fortyplus employment support trust

"For age is opportunity, no less
Than youth itself, though in another dress"

[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]

The 40+ Employment Support Trust offers support to job seekers aged forty and over who live in the Christchurch region of New Zealand. Some of our jobseeking clients are unemployed; others are seeking a complete change of direction. We help by offering both a job vacancy service for jobseekers and a personnel-finding service for employers.

We also offer seminars on different aspects of finding work, and general advice and guidance for the jobseeker.

At any one time we are working with over four hundred jobseekers and potential employers throughout Christchurch. For jobsekeeking clients, our services are free of charge. For employers, for a donation we offer to look for suitable staff from our client database to fill your vacancy.

We will do our utmost to provide satisfaction to jobseekers and employers alike.

We know that our small team of friendly, qualified, experienced and professional staff and volunteers can make a difference for clients and employers alike.

Contact us

• physical address: bottom left of each web page; see map on left
• office hours: 9 am - 4 pm, Monday - Friday
• postal address: PO Box 13026 Christchurch 8141
• email address: see bottom right of each web page (click on icon to start an email to us)
• phone: (03) 377 2141 (leave a voicemail message if office unattended)
• fax: (03) 377 2181

We are a registered Charitable Trust and gratefully acknowledge the help of our many sponsors (see below).

Donation: 40 + relies on donations for its operation and very existence. If you would like to make a donation, either:

• pay a regular amount by automatic payment
• pay a single donation by direct credit
• post us a cheque (The 40+ Employment Support Trust, PO Box 13-026, Christchurch 8141).

Our bank number for the first two options is Westpac 03 0855 049 3752 00. See Contact Us (above) for details about how we can be reached.

Note: Individuals who make donations of more than $5 can claim a tax credit. Companies can claim a deduction for donations paid to the 40+ Employment Support Trust, so long as the deduction available to the company for donations made to all charitable organisations in that income year does exceed its net income before making the deduction.



The 40+ Employment Support Trust:

• is certified under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 (no. CH/1240398)
• is registered with the Charities Commission (charitable status registration number CC26797)
• is a member of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce.

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