Share Your Job Experience with Young Adults in the Elevate Program (Part II)

Why: Sharing your experience with the next generation of job seekers will help shrink the skills gap that has widened due to education inequity. You can make a significant impact on young professionals who have not had a chance to ask for advice from experienced professionals before.  Your hour or two spent in these workshops could pay dividends in our community for generations to come!

Who: L.A. Works mobilizes volunteers to tackle critical issues in the Los Angeles area. This project is part of L.A. Works' Workforce Development initiative, which strives to support underserved Angelenos who need genuine help and guidance with career and job skills.  We’re here to help young adults who have not yet found guidance regarding their potential, career opportunities, and future.  If you had someone help you with these questions or remember how you found the answers on your own, we could use an hour or more of your time to pass that knowledge on to others!

What to Expect: Each accepted applicant receives training and employment placement leading up to the workshops.  Then, our workshop curriculum and volunteers, like yourself, will give applicants new career skills they can use and apply the next work day at their new job.

• Sign up below for the date or dates that you could help with.
• Complete the video training that you will receive the week of your workshop date.
• Log in to the video conferencing link at the correct date and time and stay for the duration.
• Contribute to the group conversation (on Zoom) while staff facilitates the topic.
• Give timely feedback when asked and work/mentor in small groups using the video conferencing platform.

What's Required:

• The minimum age requirement for volunteers is 24 years of age or older.
• Access to Wi-Fi or Internet. 
• ​You'll need a device with a Self-Facing Camera.  
• Have your own Zoom Account on your phone, tablet, or laptop. If you do not have Zoom, you can sign up for a free Zoom account by clicking here.
• ​Complete the Training Video provided, which includes trauma-informed care responses.
• Because minors are involved, you will be asked to agree to follow training and staff directions. Thank you for understanding these requirements concerning minors and participants.
• Time Commitment:
  • One time only 15-minute Video Training 
  • 2 hr. Zoom Workshop Session on your chosen date(s)

 

This page is specifically recruiting volunteers for Workshops 4, 5, and 6:

WORKSHOP 4: WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION & PUBLIC SPEAKING
Led and supported by staff, you will work with participants on tips and tricks for public speaking and how to utilize communication skills in professional settings.

WORKSHOP 5: NETWORKING & ELEVATOR PITCHES
Led and supported by staff, you will work with participants on in-person networking skills and how to connect with people in their career fields of interest.

WORKSHOP 6: CAREER DAY 
Led and supported by staff, this workshop will need two tiers of volunteers: a small group to serve as panelists who will briefly describe their career paths. Then, there is a larger need for volunteers to aid the panelists in sharing their experiences in greater depth and furthering the discussion in breakout rooms so the participants gain career knowledge. 

**Please note: If you are interested in sitting on this panel, please contact the Workforce Development team at workforcedevelopment@laworks.com at least two weeks before the workshop date after registering.

Use the dropdown menu below to see the dates for Workshops 4, 5, & 6. Go to www.laworks.com/elevate for links to Workshops 7 through 13.  You may sign up for a single workshop or multiple workshops by choosing a date and clicking the SIGN-UP button below.
 

Have Questions or Need Accommodation? Email the Opportunity Coordinator below. 

This opportunity is managed by L.A. Works. 

All volunteers participating in this volunteer opportunity are expected to adhere to the health and safety guidelines outlined here: /www.laworks.com/health-and-safety 

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