About Helium Arts
Helium Arts works to empower children living with illness through their creativity and the arts, inspiring those who care for them and supporting creative healthy environments.
What's Involved
Helium Arts is looking for volunteers to take part in the Teddy Bear Check Up on 5th July 2019.
Call for Volunteers for Friday 5th July: 12pm-6pm.
Teddy Bear Check Up
Dublin City
Time needed:
During the times above. Volunteers are asked to arrive 60 minutes in advance of the event start-time.
The Helium Arts’ Teddy Bear Check Up puts the child at the centre of a Doctor-Patient imaginative role play, as the minder of their Teddy to absorb self-care skills, first-aid, and to better understand basic medical procedures they might experience at the GP or hospital. Children become less fearful, more positive and parents/carers are happy knowing that the next trip to the doctor or nurse could be more relaxing.
Children will be invited to have their teddies’ vital signs checked and student doctors to treat any minor bear ailments.
Teddies will get a lift in the teddy ambulance, create their own teddy medical record, have their teddies examined, and receive a prescription surprise.
Volunteer Roles
Teddy Bear Check Up is an interactive event We are looking for additional volunteers to take on the following roles:
1. Clinical / Medical Volunteer Roles to role play the Teddy Doctors
2. Creative Volunteers to facilitate creative play around completing Teddy’s Medical Chart. To facilitate imaginative play around a cardboard ambulance
To volunteer at this event or to request further information please email by Wednesday 19th June: Mitzi, Project Manager at mitzi@helium.ie
About Helium
Helium Arts is Ireland’s children’s arts and health charity. We support children facing a life of illness to let their creativity shine! Through the kindness of our supporters, including volunteers and interns, Helium’s creative projects provide much-needed distraction and relief from the loneliness and sadness caused by illness.
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Learn more about the story of our organisation and the children we work with: Watch Video here
What's required for this position
Clinical/Medical Volunteers
Creative Volunteers
- Arts/ Music/ Drama
- Event management/ Fundraising
- Fitness/ Health/ Beauty
- Personable Skills
- Youth/ Childcare
Level of English required for this role:
Intermediate English
Times and commitment required for this role
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Minimum time commitment: Once Off
Other Details
Location of volunteering opportunity:
Dublin 2
Screening details for this role:
- Garda Vetting
- Informal Interviews
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Volunteers will be provided with the following supports:
- Support/ advice/ recognition
- Supervision
- Insurance cover
Age restrictions:
Over 18