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Volunteering/Work Placements

To date the Unity Employment Services Team has assisted more than 100 people into volunteering positions.

Most volunteering roles do not need any training as full training and induction is given by the organisation for the role when you start.

We are here to help match your motivation and expectations to opportunities available through the partner organisations we work with.

Unity’s Employment Services can source volunteering opportunities for you.

Voluntary work is a valuable way to gain experience and build confidence. It allows you to work and gain experience in a role that interests you and its brilliant for your CV. Volunteering is a hugely valuable and rewarding experience for both volunteers and the communities they support.

It is an excellent opportunity to learn new skills and boost your employment prospects.

It can enable you to obtain:

• Valuable work experience
• Good references
• An enhanced CV
• The employment you have always desired
Volunteering can also be a very rewarding experience with a vast amount of benefits for yourself and community, such as:

• Gain confidence by giving you the chance to try something new and build a real sense of achievement.
• Have a valuable positive affect on people, communities and society.
• Meet different people and make new friends.
• Be part of a community and feel part of something outside your friends and family.
• Gain experience and sometimes even qualifications.
• Challenge yourself to try something different, achieve personal goals, practice using your skills and discover hidden talents.
• Our volunteers have a great time, regardless of why they do it
There are various ways that our Employment Services team can support you, both before and during your volunteering. They will:

• Match your skills and interests, as well as future aspirations, to current available opportunities
• Refer or signpost you to relevant organisations
• Support you during the application process, such as completing forms or sending CVs
• Provide personal references