Centre for Young Parents
Description
First Steps Drop in Centre is committed to providing ongoing support to parenting teens and their children. Quality childcare is important to the growth and development of all children. Healthy and safety are a priority. We are a child-centered, family focused program. Through positive guidance, continuous nurturing, and a structured yet flexible routine we help the children reach developmental milestones, while encouraging the young parents to reach their personal best as well.
Our staff and volunteers act as role models to the parents and children for learning basic life skills that are important to their success; these are skills they may not have acquired yet from others.
Integral parts of our programming include the promotion of family literacy, seizing teachable moments within the center, and modeling responsive and interactive caregiving. We also promote healthy and nutritious eating habits, teach patience and understanding, and guide both the physical as well as emotional health and well-being of both parent and child.
Roles & Descriptions
In your position as a volunteer within the First Steps Drop in Centre you will be asked to:
- Provide quality child-centered support with assistance from the childcare staff.
- Ensure a safe environment for all children.
- Provide a friendly, accepting, respectful and encouraging attitude toward all of the children and their parents.
- Role model best practices and a healthy lifestyle.
- Attend your shift as scheduled, if you are unable to make it please call and let the First Steps Drop-in Centre staff know.
- Assist in tidying up the childcare room at the end of the day.
- Assist childcare staff with special tasks they made need help with.
- Discuss questions or concerns about the volunteer position or the children in your care with the childcare staff or the Executive Director.
- Consider attending some of the learning/training opportunities available throughout the year.
- Participate in giving and receiving feedback up to twice per year.
- Agree not to discuss the clients or their children outside of the Centre by signing the confidentiality agreement.
- Demonstrate and promote a personal understanding of and appreciation for the mission, vision, and values of Centre for Young Parents.