Job Centre Plus
Job Centre Plus offers access to information and advice on benefits and looking for work. All job vacancies are shown on the website and there is practical support for those applying for jobs, including help in writing a CV.
Call 0845 606 0234 or see the website.
Job opportunities
Hampshire Jobs website gives a list of job vacancies across 12 district, county and borough councils in Hampshire.
Skills and learning advice
The Skills Funding Agency gives:
- advice on how to get back into work
- information on local learning opportunities
Volunteering
Volunteering can help you to develop new skills, gain experience and provide training opportunities. It can help you to give something back to your community, make new friends and enjoy yourself. Your help, skill, company, patience, friendliness and your time can make all the difference to someone.
Basingstoke Voluntary Services is the professional help and advice centre for voluntary and community organisations. Merlin is the service’s searchable directory of the services provided by the voluntary and community sector in Basingstoke and Deane. Call Basingstoke Voluntary Services on 01256 423816 or email bvs@voluntaryservices.com
The Volunteer Centre has a database of several hundred volunteering opportunities with charitable and voluntary/volunteer-engaging organisations in Basingstoke and Deane. Find out more at do-it.org.uk or call the BVS Volunteer Centre 01256 423850 or email the Volunteer Centre Coordinator sarah.robinson@voluntaryservices.com
E.volve provides an online directory of voluntary and community organisations in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The directory also includes organisations providing support from neighbouring areas.
