Volunteering Opportunity: Able2Enable Admin Assistant with Communities 1st
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Able2Enable Admin assistant Able2enable takes a holistic approach to support individuals to develop key life skills, improve wellbeing and increase employability skills. We encourage individuals to grow within their capabilities by providing them with coaching and wellbeing support, training opportunities and supported volunteering placements.
We offer each individual a tailored approach that explores the areas for personal development that the individual would like to focus on. This could include building confidence, developing self-esteem, communication skills, employability skills.
Through the Able2Enable project, we aim to:
Improve wellbeing.
Develop Confidence and Self-Esteem
Inspire and enable anybody to volunteer and take an active role in their community.
Help individuals to develop their skills and enhance their potential.
Promote volunteering as an activity for everybody.
Help individuals to develop clear goals.
Encourage individuals to gain skills to get closer to the workplace.
Opportunity Type: Long-term Commitment
District: St Albans
Location: From your office, Indoor
Time of day: Weekday Mornings, Weekday Afternoons
Practical Considerations: Volunteer expenses and mileage can be paid.
Requirements: Will require a criminal record check (DBS)
Suitable for: 18 – 25 year olds, Aged 26 and over, University students, Older People, People with a visual impairment, Rehabilitation friendly
Suitable for volunteers interested in: Addiction & Substance Misuse, Education & Training (adults), Education & Training (young people), Health and Wellbeing, Isolation & Loneliness, Unemployment & Worklessness, Voluntary & Community Action, Young People & Adolescents
Does this opportunity provide wheelchair access?: No
Full Description:
What will you be doing?
We are looking for volunteers that would like to support the administration work of Able2Enable. This will include: -
Following up clients to schedule appointments.
Emailing organisations about Able2Enable
Researching volunteer and employment opportunities for clients
Working with the lead on specific tasks relevant to Able2Enable
Any other appropriate tasks.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for individuals that have: -
A good focus to detail.
The ability to talk confidently on the phone.
Able to use basic Microsoft Word and Excel.
The ability to keep to tasks and work individually.
Ability to commit to a minimum of 3 hours a week.