Why volunteer at the Advice Centre?
A part from meeting new people and making friends, volunteering for the Advice Centre really does provides an opportunity to learn new skills and to develop existing ones.
By volunteering for the Advice Centre you’ll be playing an active part in improving the lives of your fellow students by providing them with information, guidance and support.
As a student lead service, the Advice Centre provides an informal, friendly, but professional environment for our volunteers. We recruit student volunteers for positions at the Advice Centre as Volunteer Advisers.
As a volunteer, we will provide you with full, comprehensive support and training for key skills development in both roles, which include;
• Leadership
• Problem solving
• Listening
• Communication
• Administration
• Negotiating
• Prioritisation and organisation
• Team Work
• Financial Management
So why not make new friends, gain essential experience, enhance your CV and make a difference by contributing to the Advice Centre!
For further information or to apply to be an Advice Centre Volunteer contact us on huu-advice-centre@hull.ac.uk or ring 01482 466263 for an informal chat.
Please note: due to the limited number of positions available we do undertake a process of selection which is done by the application form and interview. We will keep you informed of your progress throughout the process, but would ask you to be aware of the following dates which form an essential part of the recruitment and induction. We are sorry that we cannot accept final year student as volunteers in our second semester recruitment.
Important dates to keep in mind:
• Deadline for Application forms: 12 noon Wednesday 6th October 2010
• Interviews: 12th & 13th October 2010 times to be confirmed
• Initial Training: Wednesday 20th October 2010 2pm – 4pm
These are just a few testimonies from past and present Advice Centre Volunteers...
I was happy to hear that I’ve been accepted as a volunteer in the Advice Centre since it would give me a chance to do something positive. During our first training session, I learned that I would be interviewing clients. This made me a bit anxious since I wasn’t very good with interviewing people; I’m usually nervous and I keep on thinking that I might mess it up. However, after having the training sessions and being able to shadow old volunteers, I became more confident and knowledgeable on how to assist clients. Even though I don’t know everything, having the staff and other volunteers help you out makes things easier. This experience also gave me a chance to meet other people, make good friends and have fun with them.
~First year BSc International & Financial Economics student
Joining the Advice Centre last semester is one of the best things I have done at University so far. Through the preliminary training and shadowing of other volunteers, I never felt thrown into the deep end and now feel confident giving useful advice to fellow students. The scariest bit was turning up at the first training session (which actually wasn’t in the least bit scary and just good fun). The best bit is being part of a team, which makes it possible to enjoy all aspects of advising other people and lead them to informed decisions and solutions.
~Second year Psychology student
I joined the Advice Centre in September 2003 when I’d just started University. I wanted a challenge and to meet new people and so I decided it would be a good step to take. I realised that in addition to helping other people I would be increasing my own knowledge of financial and housing issues, which would help me through my years at University. I’m now in my third year and really glad I picked out the Advice Centre stall when I was at the Volunteering Fair. I feel I’ve done something that’s made a difference to people at the same time as making new friends, gaining confidence in dealing with people and developing my interview skills.
~Final year Law student
