Specialist Infant Feeding Supporter - Share your infant feeding expertise

• Amma Birth Companions

• VO104401

Please Note:
💚 You must live in Glasgow or be able to commute easily to hospitals.
💚 In-person training sessions in Glasgow city centre (all mandatory): January 16, 17, 20, 27, 30, 31 / February 3, 10, 24 / March 3, 10, 17, 24, 30

Do you have infant feeding expertise? Are you passionate about supporting families facing adversity to establish a positive parent/baby relationship? Your experience could make a real difference to Amma families and the companions who support them.

Next application deadline: 20 November 2025

About the role

Our specialist infant feeding supporters help parents who are experiencing infant feeding challenges. They offer an extra layer of guidance to the wider support team of perinatal staff and volunteer companions. We will work flexibly according to your availability.

This role involves:

Supporting with infant feeding through arranged meetings with parents in Glasgow. This will include home visits as well as support within our groups and remote support.
Ad hoc consultation with birth/postnatal companions or staff
Providing support and guidance to our infant feeding peer support volunteers
Keeping simple but thorough records in our client database

Before applying to volunteer as a specialist infant feeding supporter, please consider the following role requirements:

Infant feeding expertise - Substantial experience beyond a personal feeding journey, including training/accreditation (e.g IBCLC, breastfeeding counsellor) and experience providing individual and peer support.
Flexibility - Support is offered in line with your availability
Training commitment - Approximately 40 hours of in-person training in Glasgow and self-directed online learning to understand our work and who we support
Emotional resilience - Supporting individuals dealing with trauma and systemic inequalities can be challenging. Ongoing support is readily available.
If you’re passionate about infant feeding but have no formal training or experience, our companionship roles might be right for you. Find out more about becoming a birth companion or postnatal companion.

Recruitment & training dates
We recruit and train new specialist infant feeding supporters twice per year. Here are the key dates for the January 2026 cohort:

Application deadline: 20 November 2025
Interviews: 17 November–11 December 2025
Recruitment finalised/all candidates notified: 12 December 2025
Online training: Mid-December 2025–March 2026
In-person sessions in Glasgow city centre (all mandatory): January 16, 17, 20, 27 / February 3, 10, 24 / March 3, 10, 17, 24, 30

Experience required

We welcome volunteers from all walks of life. No birth experience is needed, all expenses are covered, and comprehensive training and ongoing support are provided. Before applying, please consider the following role requirements:

Flexibility & reliability - Being on-call from week 37 of pregnancy means being ready to go to the hospital day or night when labour starts. Attending a birth can take 8+ hours.
Time commitment - You'll be required to attend approximately 50 hours of in-person training and complete 20 hours of online training, plus supporting a minimum of three clients per year for at least one year.
Emotional resilience - Supporting clients with trauma histories and witnessing systemic inequalities can be challenging. Supervision and team support are provided.
Location - You must live within or be able to easily commute to Glasgow hospitals.

Travel details

Reasonable travel costs will be reimbursed for volunteers who live within Glasgow or can easily travel to Glasgow hospitals.

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