Share your infant feeding expertise

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

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

Is this role right for you?

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

View full training schedule in application form.

Frequently asked questions

Who can volunteer as a specialist infant feeding supporter?

We ask that specialist infant feeding supporters:

  • Have substantial experience in infant feeding – this should go beyond a personal feeding journey and include additional training/accreditation as well as experience providing individual and peer support
  • Can speak, read, and write English to a good standard
  • Have time to dedicate to the role
  • Are punctual, reliable, and work well in teams
  • Can attend approximately 50 hours of in-person training plus self-directed online learning
  • Are compassionate and committed to social justice, anti-racism, and inclusion
  • Can support individuals with extensive trauma histories (please consider your own wellbeing if currently healing from trauma)
  • Agree to a PVG check (Protecting Vulnerable Groups)
  • Can commit to one year of volunteering

No. We never want our volunteers to be out of pocket!

We cover:

  • Travel expenses for training and volunteering (we simply ask that you try to take the least expensive public transport available). If you live outside of Glasgow, please discuss with our Volunteer Manager, Jenny Block.
  • Computer and/or internet access if you don’t have these at home. This ensures you can complete online training and update your client notes.
  • If you’re a refugee, in the asylum system, or have no recourse to public funds and have no access to childcare, we can reimburse childcare costs during training but not when you are volunteering.
  • An Amma phone for each active volunteer. This means you don’t incur mobile expenses and it protects your privacy and boundaries when working with families.

We’re committed to supporting volunteers with disabilities. Our team offers personalised assistance, and our training accommodates different learning needs.

If providing in-person support, you may need to:

  • Navigate stairs – some homes are only accessible by stairs
  • Work in cramped spaces – some clients live in cramped accommodation (e.g., hotel rooms)
  • Manage varied home environments – volunteering in homes can present sensory challenges including household noise, odours, visual stimuli, and variable lighting and room temperature
  • Travel across Greater Glasgow to reach clients’ homes

After the in-person training, there are options for remote volunteering. We’re happy to discuss this as an option.

Before applying, we recommend contacting our Volunteer Manager, Jenny Block (jenny@ammabirthcompanions.org), to discuss your specific access needs.

Supporting parents in complex situations is fulfilling, but the emotional impact can be significant. We provide:

  • A team of other Infant Feeding Supporters for peer support
  • Access to supervision from a mental health professional if needed
  • Easy access to support from the Amma staff team so you don’t feel overwhelmed or burned out
  • Ongoing skills development opportunities
  • Regular opportunities to connect with and befriend other Amma volunteers
  • An Amma phone for safe, boundaried working
  • A dedicated volunteer manager

Our training explores different ways of learning and promotes discussion and connection. Most volunteers finish feeling supported and excited to begin offering postnatal support.

Topics include:

  • Providing trauma-informed care
  • Boundaries and confidentiality
  • The experiences of our client group
  • Safeguarding, allyship, and privilege
  • Supporting survivors in the birth space
  • Introduction to infant feeding
  • Supporting the postpartum parent
  • Advocacy
  • Infant first aid
  • Food hygiene

Depending on experience, trainee volunteers may need to shadow our staff team of Perinatal Team Leaders who are actively supporting families.

We also provide ongoing training opportunities to support you in your role.

Ready to join us?

Applications are open on a rolling basis, so please apply even if we aren’t actively recruiting. We’ll reach out to you during the next recruitment phase.

Next application deadline: 20 November 2025

Apply now


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.

Have questions? Contact our Volunteer Manager, Jenny Block: jenny@ammabirthcompanions.org