Volunteering

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Volunteering

Current Opportunities

  • Marketing Manager

Location: St Albans District Organisation: Computer Friendly (Non-profit)

Help bridge the digital divide!
We’re looking for a creative and organised volunteer to lead marketing efforts—promoting our low-cost computer training for adults, including the digitally excluded.
You Will:
· Create adverts, leaflets & social media content
· Promote courses, drop-ins & recycling services
· Boost our online presence & brand awareness
· Use tools like WordPress, Google Analytics & Microsoft Office
You are:
· A strong communicator
· Social media savvy
· Passionate about making a difference
Interested?
 “Your experience can make a real difference.
Ready to start?
Go to the Volunteers page and fill out the
‘New Volunteer – Initial Enquiry‘ form to get in touch.
  • Volunteer Coordinator
Give Your Skills to a Cause You Care About! (St Albans/Harpenden)
Do you have a strong background in administration or HR and are looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community? We need a kind and organised Volunteer Coordinator to help us welcome and support our fantastic volunteers.
This long-term, volunteering role is perfect for someone who loves to connect with people. You will be responsible for:
  • Helping us find and welcome new volunteers.
  • Making sure new team members feel supported and well-trained.
  • Creating a friendly ‘buddy’ system for new volunteers.
  • Organising ongoing training and support for our current volunteers.
Your experience can make a real difference.
Ready to start?
Go to the Volunteers page and fill out the
‘New Volunteer – Initial Enquiry’ form to get in touch

Why Volunteer with Computer Friendly?

There are many reasons why people volunteer with us. Some people volunteer to meet new people and others to gain experience. Whatever your reason, we’re very grateful for your help.

Volunteering can help you:

  • Learn or develop your skills
  • Gain valuable work experience
  • Make new friends and have fun
  • Build your confidence.

Your volunteering helps us to:

  • Build the confidence of newcomers to computing
  • Deliver varied computer training courses
  • Deliver courses in different venues
  • Spread the word about our work
  • Increase our flexibility
  • Support our drop-in sessions

How can you help?

Computer Friendly always needs new volunteers, with a range of skills, with a knowledge of computers or without, as there are many ways you could help.

  • Deliver training courses or help students with Publicity and marketing
  • Use social networks such as Facebook and Twitter
  • General office support including database management and assisting with telephone duties, course enquirers and bookings
  • Help our team deliver training and help Visually Impaired people

Skills we are currently looking for

We are currently looking for:

  • Helping and Teaching for iPad courses
  • Helping and Teaching with Android courses
  • Organising our events such as Taster Sessions (little technical knowledge needed)
  • Helping and Teaching with MS Office courses
  • Helping with our Windows and Internet beginner courses

Please get in touch

If you have some knowledge of Windows PCs, iPads, Androids (or other operating systems) and would like to help for a few hours a week, please click on New Volunteer – Initial Enquiry and complete the form online; we will then make personal contact.

Alternatively, if you’d like more information please give us a call on 01727 617359,
 Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only, from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
You can leave a message at other times and one of the team will get back to you.
Or you can email volunteering@computerfriendly.org.uk.

We will help train volunteers who are interested to gain a variety of IT or admin skills.

Contact us today to see what you can do for us and what we can do for you.

We would love your help!