1.
Read all Child safeguarding policies and the
more detailed guidelines for leaders and volunteers at www.stbkidsandfamililes@blogspot.co.uk /www.Stbarnabas.co.uk
2.
Know your rota, if you can’t make it let your
team leader know well in advance. If you swap with someone else please
let the leader know you have done this.
3.
Arrive
early/on time – this is in order for you to help set up, find out what the
group is doing during that particular session and to pray before the children
arrive.
4.
Dress
appropriately. Wear a team T-Shirt throughout the session. Don’t wear your best
clothes for being with little ones. Footwear especially important as you will
be expected to run around with the children.
5.
Welcome
the children eagerly and warmly. Try to learn and remember their names. Focus
on the children during the session. We are there to help them and ensure they
have a good time. Catch up with each other after the service.
6.
Fill
the parents with confidence, if they are worried about leaving their child or
their child is upset. Assure them that the child soon settles when they have
left. Find out if there is a reason why
the child may be particularly upset that week. If a child hasn’t settled after
about half an hour check with leader on whether to contact parent.
7.
Check
that, if potty trained, the children have been taken to the toilet before
session their parent/carer. If a baby needs changing during the session their
parent/carer should be asked to do it.
8. Join in the
activities with the children enthusiastically. Enjoy being a child again
yourself for a short while. Know the songs and actions and join in.
9.
Stay
to help clear up after session. All the rooms need hoovering, chairs stacked
away and tables folded away. All toys should be put away in the cupboards.
10. Pray for Tots and
Mini Church children during the week.
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