Action for Children Aberdeen Priority Families - Be rewarded and have new experiences, volunteer with us as a Befriender. With the Aberdeen Priority Families service befrienders engage with children/young people, sharing their experiences as well as trying new activities and spending quality time together.

Matched with a child/young person in Aberdeen City you will develop a 1:1 relationship providing regular positive support to their social and emotional development on a fortnightly basis for a few hours at a time. The benefit of the befriending service positively affects the individual child/young person, their family life, relationships with their friends and the life of the befriender.

What you can expect:

• To make a positive difference to the life of a child/young person
• Full Training
• Regular support
• Reasonable out of pocket expenses reimbursed -
• Be able to easily fit mentoring in around your other commitments

What we can offer

• ‍‍Valuable experience of working with children and families, learning about how best to support children/ young people living in difficult situations, whilst being fully supported in their practice
• Development of personal skills such as communication, motivation and improved confidence
• The chance to meet like-minded new people

A PVG Disclosure (provided by us) is necessary for this role