ysj involved - health & life sciences
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What? Youth Support Worker Where? Door 84 When? Negotiable and Flexible Working with children and young people, ages 8 - 17. Helping run activities relating to things such as sport and health, amongst others. What? International Development Where? Village-to-Village When? Negotiable Teach English abroad, teach deaf children, work with street children, work on sustainable agriculture project, health care placements, carry out degree-related research. Health and Life Sciences Autumn 20 11TRANSCRIPT
Autumn 2011 Health and Life Sciences
What? Youth Support WorkerWhere? Door 84When? Negotiable and Flexible
Working with children and young people, ages 8 - 17.
Helping run activities relating to things such as sport and health, amongst others.
What? Youth Support WorkerWhere? City of York CouncilWhen? Negotiable
Supporting young people through Network 2.
Mentoring; youth clubs; projects in health, sport and art; supporting excluded children to learn.
What? International DevelopmentWhere? Village-to-VillageWhen? Negotiable
Teach English abroad, teach deaf children, work with street children, work on sustainable agriculture project, health care placements, carry out degree-related research.
YSJinvolved // 2 Autumn 2011
more opportunitiesWhat? MentoringWhere? Haxby & Wiggington Youth & Community AssociationWhen? Monday AM and/or Thursday PM
Working with non-computer literate adults. One-to-one support to develop IT skills.
What? Volunteering With Disabled PeopleWhere? The Children’s SocietyWhen? Negotiable
Supporting and working with disabled young people, ages 13 - 25.
What? Learning Support AssistantWhere? City of York CouncilWhen? Negotiable
Various duties helping students, normally one-to-one in class.
What? Student Ambassador Where? Village-to-VillageWhen? Negotiable
Recruiting volunteers and supporting fundraising.
international festivalfor make a difference day
from 12pm - 5pmin the su cafe
3rd november 2011drinks deals in the bar
spotlightsian daviesSian volunteered on a project called BUGG at BTCV, working on environmental projects alongside people with disabilities. She says she’s learned “how best to communicate with people who may find it difficult to interact appropriately” and that she has “a passion for helping people”.
What? Student ResearcherWhere? York St John Students’ UnionWhen? Flexible, November to March
Tracking how involvement with the SU has helped the careers of alumni.
internal opportunities
What? Language BuddyWhere? York St John UniversityWhen? Negotiable
Working with women whose first language is not English.
Meeting weekly in an informal setting, making friends and helping to improve their English.
What? York Mini Olympics HelperWhere? York St John Students’ UnionWhen? Flexible
Helping student ambassador organise and run the York Mini Olympics event.
YSJinvolved // 3 Autumn 2011
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