CORNWALL S.P.A.C.E.

Disability Support Assistance

Be rewarded and have new experiences, volunteer with us as a Disability Support Assistance.

Can you:

• Be patient and reliable
• Have experience of or the desire to support children/young people with disabilities
• be available during the school holidays
• Have good communication skills
• Are able to work alongside a variety of different people
• Have a positive attitude
• Use your initiative but also ask for help when needed
• Be willing to challenge discrimination.

What you can expect:

• Interacting with service users, whilst listening to what they have to say, to make their voice heard
• Supporting children/young people to participate in activities
• Join in and helping with activities.
• Contributing to children/young person’s social, emotional and educational development
• Keeping records of activities including session and travelling times

 What we can offer:

• Getting to know some great people!
• Gaining experience in supporting children and young people with disabilities
• Enjoying sense of personal satisfaction

 Action for Children does what’s right, does what’s needed and does what works.

We support disabled children and young people to reach their potential.

We do this by offering exciting new activities to try and the opportunity to make new friends, while providing families with an all important short break.