Social workers and fundraisers wanted

Description

EACO is seeking volunteers with social work experience to assist in a range of activities that we undertake. Each volunteer is free to sample any of the following programme activities depending on each volunteer's skills and flexibility.The work you undertake will depend on your specific experience but may include:

• HIV care and counseling.
• An education and awareness schemes to increase knowledge about HIV/AIDS in educational institutions and in the wider community.
• Human awareness and sensitization.
• The caring and support of orphans using sponsorship schemes.
• An empowerment programme for widows who are victims of the disease to assist them to earn some income.
• Water and sanitation programmes.
• Delivering support, materials and writing reports on EACO project progress.
• Teaching at schools and co-coordinating peer education projects. This is a challenging but amazing program for volunteers with experience organizing children, such as camp counselors, day care workers, and people who love children. Bring your games, songs, and enthusiasm to the village!
• The provision of home based care for victims of Poverty and HIV/STDS.
• Youth / Childcare support and empowerment programme.
• Delivering training to staff and volunteers on relevant issues.
• Assisting with administration and writing grant prosposals.

For volunteers with the appropriate experience we can organize workshops for both the clients and the volunteers so if you have skills you would like to share with the clients, this is welcomed.

Qualifications

EACO particularly welcomes skilled social work professionals that can help the organization to improve and develop.

Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills as well as interpersonal skills.
• Computer literacy and database familiarity required.
• The ideal candidate writes persuasive, clear, concise proposals and has experience writing proposals.
• A disciplined self-starter who pays attention to detail, regularly sets and achieves work goals, has the ability to work independently and calmly.
• Ability to work well in a small team environment is essential.