Volunteer Training

This course will give you the skills to not only make a wonderful Christmas wreath but also enable you to share those skills to deliver workshops with young people or in your youth clubs. We will deliver step-by-step instructions, starting with a list of all the equipment you will need before the course. We will give you tips on how to keep it low-cost using what you can find outdoors and around the house to make your very own one-of-a-kind Christmas wreath.  

This new course for 2021 is aimed as an introduction to ‘County Lines’. During the workshop we will explain what county lines and cuckooing are and how they affect our local communities. We will explain some of the terminology used and look at recognising risks to young people and determine actions to take if you believe someone is being exploited. You will gain an understanding around how to support and signpost a vulnerable individual to the appropriate organisations.

The workshop is designed to gain understanding of what well-being is and discuss the factors that affect well-being and how this can impact on the lives of young people. We look at what Mindfulness is and discuss the benefits of mindfulness for young people exploring different mindfulness techniques and activities that can be used both virtually and in practical sessions with young people

Following on from the Challenging Behaviour course we will look at how behaviour in young people with additional needs can be more challenging, how communication is important in understanding and processing situations. We will April 20th - 2pm 45 mins look at strategies to cope with these challenges and what additional support is available.

This workshop will explore young people and self-harm from a youth worker/volunteer role perspective. We will try to understand what self-harm is and why young people self-harm, look at some of the risks involved and discuss how we could support young people and signpost appropriately

We will explore the principles of healthy eating and will look at what influences young people’s eating habits and the importance of the teenage years in forming good eating habits and routines. We will also look at ways and activities to encourage discussion around eating healthily with young people.

In this workshop we look at different ways we communicate and discuss ways of using these skills within our practice and settings. We cover ways in which we communicate with young people with disabilities, hidden impairments and to improve their participation. We show you ways to embed young people in meaningful youth engagement within our organisations and projects.

We will look at what causes anxiety and how, if it continues when we are not in stressful situations, it can impact on our wellbeing and day to day life. As part of the course we explore the interaction between thoughts, feelings and behaviours, how we process and perceive information and look at ways we can support someone with anxiety.

In this workshop we will look at what self-esteem is and understand why this is important in young people. We will look at how the negative and positive decisions young people make can affect their self-esteem, and ways we can support them

In this workshop we will look at sleep patterns and explore how much sleep different ages need, how much sleep we need and ways to support a good night’s sleep and the consequences of poor sleep. Supporting sleep, we explore “Routines” looking at reducing stress with a daily routine and why routines are important to young people.

We all struggle sometimes to deal with behaviour from young people in our settings. This course will explore some of the reasons why young people act the way they do and what we can do to support them in positive change.