BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:378@thcvs.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220316T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220316T140000 DTSTAMP:20220314T104054Z URL:https://thcvs.org.uk/events/maternity-mates-open-days/ SUMMARY:Maternity Mates - Open Days DESCRIPTION:ABOUT MATERNITY MATES:\n\nMaternity Mates volunteer alongside m idwives and other health professionals\, enabling the mother-to-be to unde rstand the issues and decisions that affect her care. Our aim is to ease t he mother’s concerns and support her to gain a positive experience of gi ving birth and caring for her new baby. \n\nMaternity Mates recruit and t rain volunteers to provide emotional and practical support during pregnanc y\, childbirth\, and the early weeks of family life. The women they suppor t are in vulnerable situations\, either because they are isolated\, withou t support from family or friends\, lack English language skills\, are not familiar with the health system\, have mild mental health issues\, or are migrant (e.g. asylum seekers or refugees)\, etc.  \n\n Training:\n\nAll Maternity Mates undergo a 5-6 weeks training programme\, which is accredi ted to Level 3 with the Open College Network (OCN).  The training provid es the knowledge and skills needed to develop the Maternity Mate role.   The training sessions will cover various topics including the antennal rol e\, mentoring\, breastfeeding\, preparing for birth\, birth and postnatal support and maternal mental health.\n\nBoroughs they cover:\n\nThe program me is delivered in Tower Hamlets\, Newham and Waltham Forest.\n\nDuring th e pandemic\, the training was adapted to be delivered online via zoom. Ho wever\; we have now moved to a blended approach with online and classroom sessions.\n\nCommitment Expectations:\n\nMaternity Mates can expect to sup port up to 2 mums at any one time\, depending on their experience.  The l ength of time each Maternity Mate spends with a mum will vary but is usual ly around 2-3 hours per week.  Maternity Mates are expected to:\n\n Volu nteer for at least 12 months (training + supporting mums)\n Support at le ast 4 mums\n Attend at least 2 births\n\n \;\n\nWe ask all potential volunteers to make sure they are willing and able to make this commitment when applying to become a Maternity Mate. Please note there is a deposit o f £22 which is refunded after you have supported 4 mums.\n\nWe welcome vo lunteers who\, in addition to English\, speak any community languages\, in cluding Bengali\, Somali\, Arabic\, Urdu\, Mandarin\, Albanian or Polish.\ n\nPlease note: the volunteer Maternity Mate role falls with the Privacy a nd Decency section of the Sex discrimination Act 1975 and is only availabl e to women.\n\nApplication Process:\n\n(1) The first step is the online Op en Day.  This session is a great opportunity to meet the team\, some of our current Maternity Mates\, find out about the project and how you can g et involved.  The open day is an important part of recruitment\, so Mate rnity Mates encourage you to attend if at all possible.\n\n \n\nOpen Day - Maternity Mates\n\nDate: Wednesday 16th March\n\nTime: 12.30pm – 2. 00pm\n\nWhere: Zoom – Topic: Maternity Mates Open Day\n\nhttps://us02w eb.zoom.us/j/87404379194?pwd=blZQcFpXVFdWT2JoTGIzSjdUd1ZYZz09\n\nMeeting I D: 874 0437 9194\n\nPasscode: 903465\n\n \n\nDate: Wednesday 23rd March\ n\nTime: 5.30pm – 7.00pm\n\nWhere: Zoom – Topic: Maternity Mates Op en Day\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87404379194?pwd=blZQcFpXVFdWT2JoTGIzSj dUd1ZYZz09\n\nMeeting ID: 874 0437 9194\n\nPasscode: 903465\n\n \n\n(2) I f you wish\, you can submit your application form by clicking on this link : https://relationshipsdata.typeform.com/MMJourney\n\nClick on My Journe y and then select Option A\n\nPlease note the application form needs to be completed in one go\, for this reason\, I have attached a PDF version o f the application form so that you can prepare your answers beforehand.\n\ nThe applicant needs to provide two referees who have known them for at le ast one full year\, but they cannot be a family member or friend. Deadlin e is 9am on Wed 27th April 2022. Please find attached the application f orm\, the Maternity Mate role description and the calendar with key dates.   Due to the nature of the role\, all Maternity Mates are DBS checked.  \n\n(3) Once your application form has been submitted\, shortlisted candid ates will be invited to attend an online interview.  The interview is in formal\, so you don’t need to prepare anything in advance.\n\n(4) Select ed applicants will undergo to the online training and those who successful ly complete the training will become Maternity Mates. The training sessio ns are twice a week on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm for online sessions and 10.00am – 4.00pm for classroom days. The next t raining will start on Wednesday 4th May 2022.\n\nCLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thcvs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ Screen-Shot-2022-03-14-at-10.20.12.png CATEGORIES:Health and Wellbeing Events in Tower Hamlets,Training in Tower Hamlets END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211031T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR