Volunteer

About peer support volunteering in Lancashire

NCT is commissioned by Lancashire County Council to train and coordinate mothers who have breastfed for at least three months to offer skilled, volunteer parent to parent breastfeeding support across Lancashire. We provide peer support via three main routes:

• At Hospital Maternity Wards - Supporting parents in the hours and days post birth, often with their first experiences of breastfeeding. Offering a listening ear and giving information on a range of topics and signposting to the local support once they leave hospital.
• Via telephone - Supporting parents within 48 hours and then two weeks of discharge home from hospital. Offering support via telephone, a listening ear and giving information and signposting mothers to local support options.
• At peer led support groups - Supporting new and expecting parents at one of our free local groups with infant feeding breastfeeding support based in Lancashire. Offering a listening ear, giving information on a range of topics, and facilitating social support.

The course will be held online and consists of up to 9 weeks training. There will also be homework time (usually 1 hour per week). On satisfactory completion of your workbook, you will receive an OCN accredited qualification in peer supporting.

If you are ready to commit to this course, as well as giving approximately two hours per week volunteering as a breastfeeding peer supporter for at least six months post training, we welcome your application.

If you have any questions, please email the peer support team at lancashiresupport@nct.org.uk.