Are you passionate about connecting with parents and building a supportive community? As an NCT Community Builder, you'll be at the heart of our local volunteer team, engaging with parents to understand their needs and helping to create welcoming, inclusive events and activities that boost their wellbeing. This is a flexible, home-based role designed to fit around your availability.
What you'll be doing:
- Talking to people in your local community to understand what support parents need.
- Encouraging local people to get involved and volunteer to support parents.
- Building a strong and inclusive community of parents, guided by NCT's best practices.
- Promoting and publicising local NCT events.
- Keeping in touch with local volunteers.
- Using social media to engage and support.
Benefits
What can you expect from us?
- A great volunteer experience and the opportunity to build a community for local parents
- Access to an online platform with all the tools, resources and training you will need
- Expenses paid in line with our expenses policy.
- We are committed to zero discrimination and driving real change to tackle inequality
- The opportunity to develop your skills
- Ongoing support and regular check-ins with the volunteer support team
- Importantly, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to parents.
Practical Considerations
Time commitment:
- This is a flexible role that can fit around your other commitments and availability
- We ask that you can commit to 3 hours per week and that you can ideally volunteer for at least 6 months.
- You will be invited to attend a monthly catch up with the Volunteering Team for training and support. These will usually be online in the evening and will be supported by closed captioning..
Support Disabled
Skills
Our Community Builders are:
- Strong communicators
- Able to plan and organise their own time
- Able to motivate and inspire others
- Confident using social media.
When do I need to be available?
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- Interests
- Families and Parenting
- Details
- Disabled Access
- Equal Opportunities Policy or Statement
- Expenses
- Health and Safety
- Induction
- Insurance Cover for Volunteers
- Other
- Suitable for 13 - 16 years
- Suitable for 16 - 18 years
- Suitable for a group of volunteers
- Suitable only for (e.g. 18+, LGBT, BAME, Women only)
- Support on Offer
- This role is adaptable for different abilities
- Training


