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Currently Recruiting - Volunteers:
Volunteering has a number of advantages; it can be a bit of fun and a chance to meet new people out of your daily routine or it can be an activity that helps you to improve your employability in the longer term, including getting a reference. We have a wide variety of opportunities of both sorts - have a look and see what appeals to you...
We have several areas of volunteer work available:
Hosts and Regional Organisers:
Hosts
We are seeking host families who would be willing to offer a visit for an International Student for a day or a weekend. If you have an interest in people from other lands and cultures, maybe you or a member of your family is studying a language, then this is a great way of forging international friendships. You can “host” once a year or several times and we try and match you with students who share your interests. A token amount towards expenses is paid on a per capita basis.
CONTACT PERSON: Mavy Andres
POSITION: PR and Support Administrator
EMAIL: Mavy.Andres@hostuk.org
TEL: 0207 254 3039
Regional Organisers - all areas
In particular we are seeking:
- Regional Organiser for Cumbria
- Regional Organiser Hampshire
- Regional Organiser for Leicestershire & Northamptonshire
- Regional Organiser for North Scotland
- Regional Organiser for Shropshire
- Regional Organiser for Hertforshire
- Regional Organiser for Lancashire
- Regional Organiser for Suffolk
- Regional Organiser for Oxfordshire
- Regional Organiser for Norfolk
Each one of our team of 36 volunteer Regional Organisers (RO) manages an area of the UK. Some do it on their own and some do it jointly with their partner (or other family member or friend) or with another HOST RO.
The job involves placing students with appropriate families based on given criteria. A friendly telephone manner and appreciation of the value of volunteers is essential. The job also includes recruiting new hosts and some publicity also this varies depending on time available. There is the opportunity to undertake liaison with local institutions and students.
There is support from the London Office and from Regional Organisers in neighbouring regions. There is an annual conference for ROs across a weekend in July.
Time commitment: About 2 - 3 hours per week (more in the Autumn as this is our busy time running up to Christmas).Time scale: We would hope that this could be a long-term commitment. Other: Travel expenses and other charges incurred, such as phone bills, will be reimbursed.
CONTACT PERSON: Susie Rajagopal
POSITION: Chief Operating Officer
EMAIL: Susie.Rajagopal@hostuk.org
TEL: 0207 254 3039
Locum ROs - all areas
We are also seeking occasional RO support for when ROs are away or a region is vacant. This role involves placing students via the database system, by contacting host families. There is support from the London Office and from Regional Organisers in neighbouring regions. There is an annual conference for ROs across a weekend in July.
Time commitment: About 2 - 3 hours per week occasionally or regularly to suit. Time scale: We would hope that this could be a long-term commitment. Other: Travel expenses and other charges incurred, such as phone bills, will be reimbursed.
CONTACT PERSON: Susie Rajagopal
POSITION: Chief Operating Officer
EMAIL: Susie.Rajagopal@hostuk.org
TEL: 0207 254 3039
HOST welcomes applications for formal internships; we can design opportunities for volunteers to undertake a short period (a minimum of 3 days per week for 4 weeks) learning basic skills on-the-job or undertaking a project for us. We can usually design an internship opportunity to suit the individual or we can offer specific projects (see below). These roles are also suitable for longer term voluntary opportunities.
CONTACT PERSON: Susie Rajagopal
POSITION: Chief Operating Officer
EMAIL: Susie.Rajagopal@hostuk.org
TEL: 0207 254 3039
1) Marketing; host recruitment: This role is to assist our Relationships Development Worker with a multi-media campaign to recruit hosts nationwide.
It includes tasks such as the following:
To assist with organising events nationwide for National Volunteers Week (June 2007) & associated publicity |
To develop system for issuing press-releases and develop key media relationships |
To help develop materials for use by Regional Organisers (ROs) for recruitment and develop a workshop on this for ROs’ annual conference (in July 2006) |
To help develop new ways of recruiting hosts |
To undertake development of system for liaising with town and village websites |
To research and develop relationships with community TV and radio stations. |
To assist with the development of employee volunteering scheme and with publicising these |
To help work with the national network of Volunteer Bureau and CVSs |
To assist with development of strategic plan for increasing ethnic diversity among hosts. |
2) Board of Governors To suit an internship around May 2007 – a flavour of working at Board level, assisting the Chief Executive of HOST.
Assist Chief executive to draft agenda and papers |
Arrange printing and dispatch of agenda and papers |
Take minutes at the Board Meeting and AGM |
To research and collate information for the papers |
To collate statistical data |
To produce minutes and action list and circulate. |
To undertake arrangement of logistics for the meetings |
To liaise with Board members over arrangements |