Got another job!

A question about : Got another job!

Having retired in 2004, living in Spain for eight years not working and then returning to the UK and becoming a professional Home/Petsitter at the age of 62 in 2012, I now have a second job . This one is voluntary.

I'm going to be working for a Christians Against Poverty Job Club, run by our church. I'm going to be a Jobclub Coach, helping people to access the internet, help with literacy and numeracy if required and help into jobs or education or training.

I have yet to be formally approved, but don't think this will be a problem and then I have to have two day's training at CAP's Headquarters in Bradford.

I'm nervous but looking forward to it and hope I can be a positive force in peoples' lives as well as indirectly helping my impoverished city in its regeneration.

I will keep you posted if people are interested!

https://capuk.org/get-involved/your-.../cap-job-clubs

Best answers:

• Good for you, this is something really needed.
• Well done - CAP do an excellent job
• Congratulations. One of our students from church spent a year working with CAP, and we run the CAP money course locally too. Brilliant people.
• Thanks Savvy Sue. Our church has the debt counselling service (we were centre of the year last year!). the CAP money course and the Job Club is starting in April .
  https://lifespringministries.co.uk/ministries/cap
• Although not a Christian, I fully applaud churches offering practical help like this to people - it's desperately needed in these complicated times.
• Bringing a little ray of sunshine from Spain to your city.
• Nice one! I'm sure you'll be a blessing to all in your new post.
• I have a formal interview by telephone on Friday. Wish me well!
• I hope your telephone interview went well?
• I got the job The interview was very challenging but they were very happy with me on most things.
  Thanks for your interest.
• Good news SDW. I'm sure you'll be an asset.
• Just an update.
  Myself, the Job Club Manager and another Coach went for our formal training in March in Bradford. It was two days of very intensive trainingm, there was a lot to take in, but very, very useful. There have been another two Coaches approved for our church who were not able to make the training, they will be 'helpers' until they undertake the training in June. We also have other helpers and people to do the refreshments and one couple who are giving financial support specifically to the Job Club. (Other funds come from the church and our manager has secured funding from an outside organisation).
  The manager and I went to Hereford yesterday to see a CAP Job Club at work. Very, very helpful, although I will never be able to deilver from the front in the inspired way the Hereford Coach did (but he was an ex-teacher ). However, I'm confident that I can do it adequately. It's only a small part of the Job Club anyway, much of it is one-to-one help.
  Next week we are going to our local Jobcentre to sit in on some interviews with clients who are signing on again after being on the Work Programme (I've a feeling many of our clients will be long-term unemployed). Again, this should be enlightening, informative and interesting, and the Jobcentre hopefully will refer people to us.
  Finally, we already have a few clients for when the Club starts on May 1st (I'm sure others will be along too).
  I'm now off to source a lockable cupboard to keep our laptops in.
  Will keep updating as it is good for me to write it all down.
• I am sure you will be great at the job. Good Luck
• good luck 7DW sounds like something that you will both be good at and enjoy
• The Job Club was officially 'launched' at church this morning. A representative of CAP came to give a talk and those of us involved in it (Manager, Coaches, helpers, some participants and the people who specifically pray for the Job Club) were brought out to the front and prayed for. A special collection was taken up (as well as the usual collection). This was because we need to have as 'float' of money in case anyone needs i.e. a bicycle to enable them to get to work, a shirt for an interview, a return bus ticket to enable them to attend an interview etc.
  People have also been asked to donate any old memory sticks they might have so that each participant can have their own when they come to the Club. We have a budget for laptops and another church member is attending to this for us.
  The local Food Bank donated us a metal stationery cupboard as they had been given several.
  The Manager and myself talked to several people afterwards who wanted to be either volunteers or participants.
  The Club starts officially on June 1st with two 'drop-in' days and then one day a week for eight weeks.
  CAP's aim is to have a Debt centre, money management course and Job Club in every parish. Our church now runs all three.
  https://capuk.org/about-us/the-cap-story