Becoming a volunteer at the Afghan Association Paiwand is a wonderful way of improving your education, work experience and subsequent career opportunities in the community at large in which we all now live in the United Kingdom, while providing vitally important and valuable services to your community.
Volunteer vacancies arise all the time, but in particular, at this time, we are looking for volunteers to carry out the following specific responsibilities:
| Career opportunity: | Education Project Manager |
| Type of opportunity: | Job opportunity |
| Skills needed: | We seek an enthusiastic and extremely motivated individual to organise and run our supplementary and Mother Tongue education Project. Salary: £24,500 pro rata |
| Days: | three days a week |
| Time: | 9:30 am - 5:00pm/ 20 hrs per week |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2008 |
| Address: | suite 7-9, Moran House, 449-451 High Road, Willesden NW10 2JJ |
| Contact number: | 020 8459 6691/paiwand77@yahoo.co.uk |
| Career opportunity: | Project Manager for Young People’s Semi – independent Unit |
| Type of opportunity: | Job opportunity |
| Skills needed: | NVQ level 4/5, DIPSW/CQSW or equivalent qualification. Registration with the General Social Care Council. You would have responsibility for the day to day management and administration of the accommodation in accordance with the Paiwands policies. |
| Days: | part time |
| Time: | 18 hours per week |
| Closing date: | 11/04/08 |
| Address: | Suite 7-9, Moran House, 449-451 High Road, Willesden NW10 2JJ |
| Contact number: | 020 8459 6691 |
| Career opportunity: | TEACHERS |
| Type of opportunity: | Volunteer opportunity |
| Skills needed: | Proficient in English, Maths & Sciences |
| Days: | Saturdays |
| Time: | 10:00am to 12:30pm or 12:30pm to 3:30pm |
| Closing date: | N/A |
| Address: | Afghan Paiwand Association Suite 7-9, Moran House, 449-451 High Road, Willesden NW10 2JJ |
| Contact number: | 020 8459 6691 |
| Career opportunity: | TRANSLATORS |
| Type of opportunity: | Volunteer opportunity |
| Skills needed: | Proficient in Pashto, Dari and English |
| Days: | Any day you are available |
| Time: | Any time you are available |
| Closing date: | N/A |
| Address: | Afghan Paiwand Association Suite 7-9, Moran House, 449-451 High Road, Willesden NW10 2JJ |
| Contact number: | 020 8459 6691 |
| Career opportunity: | HOUSING ADVISER |
| Type of opportunity: | Volunteer opportunity |
| Skills needed: | Sound knowledge of housing issues and housing regulation |
| Days: | One day a week |
| Time: | 9am to 1:00pm or 1:00pm to 5pm |
| Closing date: | N/A |
| Address: | Afghan Paiwand Association Willesden NW10 2JJ |
| Contact number: | 020 8459 6691 |
| Career opportunity: | OUTREACH WORKERS |
| Type of opportunity: | Volunteer opportunity |
| Skills needed: | Sound knowledge of Refugee issues |
| Days: | Any day between Monday to Friday |
| Time: | Any time between 9am - 5pm |
| Closing date: | N/A |
| Address: | Afghan Paiwand Association Suite 7-9, Moran House, 449-451 High Road, Willesden NW10 2JJ |
| Contact number: | 020 8459 6691 |
| Career opportunity: | NEWSLETTER EDITOR |
| Type of opportunity: | Volunteer opportunity |
| Skills needed: | Good writing skills |
| Days: | Any day between Monday to Friday |
| Time: | Any time between 9am - 5pm |
| Closing date: | N/A |
| Address: | Afghan Paiwand Association Suite 7-9, Moran House, 449-451 High Road, Willesden NW10 2JJ |
| Contact number: | 020 8459 6691 |
| Career opportunity: | BASKETBALL TEAM COACH |
| Type of opportunity: | Volunteer opportunity |
| Skills needed: | Coaching Certificate level 1, Organisation Skills |
| Days: | Wednesdays |
| Time: | 5:00pm - 8:00pm |
| Closing date: | N/A |
| Address: | Afghan Paiwand Association Suite 7-9, Moran House, 449-451 High Road, Willesden NW10 2JJ |
| Contact number: | 020 8459 6691 |
For a job description on each position, please contact us. These positions are all available at the current time and applicants should write in the first instance, giving a brief description of their education, experience, interests and background to Farid Mall, Coordinator Afghan Association, Paiwand, 42 Church Lane, East Finchley, London N2 8DT.
We also provide an advice service on job searching, writing CV's, filling in application forms as well as basic interview skills for those interested.
In addition to these opportunities we advise our members seeking work to first consider training and educational opportunities at their local, government run colleges which all regularly publish free booklets detailing the varied courses as well as dates and venues.
We also recommend job seekers to read the Situations Vacant advertisements on a regular basis in their local newspapers as well as the London Evening Standard.
