Interesting about this job
- You will gain leadership experience and contribute directly and concretely to activities.
- You will contribute to better knowledge about adult autism, from the perspective of people with autism themselves.
- You will be part of a team of more than 45 autistic adults. You will get to know new people with autism. Our working methods are geared to autistic characteristics.
- You will be clearly told what is expected from you. We work with written job descriptions and guidelines.
- You can do this volunteer work from home, from anywhere in the Netherlands. All contact is via email, WhatsApp and Zoom.
Job tasks and duties
On our blog website Autism is multifaceted is a blog by someone with autism appears every week. With 15 different bloggers participating, we show the versatility of autism. There is an editor who reviews the blogs and puts them on the website, which you do not have to do. However, you will be responsible for further coördination.
- You communicate with the bloggers about when they can submit a blog.
- You create a schedule of blogs that have been committed and assign them to an editorial board member.
- You participate monthly in the coördinator consultation via Zoom (1 hour).
- When a response to a blog comes in, you log into the website and assess whether it is not spam.
- You keep in touch with the editors and meet with them via Zoom a few times a year.
- You compile blogs on the same topic into a pdf file twice a year.
- You organise an online meeting for all bloggers twice a year via Zoom.
- You conduct intake meetings with new bloggers several times a year.
Job skills and qualities
- You can work independently, without anyone reminding you what to do.
- You can communicate well verbally and in writing about the work.
- You want to learn to lead in a voluntary context or already have experience in this.
Because we are an organisation for and by autistic adults, we do not accept volunteers who are under 18 or who are not autistic themselves. This allows us to guarantee volunteer experience placements for autistic adults and keeps our activities based on our own experience of having autism as an adult.
Extra information
Are you interested? Then contact our director, Frederik Boven. He will contact you within 24 hours (excluding holidays). He will then make an appointment for an interview via Zoom. This interview takes about 35-40 minutes. If you like, someone you know can be present during the interview. If you want, you can get the questions in advance. This interview serves to get to know you and see if the position suits you. We will also give you more information about the position and our organisation.
Job information
| Job type | Volunteer Work, Thuiswerk mogelijk |
|---|---|
| Services | WA insurance, volunteer contract, Certificate of Good Conduct is required |
| Duration | indefinite |
| Hours per week | at least 3 hours, max 6 hours |
| Work hours of your own choosing? | Yes |
| Location | Online from home |
Organisation address and information
Autisme Digitaal
Hertenlaan 29
9751 GB Haren Gn
Website: https://www.autismedigitaal.nl/