Exploring Careers and Employment in the Third Sector, Alongside the Importance of Volunteering

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on society? Have you considered a career within the Third Sector?

If you are interested in finding out more about the Third Sector and the importance of volunteering, then this session may be for you! 

Join Living Well UK for this 3-day virtual work experience where you will get to meet a variety of staff and hear their stories on why they started working for the Third Sector and how they have developed their careers.

Over the 3 days you will: 

• Meet a range of professionals working in the Third Sector
• Hear about the different work our departments do 
• Take part in interactive activities 
• Learn what key skills are needed in the workplace 
• Create a campaign and present this to staff
• Learn about the importance of volunteering
• Learn about volunteering opportunities that are available

There will be lots of opportunities to ask questions and find out more information about working within a charity.

Timetable

Day 1 Introduction and welcome message

Icebreakers and interactive quizzes across the 3 days

Hear from the Clinical Team

Introduction to Fundraising - Grants and Programmes and finance team

Day 2 Intro to behind the scenes teams - Data, Admin HR, Marketing etc

Campaign Brief

Campaign creation - group activity

Day 3 Campaign group work continued

Group Presentations & Feedback

Skills review and Next steps

About Living Well UK: 

Living Well UK is the public-facing charity (of Living Well Consortium) that brings the work of the consortium members to the people of the West Midlands. 

This charity arm provides free mental health support to people living in Birmingham and Solihull, promoting wellbeing from an individual and community perspective to help find practical solutions to life’s challenges. These include online stress and anxiety courses, counselling and self-help, creative therapies, and CBT, drawing on the knowledge of a consortium of expert members across the city.

Living Well Consortium is the West Midlands’ leading mental health consortium, which consists of over 30 Third Sector mental health organizations. These consortium members each use their experience and networks to work in a cross-collaborative way, to ensure that those who are looking for ways to access mental health and wellbeing support can do so in an efficient way. These Third Sector members work to relieve the pressure felt by the medical services, by delivering community-based and community-oriented services that focus on prevention, wellness, recovery, and resilience, in turn building a more sustainable and long-lasting solution. These Consortium Members are the service providers for Living Well Consortium. 

Organisational website: https://livingwellconsortium.com/ 

Please note: Application deadlines may be brought forward if we receive high volumes of applications therefore we encourage students to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.