Employability and Volunteering Week

Monday 6 - Friday 10 February

 

 

sponsored by BAE systems

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Jobs Fair & Money advice
Senate Building, UoK Canterbury campus
Monday 6 Feb 2pm – 6pm
Tuesday 7 Feb 11am – 3pm

Don’t miss it, jobs galore on offer!
(Different companies attending both days!)

 

 

Jobs Fair

Senate Building, UoK Canterbury campus

 2pm – 6pm

Some of the companies attending today are:

Concorde International                    www.concorde-int.com/              (Language School)

Pulse Nursing                                  www.pulsejobs.com/              (Health & Social care)

Facts International                           www.facts.uk.com/                     (Market Research)

Scott Anderson Ltd                          www.chefscottanderson.co.uk/            (Hospitality)

Projects Abroad                               www.projects-abroad.co.uk             (Volunteering)

Frontier                                            www.frontier.ac.uk/             (Volunteering abroad)

Stafford House School of English     www.staffordhouse.com/          (Language School)

Real Gap                                          www.realgap.co.uk/               (Adventures abroad)

PLUS Education                               www.plus-ed.com/                     (Language School)

Howletts & Port Lymphne                 www.aspinallfoundation.org/               (Hospitality)

Ibiza Angels                                      www.ibizaangels.com/              (7minute massage)

McIntyre                                            www.macintyrecharity.org/       (Support workers)

Wesser                                             www.wesser.co.uk/                            (Fundraising)

UoK Careers Advisory Service         www.kent.ac.uk/careers/              (Careers advise)

jobshop@kent                                  www.kentunion.co.uk/jobs/            (part-time work)


 

Jobs Fair & Money advice

Senate Building, UoK Canterbury campus

11am – 3pm

Come and find a job and get money advice today!

Some of the companies attending today are:

Holiday Extras                                 www.holidayextras.co.uk    (Holiday bookings)

BaxterStorey                                   www.baxterstorey.com/       (Work at the Olympics)

Isle of Sheppey Academy    theisleofsheppeyacademy.org.uk/                    (Teaching)

GradsKent                                        www.gradskent.com/                    (Graduate work)

Kent Union Advice & Information      www.kentunion.co.uk/advice/      (Advice service)

UoK Employability Points Scheme   www.kent.ac.uk/employabilitypoints/        

UoK Recruitment & Marketing

Concorde International                     www.concorde-int.com/             (Language School)

Pulse Nursing                                    www.pulsejobs.com/            (Health & Social care)

Stafford House School of English     www.staffordhouse.com/          (Language School)

Real Gap                                          www.realgap.co.uk/               (Adventures abroad)

PLUS Education                                www.plus-ed.com/                    (Language School)

McIntyre                                            www.macintyrecharity.org/       (Support workers)

Wesser                                             www.wesser.co.uk/                            (Fundraising)

Howletts & Port Lymphne                  www.aspinallfoundation.org/              (Hospitality)

jobshop@kent                                   www.kentunion.co.uk/jobs/

 

 

 

Interested in volunteering but would like to find out more information?

Why not come along to the volunteering fair where there will be a range or local organisations and charities who will talk to you about the benefits of volunteering with them and what you can get out of it.

On both days there will also be stands on the Volunteering Committee, Welcome Helper sign up, International Buddy scheme, RaG, FaIrtrade, Stage Spiders, Amnesty International, READ International, SIFE, The Mental Health Groupand Age UK.

            Organisation Description Time Room
  MS Society Enabling everyone affected by MS to live life to their full potential and secure the care and support they need. 6pm - 7pm GS8
Catching Lives Catching the lives of homeless vulnerably housed people in Canterbury who have fallen through the gaps in society and who feel they have nowhere else to turn providing them not only with help but with solutions. 6pm - 7pm GLT2
Kent Enterprise Trust CANCELLED
  Kent Wildlife trust The leading conservation organisation covering the whole of Kent and Medway dedicated to protecting wildlife and their habitats for everyone to enjoy. 6pm - 7pm GLT3
  Volunteering and Emploaybility   6pm - 7pm GS3
  Canterbury Umbrella Centre 6pm - 7pm This organisation is no longer attending due to the bad weather.
  Abbotts Mill project There are a whole range of volunteering opportunities linked to the Abbotts Mill project with its plan of being an Urban hub of environmental and social excellence in Canterbury. Come along to find out what opportunities you can get involved with.   6pm - 7pm GS6
  Introduction to the KSCV module Like volunteering? Depending on your degree, the KSCV Platinum module can count as 15 credits. The module will expand your volunteering experience and help you reflect on what you have learnt. 7pm - 8pm GS3
  Duke of Edinburgh Gold award  

Canterbury Gold was established in 2007 specialising in providing the Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Gold Award in a virtual environment. 

 7pm - 8pm GS6
  St Martins Hospital Range of volunteering opportunities at the local Mental Health Hospital. 7pm - 8pm GLT3
SNAAP

SNAAP supports families who have children with any additional need or disability living in the Canterbury & Coastal area.

 7pm - 8pm GS7
Pilgrims Hospice Pilgrims Hospices has been providing care and support free of charge to people with life-limiting illnesses, their families and carers for over two decades. 7pm - 8pm GS4
  Porchlight Porchlight provide a range of services supporting people with complex needs such as mental ill-health and have specific services for young vulnerable and homeless people. 7pm - 8pm GS8

 

 

 

 

Struggle to find time for a continous volunteering opportunitiy why not take part in a one off opportunity. On Thursday 9th February we will be having a litter pick on campus. This opportunity can count towards your volunteering hours for the KSCV awards www.kentunion.co.uk/volunteering/kscvawards

We will be meeting in the Student Activities meeting room (above Essentials) at 11.30am where we will then split into groups for the litter pick around campus with a meeting point and time being decided at a later date dependant on the weather.

 If you would like to get attend this event please email Steph on s.l.j.hughes@kent.ac.uk and ask for the health questionnaire. Please fill in this questionnaire and send it back on the above email address. For Health and Safety reasons you will not be able to participate in this activity unless you have completed your questionnaire.

 

 

Employability Skills Sessions

Venue for all sessions is DS11

 

10.30am – 12.30pm

Stage Spiders

  • Approaches to working with children of different ages.
  • Session planning- being prepared
  • Behaviour management for different ages
  • Games examples etc.
  • Employability skills through working with children

 

1pm – 2 pm

Kent Debating Society

  • Consider current topics for discussion
  • Analyse statements and understand the core issues
  • Practise debating techniques

This session should assist presentation skills as we will teach you the basics of debate beforehand. We will be doing a mixture of fun and serious topics and hope you can attend to increase your general knowledge and learn some key employability skills!

 

2.30pm – 3.30pm

Kent Advertising

  • A brief overview of the society
  •  10 minute brief: "Design a new logo for the Canterbury Cook House, a newly opened cooking school". - time to think
  • Brainstorming sessions
  • Voting on the final idea
  • Conclusion: what skills have we gained.

 

4pm – 6pm

Psychology Society

 

1) Project development - from conception to reality. Using the Buddy Scheme as a case study.

In this session, the steering committee of the Buddy Scheme will talk you through how to make a project idea a reality. Using their experience of setting up the buddy scheme - a project that pairs trained volunteers with adolescents with autism, adhd or a similar social/communication problem - the tutors will guide you through the process making your project idea a reality. Discussing the practical barriers you will need to overcome, you will learn the essential skills of reflection, organisation and how to develop a comprehensive outline of your proposed project.

 

2) Writing according to guidelines - modifying your writing style to fit what is required. Using the Student Journal of Psychology as a case study.

In this session, members of the Student Journal of Psychology editorial team will talk about the importance of writing according to guidelines. Many employers will require their staff to write according to a specific set of guidelines including writing style and format. Researchers will need to abide by the rules of specific journals before making entries. In this session, the Student Journal of Psychology will be used as a case study to investigate what rules you will likely encounter and how best to prepare for this.

 

Keep checking this page for more information.

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If you would like more information about volunteering or have any questions please contact:

  • Steph Hughes
  • Volunteering Projects Coordinator
  • Email: s.l.j.hughes@kent.ac.uk
  • Phone: 01227824232
  • Location: Student Activities Centre above Essentials
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For more information about Jobshop and the Employability Fair please contact jobshop@kent.ac.uk