Volunteering With Us

Firstly, let me say a huge thank you to you for considering volunteering with Barnardo’s! Without volunteers, Barnardo’s would not be able to provide information and support to new mothers to assist them and their babies/children within their breastfeeding relationships; an absolutely vital service in the South Gloucestershire area. 
 
We aim to schedule two training courses each year and invite up to 10 prospective peer supporters on each course. We ask that volunteers give a minimum commitment of one year at a Barnardo’s peer support group after successful completion of the training course.

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The application window for our next training course has now closed.
 
Our next training course is scheduled for Autumn 2019 and we will be inviting expressions of interest from July 2019.

Please return to this page for further information on or after 15th July 2019.
 
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It will greatly assist your application if you are already (or have previously) used the services of your local Barnardo’s breastfeeding group. For details of all our Barnardo’s groups in South Gloucestershire, please look here.

 
We look for a minimum commitment of one year at a Barnardo’s peer support group after successful completion of your training. We have a number of Barnardo’s groups that are in need of additional volunteer support and, in order to ensure these groups continue, we have specific posts available for our training courses, which we will discuss with you during the recruitment process. 


 Any places offered on a training course will be conditional on you accepting your role within a specified group and being an active volunteer of that group upon completion of your training.
 
If you have any general questions or queries about the process or training, please contact me. Thank you once again for your interest in volunteering with Barnardo’s.
 

Kind regards,
Nicola Cunnington
Volunteer Coordinator for Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset
 
Tel: 0117 958 0320
Email: Nicola.Cunnington@barnardos.org.uk