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An opportunity has arisen to Join Harrow Youth Justice Service (HYJS) as a Reparation Volunteer and make a difference to your local community Volunteers have a great impact on our community often bringing the community together socially. Volunteering will also offer you opportunities to meet new people, gain and improve your skills, build your confidence and self-esteem, as well as improve your physical and mental wellbeing and gather experience.If you are reliable, non-judgemental, have good communication skills and are able to travel around the borough, you can make a positive difference in your community and we need you Reparation Volunteer Description: Working alongside our experienced officers, you will help facilitate our group programmes and community reparation projects. These projects support children to build their skills and knowledge in order to build positive relationships and lead pro-social lives. Reparation activities include helping at foodbanks, one-to-one sessions with children and assisting local charities with projects. We are looking to expand the range of activities that we offer and to include communities in these. Reparation is potentially a means of reintegrating a child into their community support networks.What is Reparation?Reparation is unpaid work that gives back to the community for the harm caused through offending behaviours, it serves as a way of making amends. If successful, you would be required to support the delivery of this community work, guiding and encouraging the young person, as well as meeting the needs of the victims and providing a positive community experience.Specific Tasks of a Reparation Volunteer: To deliver individual and group reparation sessions providing direct or indirect community work in line with National Standards and the specification se