Volunteer’s area

Videos, training links and fun to help you learn all about Diamond!

VOLUNTEER’S TRAINING

Lots of helpful material can be found in the pages below – please navigate through and always ask us if you don’t understand anything!

We also have some volunteer training leaflets that will be given to you when you first start at the centre – if you need a refresher, take a look……

Volunteer Induction Guide

The Buddy System

Getting Started Handbook

MAKATON

Click the picture below for a worksheet with some basic signs which might help you when voluteering!

Please also see the RDA site:  https://www.myrda.org.uk/assets/Communicating-using-signs-A-Z-list.pdf for videos showing these and many others!

If you would like to learn even more Makaton, The Makaton Charity is a great place to start, please contact Annabel with any questions!

Annabel Bridgeman  BA BSc DipSPLD MBPsS amcbridgeman@outlook.com

Ever wanted to learn some sign language to help you communicate with riders?

USEFUL LINKS

Diamond has produced their own training and intro booklets, links can be found: Getting started handbook, Induction Guide

The BHS has some great training videos to start your training: https://pathways.bhs.org.uk/resource-hub/video-library/

RDA Learning website: https://www.rda-learning.org.uk/

Contact us!

020 8643 7764

The Diamond Centre for Disabled Riders
Woodmansterne Road,
Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 4DT

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(please note, if you are travelling to us we are in the LEZ & new ULEZ zone)

 

 

 

Other important info....

Registered charity number: 1045970.

The London Borough of Sutton, Animal Activity License, Hiring out horses, Licence Number: 22/00380/RIDE