Kent Community Infant Feeding Peer Supporter - North West in Dartford

Overview

Join our passionate team and contribute to the meaningful work that transforms the love of parents and families. The Kent Infant Feeding Peer Supporter role is vital in the delivery of community Infant Feeding Peer Support within the region. Offering support face to face within the community, family hubs, local hospitals, within families homes and virtually via social media platforms, phone and video calls. Your role will include:

Responsibilities

• To provide breastfeeding and infant feeding peer support to parents and.
• Support in delivering inductions and offer shadowing for volunteer peer supporters.
• To attend regular supervision/support sessions.
• Collecting data as and when required including case studies and narrative of work with the communities.
• Attend meetings relevant to safeguarding duties to ensure effective and informed practice, responding to and supporting safeguarding concerns.

Qualifications

• Trained NCT Breastfeeding Peer Supporter or equivalent with appropriate experience, or willing to train.
• Have a passion for breastfeeding and ensuring every family in Kent has accessible support.
• Experience of working with families from diverse backgrounds.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to create rapport with a range of people.
• Have knowledge of the local perinatal services and communities within the Kent area.

About NCT

NCT is a charity with a clear mission: to support people as they become parents, through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. With a 65-year history of transformative change, we are a vibrant community of volunteers, practitioners, peer supporters, members and advocates. We are the largest parenting charity in the country and over the decades we\’ve supported millions of people on their unique journey into parenthood. While many know us for our antenatal classes, we also do much more. We campaign on issues that matter to parents, provide infant feeding support, and run thousands of free community events and activities led by our amazing volunteers. We also support families facing challenges like social isolation, feeding difficulties, and poor mental health. We offer support in communities, in hospitals and online.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave (excluding Bank Holidays)
• Pension matched up to 5%
• Flexible working options to suit your lifestyle
• Employee Assistance Programme, including 24/7 GP access, personalised counselling, legal advice and more
• Cycle to work scheme to support sustainable commuting
• Life Assurance for peace of mind
• Free eye test for all staff, with further discounts
• Blue Light discount card