Family Support Worker Assistant Volunteer

The Family Support Worker Assistant Volunteer supports the daily running of our Family Support service by helping women and children attend appointments, assisting with groups and activities, creating activity timetables, making contact calls, keeping records, and supporting external trips across our three sites.

We’re looking for someone proactive, friendly, flexible, and confident working with children, with good IT and organisational skills and an understanding of domestic abuse.

Volunteers gain experience in a refuge setting, access training and supervision, and build knowledge around domestic abuse and safeguarding. Travel and lunch expenses are reimbursed.

Please note we review applications on a rolling basis and may close the role earlier than advertised.

How to apply

Please read the Volunteer Role Description before you attempt to fill out the application form.

Please complete the Volunteer Application Form and ensure you clearly state the role you are applying for.

Please complete the Volunteer Equality Monitoring Form.

Send the completed Application Form & Monitoring Form along with your current CV to volunteering@solacewomensaid.org.

Please note that our volunteer opportunities are open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1), and that these volunteer roles are exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders act 1974 and subject to enhanced DBS checks where applicable.

Applications which are incomplete will not be reviewed. All our roles are during office hours only unless stated otherwise.