Silver Tech Assistant - Dunedin/Mosgiel

This role is a fantastic role to support seniors in our community to increase their digital literacy.

You will be empathetic and patient and able to work with seniors on their smartphones to have basic IT knowledge. The assistant role would be to support the tutor facilitating the course which is four weekly, 2 hour sessions per course.

There is also an opportunity to assist people on a one-on-one basis at our Silver Tech drop-in sessions with further dates to be confirmed.

Role is located in Dunedin, South Dunedin and Mosgiel.
Silver Tech classes are limited to 8 people. Drop-in is one-on-one.

Requirements

Potential volunteers should have the following:

• Reasonable IT knowledge
• Able to communicate knowledge to others effectively
• Friendly, good sense of humour and able to relate to seniors
• Excellent patience and ability to adjust your teaching style and subject matter to suit the audience

A Police background check is required for this role.

Time commitment

Commit to deliver the four sessions at two hours each over a four week period.

This is a pilot project so long-term commitments are welcome.

Getting started

The first step is to express your interest by filling out the form below. We will then put you in touch directly with the organisation for more information on the role and how to proceed.

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