Do you enjoy working with Children?
Interested in doing some voluntary work?
"Good Night" is a voluntary organisation offering a sitting service
for children with a disability.
Parents in most families enjoy an occasional evening out on their own and obtaining a sitter to enable them to do so poses no great problem. However, when a child has special needs, making arrangements is not always quite so straight-forward. Parents of a disabled child might be worried about asking someone to take responsibility and feel that sitters might not be able to cope with their child's particular requirements.
It is our wish to make this service available to any parents of a child with a learning and/or physical disability aged 0 to 19 years in the city and the rural areas around Cambridge and Ely - parents who would like a night out and be able to relax in the knowledge that their child is being well cared for at home.
Anyone over sixteen can apply to become a sitter. Their suitability will be assessed and references taken up. After appropriate preparation they are carefully matched with a family in their own vicinity. On-going support and training is available to volunteers and expenses are reimbursed.
If you feel that you can offer at least one evening a month and commit to building up a trusting relationship we would be delighted to hear from you. Please telephone the office on 01223 519220 or email office@goodnight.org.uk