Romanian Speaking English Tutor Volunteerr - Female Only (Brent)

Hestia

Greater London (On-site)

Unpaid role, expenses paid

Voluntary

Actively Interviewing

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Job description

Are you a fluent Romanian speaker with a passion for helping others? We are seeking dedicated volunteers to assist women in improving their English language skills. Improving someone’s understanding and spoken English language, will allow individuals to communicate and connect with people in their local community, widen their network of friendships and relationships, and provide people opportunity to improve their employability skills. We are looking for a face-to-face volunteer for a minimum of 1 hour per week who is available between hours 11am – 2.30pm Monday-Friday!

What you will be doing

To support individuals who are not confident with spoken English to develop their reading, writing and conversational skills through one-to-one sessions.
Agree a mutual agreeable time and frequency that works for both parties
Engage in conversation, allowing the person to feel supported and comfortable to practice speaking English Preparing and delivering sessions independently including setting work and assessing
To keep records of conversations and update the support worker on progress of sessions.
Support with preparing for the “Live in the UK Citizenship Test”

The skills you need

Good communication skills
Ability to provide a supportive and inclusive atmosphere
Fluent in Romanian and English

What's in it for you

Supporting You - You will have a dedicated volunteer supervisor to support you in your role; Quarterly volunteer forums with the central Volunteering team and volunteers across Hestia; References for job applications.
Developing You - You will gain knowledge and insight into issues that impact Domestic Abuse, Modern Slavery and Mental Health; You will have access to our extensive Learning and Development Programme; 40% of our departed volunteers secured a paid role at Hestia last year!
Valuing You - Valuing You - We hold annual Volunteer Awards, outings, celebration, and social events for our volunteers to get together and have some fun; We reimburse travel expenses and up to £5 for lunch for your volunteering.