Kinship Outreach Program Provider

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ORGANIZATION: Volunteers of America Northern Colorado Services

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• 1 person is interested

• The ideal volunteer will be someone with lived experience as a Grandparent/Kinship Caregiver (having taken on the role of a primary caregiver of a grandchild/sibling/family member). Experience in family navigator roles or a social work degree/background is a plus.
• Volunteers can work from home via zoom with the ability to meet at Grand Family Coalition office on occasion.
• Volunteers will act as the primary support person to a grand family/kinship caregiver to help identify the needs of the family.
• Volunteers will guide a grandfamily/kinship caregiver to the resources for grandfamily/kinship care providers from the Grand Family Coalition extensive library of resources that meet their specific needs. (TANF application, legal resources, special education programs, school outreach programs and community resources).
• Volunteers will have no more than one or two caregivers at a time.
• Volunteer will make contact once a month with caregiver for a wellness check.
• Volunteer will be required to attend a monthly Staff Debrief via Zoom Conference.
• Work is primarily done by phone and email communication. Very little transportation is needed to make contact with the client and accommodation can be made to fit the needs of the volunteer