With the job front very bleak currently all over the country, finding a job, after being discharged with a clean (ish) bill of health, was very difficult. I think give or take a few days, I applied to 3 or 4 positions a day, and non were successful. I had some success, but the job entailed cold calling, something, I will not do! That annoys me as it is, why would I do it to others. having little experience within customer service sectors certainly didn't do me any favours, as these were the positions that were coming up.
What I did find however, is plenty of volunteer opportunities. Volunteering is something I would advise anyone to consider. If your struggling to find work, giving up your time for a few hours a week, keeps your sense of self worth, which we can all admit to craving. Most schemes are just happy to have your time, aren't strict and you can commit to as much or as little as possible.
With my passion for sport and development, I was incredibly lucky to find Kickz, an opportunity that is quite possibly, perfect for me. I was in contact with the council enquiring about volunteer opportunities, and got in touch with Mike, one of the programme managers with Coaching for Hope, for a reference. He mentioned the Scheme he now works within, Tigers Trust (Hull City) and the partner organisation Kickz.
Kickz is all about giving the youth a healthy and active opportunity on a night, based around sport. They are free sessions aimed at 'Hard to Reach' kids, providing a great alternative to hanging round the street and being tempted by crime or mischief. It also begins to give the youth values ranked highly in sport, gamesmanship and fair play for example. So I began volunteering a couple of weeks ago, giving a couple of hours on a Thursday evening, helping to referee and organise 5 a side games and a bit of fitness.
Another string to my Sport and development Bow!!
In association with Hull City and Tigers Trust.
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