| REACH recruits people who have time to offer, whether they are retired,
still working, between jobs or taking a career break. A team of "matchers"
ensures that the jobs on offer are suited to the talents and experience of the volunteers.
The match doesn’t have to be a follow-on of professional skills.
Over 10000 placements have been made since REACH was launched twenty years ago. The
job-matching covers a wide range of services and professions - training, counselling,
welfare, children, disability, health, the arts, emergency services and others. The
volunteers' backgrounds include such areas as accountancy, financial services, marketing,
PR, engineering, law, medicine, teaching, journalism, sales, social work and even airline
pilots.
"Reach believe that It is a simple fact that most over fifties have abundant energy
and enthusiasm which, combined with their qualifications, skills and life experience,
makes them a huge asset to any voluntary organisation."
"Volunteers can choose the work pattern which suits their lifestyle, keep their
career skills alive and enjoy being part of a working team doing something worthwhile. In
voluntary work people are interested in what you can do - not how old you are."
Read our regular reports from the Reach
files which provide examples of how Reach has placed people and the enjoyment they are
getting from it.
 Interested in opportunities in Consultancy or Interim Management? Then take a
look at the 50plus organisation who act as an
enabler for the mature workforce and particularly the 50 plus age group, to provide
services to businesses and the community
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Pre-retirement training
If you are about to retire, or just retired, take a look at our pre-retirement training section, or if
you are over 50 and looking for permanent positions
then take a look at our Permanent Recruitment
section.
Government 50 plus resources
There are a number of useful Government sources of job and pensions information for the
50 plus age group including both paid and voluntary work - take a look at our UK Government 50 plus resources
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