Volunteer Assistant needed to support delivery of nutrition and lifestyle-based interventions to children in Manchester!

What will you be doing?

Following a successful first pilot in a school on the South Coast of England, we are now partnering with another charity based in the Manchester area who share our passion for improving the health and wellbeing of children through nutrition and physical activity.  In arguably one of the most important voluntary roles within the Collaboration for Kids (CFK) project, you will be responsible for supporting the 'intervention delivery team' who will delivering our fun and interactive nutrition-based intervention to a group of Primary School children (8-10 year olds) and their families.  Working in a small, supportive and friendly team, you will help co-ordinate and make sure the bi-weekly face to face sessions in a 'family afterschool club' run smoothly. The sessions are due to start in September / October 2024. You will also play a key role in building relationships with the children and families and may be asked to assist in the collection of baseline and post intervention data, providing feedback and learnings to assist in continuous improvement and innovation. To be successful in this role you will:

Have experience and the confidence to interact with primary school aged children and their families (parents, carers and siblings)  Have the ability to build rapport, engage and inspire children in this age group  Have a genuine and visible passion for nutrition and changing the eating behaviours of children to improve physical activity and sports performance  Be organised, methodical and structured in your approach with great attention to detail  Have strong interpersonal and communication skills (both visual and verbal) and fluency in English  

What are we looking for?

In this ‘intervention support role’ you will be confident in interacting with children AND a real passion for nutrition and changing the eating behaviours of our young people. As the role involves supporting the onsite delivery team who will provide face to face workshops/session in Salford (Manchester), YOU MUST either live locally or be willing and able to travel to Eccles on a bi-weekly basis from the beginning of the Autumn Term (September 2024)

What difference will you make?

The impact you will have in this role is huge and extremely important. You'll be 'on the ground' working closely with educators, parents/carers and children to support the co-creation of interventions to change the eating habits of our children and future generations!