Humanitas afdeling Groningen Stad biedt diensten op het gebied van welzijn, wonen en zorg. Vrijwilligers vormen de kern van deze activiteiten. Ons doel is dat iedereen volwaardig kan deelnemen aan de ...
Volunteer Supervised Contact (BOR)
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Volunteering opportunity • Structural
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Interesting or nice about this vacancy
- Engaging, useful, and educational volunteer work, in the interest of children (and their parents).
- Support and guidance by a coordinator.
- Training, follow-up and peer supervision meetings.
- A pleasant working atmosphere.
Tasks and duties
After a divorce, every child has the right to contact with both parents. This is important for the balanced development and well-being of the child. Divorced parents are legally obliged to draw up a parenting plan. Part of this is establishing a visitation arrangement.
In practice, however, drafting or adhering to such a visitation arrangement is not always easy. In such situations, Humanitas volunteers can be of assistance. BOR Humanitas focuses on supporting divorced parents in establishing a visitation arrangement. The best interests of the child are paramount. Collaboration with both parents takes place on an equal footing. The support generally lasts 6 months.
- Meeting parents and child and making agreements regarding contact.
- Inform parents about the rules of conduct regarding contact.
- To play a role in the transfer of the child from one parent to the other.
- Be present during the interaction and ensure a positive, relaxed, and pleasant atmosphere in which parent and child feel free.
- Evaluate the progress of contact with both parents and, where possible, expand the arrangements, working towards self-reliance.
- Summary reporting for personal use.
- Work meeting with colleagues.
- Training.
Skills and qualities
- Life experience.
- Experience in raising/dealing with children.
- Preferably some knowledge of or experience with divorce and the consequences for parents and children.
- Some knowledge of the social services available in the region.
- Good command of the Dutch language.
- Good communication skills, such as active listening, contributing, and providing feedback.
- Good interpersonal skills (in a group and individually).
- Ability to give and receive feedback.
- Empathy towards children and parents.
- Maintaining a neutral attitude in conflicts.
- Stress resistance, stability, patience, reliability, and people skills.
- Attention, involvement, and understanding for others.
- Willingness to share personal experiences with other volunteers and the coordinator.
- Keep agreements.
- Applying equality in all relationships.
- Handle confidential information with care.
- Being able to be open to the values and norms of others.
Additional information
To expand our team, we are looking for volunteers throughout the province of Groningen. Most visits take place in the city of Groningen, but also at other locations and (eventually) at the parents' home.
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Humanitas afdeling Groningen Stad biedt diensten op het gebied van welzijn, wonen en zorg. Vrijwilligers vormen de kern van deze activiteiten. Ons doel is dat iedereen volwaardig kan deelnemen aan de maatschappij. Jaarlijks geven circa 3000 vrijwilligers 6000 deelnemers een steuntje in de rug op weg naar zelfredzaamheid.
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