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Ways to volunteer with us

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Volunteer at The Grief Play Cafe

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Volunteer as a Family Support Mentor

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Volunteer as a Fundraising Volunteer

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Volunteer as a Trustee

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Volunteer as a part of the Operations Team

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Volunteer at The Grief Play Café

At the grief play café, this runs one Sunday morning a month to support families who are navigating a grief journey, the café is a positive safe space for children within the family to play and make bonds with other children, parents/grandparents to have time out with other parents and volunteers who have some understanding of what they are going through.

Volunteers have various roles from helping at a craft activity to serving drinks within the café area. They can also put down to support in the reflection room which a space where adults attending the café might use if they feel overwhelmed or need additional support.

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Volunteer as a Family Support Mentor (FSM)

Some volunteers are allocated as Family Support Mentors (FSM), usually this volunteer would have a background in childcare but this is not essential. The FSM will be allocated to a particular child or family to give additional support during a café session.

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Volunteer as a Fundraising Volunteer

If you would like to help, but supporting at the café is not for you, then you might find the Fundraising Volunteer Role more suitable. These volunteers support us by helping run stalls within the community at fairs and information days, the role also involves supporting the Operations Team to plan and run Fundraising events etc.

Full information is given about the charity and relevant training provided where necessary. Attending these events are a vital way of raising money for the charity so we can continue to support children and their families but also raise awareness about what we do and the ways we can help.

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Volunteer as Operations Team Member

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Reasons why people volunteers with us

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  • They have lost a grandparent or other family member and want to support families who are grieving.
  • They have lost an immediate family member but feel ready in their grief journey to support others going through a similar loss.
  • They have lost a friend and want to support families who are going through the loss of a parent.
  • They understand how isolating grief can be and want to support the charity to support families who are struggling with it.

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Vacancies

We have the following vacancies available at Andy’s Angels.

Marketing Volunteer

If you have a love of Marketing and advertising, you might be interest in our Marketing Volunteer Role, this would involve liaising with the Project Lead to schedule weekly social media posts on a variety of platforms and medica articles, compile business and community newsletters, designing and creating event posters using Canva and monitor branded uniform and merchandise.

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Grief Play Café Volunteer

  • To support the children and families accessing the Grief Play Café
  • Prepare and serve drinks
  • Interact with children and young people during- play, crafts or board games
  • Provide a listening ear to children and families who attend
  • Promote charity events 
  • Engage in gathering impact feedback from families
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Fundraising Volunteer

Do you have a few hours to spare? We are looking for anyone that has some creativity and a passion for supporting children and their families, who have lost a loved one.

The role involves:

  • Support the Operation’s Team at fundraising or charity awareness events
  • Help plan and promote fundraising initiatives
  • Help gather prizes for stalls and raffles
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Family Support Mentor (FSM)

  • Offer support to children and their families so they can inclusively access our Grief Play cafe
  • Engage children and young people with self esteem and  confidence building activities 
  • Offer specific signposting to families for support
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Wherever you will go, Andy’s Angels will travel the grief journey with you.

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