Norfolk & Suffolk Volunteering

Are you passionate about infant feeding?
Would you like to support families on their feeding journey? 
Do you want be part of a new volunteer initiative across Norfolk community? 

Our Infant Feeding Peer Support Volunteers have all parented their own babies and provide valuable emotional and practical infant feeding support to parents. This is a rewarding role where you can volunteer for a cause you feel passionately about, give back to your community and learn new skills along the way.

Our volunteers empower parents to reach their own infant feeding goals, and need to be able to listen, empathise and support others in a sensitive and non-judgemental way. They help to promote and normalise breastfeeding/chestfeeding & support all infant feeding parents, including those who are formula feeding, mixed feeding and introducing or feeding solid foods. Volunteers will attend community groups across the region to offer support and information to parents around all aspects of infant feeding.

We ask volunteers to commit to a minimum of 12 months volunteering, for at least 2 hours twice a month, with the option for more hours if desired.

You will need to attend our Breastfeeding Management & Relationship Building course and complete practical elements and an assessment as part of the training programme. Ongoing training & support is provided throughout your volunteering experience. 

If you are over 18 years of age, have parented your own child and can demonstrate a positive attitude towards infant feeding, then we would encourage you to apply!

Interested?

You can apply by selecting the "Fill in an application" button - please read the Infant Feeding Peer Support Volunteer Role Description before applying.

Please note - all volunteers are recruited using NHS Employers guidelines. Checks include right to work, ID and DBS checks if relevant for the role, occupational health clearance and references.

If you have any questions before you apply, you can contact the volunteer team by emailing ccs.volunteers@nhs.net.

Join us and you'll be a valuable member of the CCS Volunteer team! Apply Now!

Are you someone with personal experience of parenting or caring for a child who would like to support other parents on their parenting journey? You can do that if you become a Community Ambassador Volunteer for Norfolk & Waveney Children and Young People's Health Services (NWCYPHS)!

We know that connecting with others who are also caring for children and young people can be really helpful - our Ask Norfolk Parents online forum, hosted by Health Unlocked, is a safe and supportive place for families of children and young people to share experiences, find information and gain support from each other.  As a volunteer, you will support our service by contributing to the activity on the Ask Norfolk Parents forum, answering posts, providing peer support and signposting, and ensuring that the online community remains a positive and engaging environment. 

If you have any questions and would like to chat to someone before you apply, you can contact the volunteer team by emailing ccs.volunteers@nhs.net.

To be a Community Ambassador Volunteer, you need to:

• Have your own experience of parenting or caring for a child.
• Have an enthusiastic approach to the use of technology and digital media.
• Be friendly, polite, and patient and be willing to help others and chat with others online
• Make positive, helpful and supportive contributions to online conversations
• Feel able to introduce new topics as appropriate
• Be able to handle sensitive information from other parents/carer in a supportive and confidential manner.
• Be able to commit to supporting on the forum at least once a week (length of time is expected to be up to 2 hours a week - volunteers can be flexible about when they volunteer due to the online nature of the role).

Other information:

• A DBS check is required for this role; this will be at no cost to the volunteer.
• Training, support and supervision will be provided to facilitate a warm, thoughtful, tolerant and understanding peer support online community. Team meetings will be held mostly online with occasional face to face sessions.
• Volunteers are expected to the follow the Trust's policies and procedures, maintain confidential information and be compliant with their mandatory training.
• Volunteers will need to have their own equipment (phone, tablet, laptop or PC) in order to be able to log in to the Ask Norfolk Parents online forum.

Location:

• Online role - home based with occasional face to face meetings at Norfolk venues.
• Optional attendance at occasional community events to promote and raise awareness of the services we provide to families.

If you would like to be part of an enthusiastic and supportive team, and experience the reward that comes with helping others then we would love you to get involved!

Interested?

You can apply by selecting the "Fill in an application" button - please read the full Community Ambassador Volunteer Role Description by clicking here.

Please note - all volunteers are recruited using NHS Employers guidelines. Checks include right to work, ID and DBS checks if relevant for the role, occupational health clearance and references.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Join us and you'll be a valuable member of the CCS Volunteer team! 

This volunteer role supports the Dental HealthCare Team to ensure that patients attending appointments have a positive experience, as well as assisting with admin tasks and supporting staff during the working day.

Volunteers will telephone patients prior to their appointment to confirm/encourage attendance and ask any necessary pre-screening questions. They will welcome patients attending their appointments, reassuring those who may feel apprehensive. Once the patient has had their appointment, volunteers will encourage and help patients to complete the Friends and Family Questionnaires. They may also support the team with general admin tasks.

This is a fulfilling role where you can meet new people, gain experience of an NHS environment, help patients in a clinical setting and learn new skills along the way.

If you’re over 18 years of age, feel passionate about ensuring our patients have a positive experience, and you’re able to:

• commit to 3.5 hours per week (9-12.30pm or 12.30-4pm), with the option for more hours if desired
• commit to 6 months of volunteering after recruitment checks have been completed

..then we would encourage you to apply!

Training & support is provided throughout your volunteering experience.

These roles are located at:

Bury St Edmunds Dental Clinic, 7 Hillside Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7EA

Ipswich Dental Clinic, Nash House, 17 Portman Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BP

Please read the Dental Volunteer Role Description before applying. 

Please note - all volunteers are recruited using NHS Employers guidelines. Checks include right to work, ID and DBS checks if relevant for the role, occupational health clearance and references.

Join us and you'll be a valuable member of the CCS Volunteer team! Apply Now!

Do you love gardening? Would you like to help our Dental Health Care service in Bury St Edmunds to maintain our outdoor spaces, including our staff garden area?

This is a great opportunity to volunteer in the fresh air, add volunteering to your CV, be a welcome part of the team and make a difference to our patients, visitors and staff.

This role involves general gardening duties such as weeding, pruning, planting, watering, as well as maintaining outdoor spaces by litter picking, sweeping and cleaning outdoor furniture.

This role is located at our Dental Healthcare site at 7 Hillside Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7EA. Please make sure you read the Volunteer Gardener role description before applying.

Please note - all volunteers are recruited using NHS Employers guidelines. Checks include right to work, ID and DBS checks if relevant for the role, occupational health clearance and references.

We look forward to hearing from you!