{"id":5089,"date":"2025-09-15T10:08:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stepupsomerset.org.uk\/dev2\/?page_id=5089"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:30:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:30:46","slug":"community-employment-hubs-volunteer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stepupsomerset.org.uk\/dev2\/community-employment-hubs-volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Community employment hubs &#8211; Volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5089\" class=\"elementor elementor-5089\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5748f0 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e5748f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18419497 elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Could you help and support people in your local community towards work?<\/p><p>If the answer is yes, then we are looking for people to join our friendly team in a rewarding and varied support role, offering bespoke support and guidance to clients attending the hubs.<\/p><p>The Employment Hubs focus on offering one to one practical support such as resume writing, searching and applying for work, completing application forms, help with interviews and signposting to other agencies for further help and support.<\/p><p><strong><br \/>As a volunteer you will have:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>good basic administration skills<\/li><li>great communication skills<\/li><li>a friendly and approachable manner and enjoying meeting people<\/li><li>be comfortable filling in forms and using computer<\/li><li>the ability to build working relationships to support clients and the team<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>We will provide:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>comprehensive training to enable you to carry out your role confidently and successfully<\/li><li>ongoing advice and support<\/li><li>flexibility<\/li><li>the opportunity to make a difference to individuals\u2019 lives, the wider local community and support their local economy<\/li><li>the chance to enhance existing skills whilst gaining worthwhile experience helping others.<\/li><li>the chance to meet new like-minded people and be part of a friendly team who enjoy helping people.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If you can spare a few hours a month to support people in your local community on their pathway towards work, we have opportunities available in\u00a0<strong>Minehead<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Williton<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea, Yeovil, Chard, Glastonbury and Shepton Mallet<\/strong>.<\/p><p>All our opportunities can be found at\u00a0<a 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If the answer is yes, then we are looking for people to join our friendly team in a rewarding and varied support role, offering bespoke support and guidance to clients attending the hubs. The Employment Hubs focus on offering one to one practical support such as resume writing, searching and applying for work, completing application forms, help with interviews and signposting to other agencies for further help and support. As a volunteer you will have: good basic administration skills great communication skills a friendly and approachable manner and enjoying meeting people be comfortable filling in forms and using computer the ability to build working relationships to support clients and the team \u00a0 We will provide: comprehensive training to enable you to carry out your role confidently and successfully ongoing advice and support flexibility the opportunity to make a difference to individuals\u2019 lives, the wider local community and support their local economy the chance to enhance existing skills whilst gaining worthwhile experience helping others. the chance to meet new like-minded people and be part of a friendly team who enjoy helping people. \u00a0 If you can spare a few hours a month to support people in your local community on their pathway towards work, we have opportunities available in\u00a0Minehead,\u00a0Williton,\u00a0Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea, Yeovil, Chard, Glastonbury and Shepton Mallet. All our opportunities can be found at\u00a0Find your volunteering opportunity (assemblevolunteers.somerset.gov.uk) (opens in a new tab; external site). 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