Maternity Champion

The role of Maternity Champions is to

- provide support to new and expectant families

- share important information about pregnancy and early childhood

- connect families with local services and resources

What skills do I need?

You are able to -

- listen and engage with a mother/family with the right language, eye contact and body language

- show empathy, while maintaining impartiality

- build up a good working knowledge of local and national support services and information resources that cover from pregnancy through to a child's first year. 

- help pregnant women and families understand the services available to them and signpost them to relevant resources. 

- You feel confident in engaging with local professionals to advocate for a parent/family to ensure they can access a service

- you feel confident to attend and engage with families at drop-in sessions throughout the borough

About Blossom Education Ltd

Blossom are an organisation dedicated to supporting new and expectant families

When do I need to be available?

	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Details

Volunteering is very flexible and will involve providing support to the families through helping with language barriers, befriending and supporting families and signposting to local and national services

Where does this role take place?