Skills List

Skills Document – things that you have experience doing
(Modified from Gibson-Graham Portrait of Gifts)
 
Health, companionship and other ways of helping each other out
  • Caring for elderly people
  • Working with people with mental illnesses
  • Working with people with physical or intellectual disabilities
  • Running errands, shopping or driving someone who needs transportation
  • Listening to or giving support to someone who needs to talk about their problems
  • Helping a person or a family with medical problems
  • Companionship - visiting or calling the “home bound” or the lonely
  • Caring for the sick
  • Taking meals to people who are unwell
  • Health advice
  • Yoga
  • Reflexology
  • Chatting about politics/interesting topics
  • Supporting others in the Timebank. Helping someone with their trades.
  • Babysitting
Getting around
  • Driving a car
  • Driving a bus
  • Driving a commercial truck
  • Driving a bus
  • Backing a trailer/caravan
  • Furniture removal
  • Driving lessons
Mechanical and electrical skills
  • Repairing small appliances (e.g. TV, toaster)
  • Repairing major appliances (e.g. washing machine, refrigerator)
  • Repairing lawnmowers/small engines
  • Mechanic - repairing motor vehicles
  • Other mechanical skills
  • Electrical skills
  • Bike maintenance
Mentoring and advice
  • Advice about using WINZ
  • Election advice
  • Mentoring people in local government
  • Mentoring people applying for jobs
  • CV advice
  • Budgeting and money management
  • Funding applications
  • Other (please specify)
Getting your hands dirty
  • Lawnmowing
  • Gardening
  • Landscape design
  • Garden watering
  • Permaculture
Working with young people
  • Organising games/activities for children or teenagers
  • Involvement with sports teams
  • Reading or storytelling to children
  • Tutoring school subjects
Language and writing
  • ESOL
  • Ability to speak another language (please specify)
  • Ability to understand another language (please specify)
  • Ability to read another language (please specify)
  • Ability to write in another language (please specify)
  • Interpreter
  • Proof-reading/ editing
  • Research and writing
Organisational skills
  • Event organisation
  • Fundraising experience
  • Filing
  • Media skills, e.g. writing press releases
Computer skills
  • Specific programmes you’re familiar with:
  • Word processing
  • Data entry
  • Computer programming
  • Website design and development
  • Emails
  • Social networking
All things food related
  • Baking
  • Cooking
  • Bartending
  • Cake decoration
  • Meal preparation for large groups
  • Washing dishes for large groups
  • Menu planning
  • Clearing/setting tables
  • Operating commercial food preparation equipment
  • Preserving
Administration/ office skills
  • Writing letters
  • Filing or typing
  • Transcribing
  • Translations (specify languages)
  • Making a budget
  • Record-keeping
  • Filling out forms
  • Answering phones and taking messages
  • Writing business reports
  • Bookkeeping or accounting
Arts, crafts, music and design
  • Drawing or painting
  • Sculpture
  • Ceramics and pottery
  • Leatherwork
  • Knitting or crocheting
  • Patchwork, quilting or needlework
  • Teach an instrument (please specify)
  • Creative writing
  • Poster making
  • Graphic design
  • Fashion
  • Sewing/dressmaking/tailoring
  • Jewellery design/making
Construction and maintenance
  • Housepainting
  • Wallpapering
  • Tile work
  • Plastering
  • Concrete
  • Bricklaying
  • Plumbing
  • Insulation
  • Floor covering
  • Cabinet making or furniture making
Household chores
  • General household cleaning
  • Gutter cleaning
  • Washing windows
  • Cleaning carpets
  • Rearranging furniture or equipment
  • Fixing leaky taps
  • Cutting firewood
  • Interior decorating
  • Washing and cleaning cars
Theatre, film and photography
  • Theatre directing/production/props
  • Acting
  • Dancing
  • Singing
  • Play an instrument (please specify)
  • Photography
  • Videoing/ documentary
Pets
  • Pet feeding and walking
  • Grooming
  • Training Assistance
Things that Kids can do
  • Running Errands
  • Lawnmowing
Other
  • Hairdressing
  • Certified swimming instructor
  • Moving furniture/ Assisting with moving house

We can add to this list - please let us know.

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