Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Connect-to-Care provides essential employment and career transition services to recently unemployed clients suffering the effects of the recession. As a Workshop Facilitator, the volunteer will lead career seminars focused on the development and enhancement of professional skills. Workshop Facilitators will train clients in networking practices, resume writing, and interview preparation. By teaching seminars, Workshop Facilitators will help clients improve their skills, providing them with a competitive edge in the job market.

Connect-to-Care workshops currently include topics on following topics:
∙ Creative and Effective Job Search Strategies
∙ Winning Resumes: How to Write an Effective Resume
∙ Networking Your Way to a Job
∙ Successful Interviewing
∙ Job Strategies during Uncertain Times

However, volunteers are open and encouraged to create workshops on new career oriented topics.

∙ Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree preferred
∙ Experience working in human resource and/or career advisory
∙ Proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
∙ Comfortable with public speaking
∙ Confident in facilitating a workshop with 10 – 25 clients
∙ Patience and desire to help individuals in need

This opportunity is sponsored by: FEGS

We are looking for volunteers with the following skills Business, Management & HR Teaching & Coaching This volunteer opportunity addresses the following social interests Adult Education & Job Skills Development Immigrants & Refugees We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning X X X X X Afternoon X X X X X Evening X X X X X Monthly Occasional

Contact Person: Meghan Roach, Program Coordinator, (212) 524-5676, (email) View all organization contacts

Address:

315 Hudson Street, 7th Floor New York City, NY 10013 (See a map)

Directions:

Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: 1 to Houston, C/E to Spring,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5

Miscellaneous Information

Borough
	Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
Volunteer Shifts
	Workshops are scheduled to meet volunteer’s availability.

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posted on November 9, 2006