SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY
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FOCUS |
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| IRD file Number | 91/5178 | ||
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Volunteer role |
Social Media Management Volunteer / Video Content Editor and Director |
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Skill(s) required |
Communications and marketing Digital Editing
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Description of work |
Social Media Management - Our social medial objectives are to expand our reach and raise awareness of our work within the English-speaking community by sharing informational articles, posting events and sharing videos, comments and images from our events and guest speakers.
Video Content Editor and Director - Our advisors and monthly volunteer speakers share a wealth of knowledge and practical tips with the FOCUS community. We would like to further expand their reach and impact by creating video event highlights and interviews to share with the wider community.
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Length of service / commitment required |
6 months |
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Amount of time required per month |
8-10 hours |
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Location of volunteer work |
May work remotely / from home with occasional in-office work |
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NGO office location |
We do not have a fixed office space; meetings with the FOCUS team take place at One Island South and our monthly events are typically held in Central |
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NGO mission and description of organization’s work |
The FOCUS mission is to improve the education of children who are challenged by Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) by providing accurate evidencebased information and support for parents and professionals in education and healthcare and by promoting public understanding of how learning differences impact youth both emotionally and academically. FOCUS seeks to create a welcoming community of parents and professionals who share the experience of supporting children with mainstream learning differences such as ADHD and dyslexia. Our goal is to help bring academic and life success to children and young adults with AD/HD or SpLD by raising awareness amongst parents and educators of what it means to have a mind that learns differently. |
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| Impact of skills-based volunteer support on NGO and mission |
Our mission is to bring accurate, evidence-based information to the parent and professional community and to raise awareness and understanding of the impact of mainstream learning differences such as ADHD and dyslexia on students’ academic and emotional lives. About 15% of all students have mainstream learning differences – that’s two to four students in every class – many will struggle and never be diagnosed or supported. By enhancing our social media capabilities and enabling us to share quality video highlights of our educational sessions, FOCUS will be able to reach a wider audience with needed evidence-based information and to combat the stigma of having a mind that learns differently. |
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| Language requirement | Ability to communicate clearly in English with FOCUS team members, in social media communications and/or other forms of text. | ||
| Key contact person for service |
FOCUS Administrator (Phone: 9018 3826) |
Email: kirin.cheung@focus.org.hk |
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| Start date for position | ASAP | ||
| End date for position | We would like a commitment of at least six months but hopefully it will work out to longer relationship! | ||
| Remarks or special requirements | If you have an interest in education and/or mental health or someone in your life has struggled with mainstream learning differences this would be a rewarding opportunity. We’re a small team of volunteers who are all passionate about improving the outcomes for these students (and we often to bring cookies to our meetings!) | ||
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Possibility for future paid position |
No | ||
Interested candidates please submit your CV directly to the key contact named above. Any candidate screening, interview and selection process will be conducted by the NGO.
