen at the Playskill group your role will involve:

    ·          welcoming parents/carers and their children to the group

    ·          providing hot drinks for our team and parents

    ·          preparing food for children’s snack time

    ·          washing up messy play

    ·          supporting our children within group.

      

    Contact [email protected] for an application form.

  • Dome PM Group Volunteer


    Day:                 Tuesday

    Time:                12.30pm – 2.45pm

    Sessions:          10 per term

    Venue:              Lemarie Centre, Watford

     

    Assisting the team at the Playskill group working with children aged 2+ and families. Working as part of a small volunteering team within the kitchen at the Playskill group your role will involve:
        • welcoming parents/carers and their children to the group
        • providing hot drinks for our team and parents
        • washing up messy play
        • supporting our children within group
        • tidying up at the end of session.
        

    Contact [email protected] for an application form.

  • Parent Breakfast Volunteer

    We offer our parents specialist training courses during the term to support their children’s needs.  We are looking for a volunteer who could come in from 9.15am-11.30am and set up the training room, prepare the parents breakfast (usually fresh fruit), make drinks for our parents on arrival and help tidy up after the training.  We usually run 1-2 parents breakfast a term.  Dates to be confirmed.

    For further information contact [email protected]

  • Social media volunteer

    We are looking for someone who can help us to develop our social media presence on Facebook and Twitter.  If you feel that you have an hour or two to spare each week, we would like to hear from you.  For further information contact [email protected]

  • VIPPs (very important parents/past parents)

    Our parents and past parents are very important to us and we know what wonderful ambassadors you are for Playskill.  This is a brand-new initiative and we are interested to hear any ideas you have on how you can support us with our work.  We know how great you are at talking to potential fundraisers and also helping to raise awareness of Playskill and we are very keen to develop our own VIPP Team who are happy to support with this work.  Please let us know any way that you can help with supporting Playskill to grow.  

    Contact [email protected]