Volunteer work

rapid_uphill
rapid_uphill Posts: 841
edited January 2010 in The Crudcatcher
Im thinking about doing some volunteer work in the new year and i was wondering does anyone have any experience of this?

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  • MrChrisP
    MrChrisP Posts: 321
    Depends on what kind of work you want to do.What have you got experience in? what are you passionate about?
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Yeah you can come and work for me, clean the cars, keep the garden in check, that sort of thing. I'll even let you sleep in the shed.
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    In the new year? This IS the new year...
  • rapid_uphill
    rapid_uphill Posts: 841
    Im a fully qualified computer technician but i want to get into care work with the possibility of gaining care type qualifications.
  • rapid_uphill
    rapid_uphill Posts: 841
    Theres a volunteer fair here on 19/1/2010
    Andy wrote:
    In the new year? This IS the new year...
  • Beardface
    Beardface Posts: 5,495
    Speak to your local care home then mate... a friend of mine went from Landscaping, and is now a carer, working towards his qualifications.. he loves it too, gets a great sense of satisfaction helping pelple out.

    Care homes are usually very happy to accept volunteers.
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  • xstrathyx
    xstrathyx Posts: 1,104
    this is not trying to be funny, but i am guessing volunteer work in Haiti would be a good option at the mo. It is truly sad what has happened there in the last 48hrs.

    Apparently this is going to dwarf the tsunami :(
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  • rapid_uphill
    rapid_uphill Posts: 841
    I agree Haiti is a worthwhile cause but talk about jumping in at the deep end.
  • mac_man
    mac_man Posts: 918
    rapid_uphill wrote:
    Im a fully qualified computer technician but i want to get into care work with the possibility of gaining care type qualifications.

    My lad has just started doing some volunteer work at a local care/residential home showing some of the residents how to use the computer. He's doing it for his Duke of Edinburgh Award and contacted his local volunteer services agency in Halifax to find the placement. Most organisations are desparate for good volunteers. If you Google 'volunteer services' for your local area you should get the peopel you need to contact.

    They also sorted out his CRB check (which you'll need these days)
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  • missmarple
    missmarple Posts: 1,980
    I help with St John's Ambulance as a volunteer first aider, my enhanced disclosure went through no problems and I'm starting my training in March on the 3-day course; after that I hope to differentiate into the Cycle Response Team of the London and/or Bournemouth division!

    St John's Ambulance is a good place to start, but having volunteer-work on your CV will in no way enhance it, it may perhaps have the opposite effect.

    Thing is, with this organisation you must do a minimum amount of hours per year, I think it is 50 per year - to make the costs worthwhile, something I may struggle with in my career!

    Good luck and glad to see there are still level-headed people about like yourself.

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