Teaching Volunteer Roles
Join the team at Newcastle Rugby Foundation with some exciting trustee and committee opportunities now available for enthusiastic individuals.
Are you ready to be part of a team that’s making a real difference in our community?
Newcastle Rugby Foundation are offering two unique volunteer roles where your passion and expertise can help drive positive change. Whether you’re interested in guiding the charity’s strategic direction as a trustee or lending your marketing skills to support our mission through our marketing and commercial committee, we have a place for you.
Who are Newcastle Rugby Foundation?
Newcastle Rugby Foundation is the official charitable arm of Newcastle Falcons and Newcastle Thunder rugby teams. Our purpose is to make rugby the positive difference that changes lives for good.
Roles Available:
1. Trustee position (specialising in Education, health, or social inclusion): As a trustee, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the direction of our charity, influencing regional and national policy, and contributing to our mission of using rugby as a force for positive change. No trustee experience or formal qualifications are necessary; we provide training and support for the right individual who shares our values and vision.
2. Marketing and commercial committee member: As a member of the marketing and commercial committee, you will work closely with the committee chair, supporting the development and execution of our marketing strategy. This voluntary role is not a trustee position but offers a valuable opportunity to contribute your skills and expertise to a worthy cause.
What Newcastle Rugby Foundation Offers:
- A chance to make a tangible difference in our community.
- Training and support provided for both roles.
- Opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals and grow both personally and professionally.
How do I apply?
A full job description for both roles, as well as how to apply can be found in the Trustee and Committee Recruitment Pack.
Applications close on Wednesday May 15.
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UK Reads is looking for passionate individuals to join our team as Volunteer Literacy Workshop Facilitators. As a Workshop Facilitator, you'll have the rewarding role of delivering engaging literacy workshops to children and young people in schools, primarily focusing on the East London area.
About us:
Established in 2013, the United Kingdom and Europe World Literacy Foundation have been dedicated to building strong communities through literacy and education. In 2018, UK Reads was introduced to provide literacy support through distributing books and resources nationwide while delivering author-led workshops to children to inspire the next generation of readers who lacked resources and opportunities to develop and excel. Additionally, UK Reads works to facilitate a global pen pal project, inspiring young writers and offering them a platform to connect, fostering cultural awareness and enhancing writing skills.
About the Project:
UK Reads: Literacy Impact East London specifically focus on children and young people aged 11-18 years. The project is designed to reach young people from diverse, low-income backgrounds and ethnic minorities. We have observed that approximately 85% of our beneficiaries come from low-income families, 10% of our users are students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), reflecting the diverse range of learners we aim to support. Additionally, 45% of our beneficiaries come from Black minority communities, highlighting the importance of promoting inclusivity and addressing potential disparities in literacy outcomes.
We acknowledge that low literacy rates often vary through boroughs and are committed to reaching the most underserved, underrepresented, and marginalised young people across East London. We collaborate with schools and community organisations to implement a tailored intervention that addresses the specific needs of each group, offering a diverse range of services to expedite the development of foundational literacy skills.
Responsibilities:
Support in delivering literacy workshops to children and young people in schools, creating a safe, collaborative, and enjoyable learning environment.
Offer encouragement and motivation to participants to enhance their literacy skills and confidence.
Assist in setting up activities and managing logistics to ensure smooth workshop days.
Implement workshop activities safely and professionally.
Reflect on workshop practices with school staff to identify areas for growth and improvement.
Requirements:
Individuals from educational backgrounds, teaching, youth support roles, and tutoring may find this role particularly compelling.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and motivate participants.
Genuine passion for supporting disadvantages children and young people.
Valid DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance or willingness to undergo checks.
If you're passionate about literacy education and making a positive impact in the lives of children and young people, we encourage you to apply for this exciting volunteer opportunity.
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Make a lasting impact! - MENTORS NEEDED!
Calling all undergraduates, postgraduates, corporates/ professionals, and anyone eager to inspire young people!
Become a mentor and make a lasting impact on young people in Hackney aged 9-18 years. We are looking for individuals ready to inspire, guide, and empower our youth. Join us in shaping bright futures!
What is the Best You Can Be Mentoring Programme?
The Best You can Be Mentoring Programme is a community-led initiative supported by the Mercers fund. It aims to engage young boys and girls from the ages 9-18 years of ethnic minority backgrounds living in or attending a school in Hackney, in a 12- month mentoring relationship.
The programme focuses on three key areas:
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Improving school engagement
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Educational attainment
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Supporting young people in building future plans
Activities might include helping with homework, helping students with reading, writing, maths and science, life skills, understanding the working world and sharing skills and experiences, playing a board game, financial literacy support, CV writing, writing an article for the mentoring magazine and group trips to places of interest.
Note: Mentors must be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check and a comprehensive mentoring and safeguarding training programme before being matched with a student. The ACS will cover the cost of the DBS check and provide training.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We’re looking for Volunteers aged 16+ who live in and around Haringey to join our crew!
As a Volunteer Crewmate, you’ll come along to our teacher-led afterschool sessions to help children aged 9 to 13 develop their reading and writing skills. By championing their work and celebrating everything they do, you will help them, one-to-one and in small groups, to become published authors!
We’re looking for people who are positive about social change and love literacy. No experience working with children or young people is necessary as full training is provided.
Sessions run during term time Mon-Fri, 3:45-6:45pm.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About CARAS:
Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (CARAS) is a charity that supports refugees and people seeking asylum who live in south London, helping them to play their full part in the community. We offer a range of individual and group support to improve the holistic wellbeing of people who have a background of forced migration, providing them with tools to build lives filled with value, meaning and purpose in the UK. Our activities for adults currently include: ESOL classes (English for Speakers of Other Languages), a creative writing workshop, drama group, yoga and gardening project.
About the CARAS ESOL Team:
COVID has posed unprecedented challenges to refugees and people seeking asylum in London. Many of those we meet have arrived alone in the UK and have been living in contingency accommodation for many months. Our ESOL team offer English language classes to adults at a wide range of levels. This provides vital skills, opportunities and social contact and is crucial for enabling people to attend college and access other services in the future.
About the Role:
CARAS is looking for volunteer ESOL Teaching Assistants to support our online Zoom classes on Tuesday mornings:
Entry 1 class: 10 to 11.30am
Entry 2 class: 11.30am to 1pm (plus a 15-minute debrief)
You are welcome to apply to volunteer in one or both classes. Please note that ESOL classes do not run during school holidays, and we follow Wandsworth Council term dates.
As a volunteer ESOL Teaching Assistant your role is flexible and varied. It will involve supporting the Adult ESOL Teacher in the delivery of online Zoom classes, as well as providing learners with one-to-one or small-group support.
Volunteer tasks and responsibilities:
Providing learners with one-to-one or small group support within ESOL classes;
Helping learners build confidence in digital literacy;
Attending and contributing to volunteer debriefs after each session;
Helping create “learner portraits” to understand their strengths and areas of interest;
Making use of any community languages you may know to help students during the class;
Working collaboratively as a team and helping to shape the project;
Supporting people to develop their knowledge and skills, encouraging and inspiring participants to reach their full potential;
Assisting participants to recognise and celebrate their achievements;
Following CARAS’ confidentiality, safeguarding, health & safety, equal opportunities, data management, online communications and all other policies as relevant.
Requirements:
Essential:
To be 18 years or older;
An interest in education and English language teaching;
To be non-judgemental and able to engage with people from diverse cultural backgrounds;
To be reliable and punctual;
Excellent communication skills, especially with people with varying levels of English;
The ability to volunteer on Tuesday mornings during Wandsworth term time for a minimum of three months;
Currently resident in the UK;
Able to provide five years’ worth of addresses, and willing to undergo a DBS check;
Able to attend compulsory volunteer induction training (online) general and safeguarding prior to start of role
Desirable:
Knowledge of community languages, such as (including Arabic, Tigrinya, Amharic, Pashto, Dari, Farsi, Kurdish, Somali and Spanish).
Through volunteering with us you will:
Meet new members of your local community;
Learn about different cultures;
Learn about issues relating to refugees and people seeking asylum;
Work as part of a friendly, welcoming team;
Develop your skills and competencies;
Be able to access relevant training, including ESOL safeguarding training;
Gain experience in teaching and interpreting.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Make a difference – become an Academy Governor
You don’t have to be a parent or member of staff to be an academy governor – applications are appreciated from all with an interest in the local community. Academy governors come from all walks of life and specialist knowledge is not always needed. What IS essential is a desire to get involved in children’s education and make a difference to their lives.
We welcome applications from those with educational, health & safety and safeguarding experience, but academy governors are all volunteers and training and support is provided. The University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust partners new governors with a ‘buddy’ – a trusted and more experienced colleague on the governing body – who initially acts as their mentor. Briefing information and assistance is also available through newsletters, websites and helplines provided by the local authority and the Department for Education.
If you would like to apply to be a governor, please contact us by email for an Expression of Interest form. Many thanks for your interest.
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This project is an affordable school for the children of the town whose parents belong to the working class. Children have access to languague education.
Volunteer's Tasks
The volunteers use their knowledge of English to help the students in group classes. The presence of native speakers evidently is very helpful to the children’s learning of the language.
Your role in the school will be proportionate to your level of Spanish and the amount of time you can volunteer for. Consequently, this program is ideal for undergraduate students of modern languages on a year abroad, particularly those interested in teaching. If your Spanish and/or time is limited, you will be able to assist classes.
Why is this project important for the community?
Although there are no professional teachers, the volunteer teachers provide a rich and cultured education. Other English schools are between three to five times more expensive than this one, therefore, parents living in nearby neighborhoods are not able to send all of their children to study English. This is why the school is important for the community; it allows all the children to have the same opportunities and access to education, and it is also a way to fight for social justice. There is a lack of infrastructure, such as running water and paved roads in this particular neighbourhood and it is also known to be “left aside” because the state does not intervene. However, the school helps the families and also the young people of the town, because it also provides a first-job opportunity to students that are more advanced. This allows students to have a disposable income with which they can travel; an almost foreign opportunity to most.
Local Coordination
Silvia, the owner and director of the school, is also the coordinator for Voluntario Global there. She has made this a place of recreation, where the children come in the late afternoon, after going to school, to study English while taking a cup of tea in a relaxed and family atmosphere.
What can you learn as a volunteer?
Learning is a two-way street because the volunteer also learns through this experience. Their official duties are to assist the teenaged teachers, help them with pronunciation or grammatical rules, correct homework, read and explain to the children the basic elements of the language. Moreover, they can also help the oldest students get ready for international exams. This work allows the volunteer to exchange with people from different cultures, mainly thanks to the mix between communities from various countries of Latin America. Furthermore, teaching is the perfect exercise to learn how to speak to an audience and to get its attention. The volunteer learns to communicate with the youngest children who don't speak English correctly, and is able to learn how to adapt quickly and use other means of communication. Above all, the volunteer is able to create relationships with their students that will go beyond the classroom.
How does your work impact on the community?
Not only does this school offer the families a chance to further their education, it also provides a center for community. It is a place of exchange and hope, based on the idea that the children are able to study and to have a good future, because their parents were not awarded with the same opportunities even if the schools and the best universities are free. Students are able to connect more intimately with the volunteers and share their cultural differences, their accents, theirs travels and more. The volunteers also symbolize hope for the students that admire them because they are role models. They make the students believe in a brighter future and instil in them the motivation and aspiration to achieve their goals, no matter how big and regardless of their current socioeconomic status.
Schedule
The school is open from March to mid-December and works Monday through Friday, 4.30 to 7.30pm. It welcomes between 80 and 90 students of all levels and ages, for two-hour lessons. They also teach on Saturday morning to adult students, but the volunteer will be able to choose if to attend on the weekends or not.
Fee includes (600 USD):
- Pre departure information.
- In country coordination.
- Tutoring, constant communication and guidance with your coordinator and Exchange Volunteer Meetings.
- Volunteer Certificate and Performance Evaluation
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Why is this project important for the community?
This project is important because the institute is located in a working-class neighbourhood where learning English can be useful since the majority of the locals would never have the opportunity to speak English or meeting native speakers in their area. The hardest thing is being able to keep up with modern and technological demands and also keeping the students interest in learning the language and getting to know different cultures.
Volunteer's Tasks
Volunteers are expected to assist teachers in class. The presence of native speakers evidently is very helpful to the children’s learning of the language, but anyone with knowledge of English and enthusiasm to get to know another part of Buenos Aires is welcome. When they reach the last level, namely 6th year, they are expected to have reached an upper-intermediate or advanced level of the language and to sit an international exam called Cambridge First Certificate.
Local Coordination
This English Institute opened in 2000 offering courses of English for children and teenagers in particular, and eventually for adults. It is located in Ciudadela, a small middle class town just outside the city of Buenos Aires. You can take either the bus or train to get there, which will take approximately 1 hour. On your first day, you will have an informal chat with the director, Laura, where she will explain how the school runs and tell you in which classes you can help.
What can you learn as a volunteer?
You will have the chance to know another part of Buenos Aires, commuted with the locals, and amplify your perspective immersing on the day to day of a working class neighbourhood. Assisting the english classes at this institute gives volunteers the opportunity to learn about different aspects of the argentinian culture and deepen cultural exchange in an educational environment .
How does your work impact on the community?
This school amplify the chances to further their education, and provides students the opportunity to forge a brighter professional future. Students are also able to bond with the volunteers through their cultural differences, their accents, theirs travels and more.
Schedule
Courses are delivered from Monday to Thursday in the afternoon. Students attend the classes previously coordinated with the director, and depending on the course, classes last 60, 75 or 90 minutes
Fee includes (600 USD):
- Pre departure information.
- In country coordination.
- Tutoring, constant communication and guidance with your coordinator and Exchange Volunteer Meetings.
- Volunteer Certificate and Performance Evaluation
ESU invites a visionary leader to join our education committee to help shape the future of oracy education globally whilst supporting the creation and development of new ventures and a new 5-year strategy.
Applications close on: Monday 29th April 2024
Location: Dartmouth House, 37 Charles St, London W1J 5ED
About The English-Speaking Union (ESU)
The English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth is a membership organisation with a charitable purpose. It was founded by the journalist Sir Evelyn Wrench in 1918 and is governed by a Royal Charter, granted by Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1957. The Princess Royal is the President.
The ESU is best known for its extensive work in supporting children and young people to develop speaking and listening (oracy) skills through primary education programmes, public speaking competitions and debate.
The ESU is an international organisation with a network of 54 national ESUs, each operating independently and according to its own jurisdiction. The ESU provides secretariat to the International Council.
The international headquarters of the ESU are at Dartmouth House, one of the most notable properties in Mayfair.
It is Grade II Listed and is scheduled as a building of national importance. The venue is operated under licence by Graysons, who run weddings, private events, corporate activities and service our members.
The ESU also operates a private members’ club at Dartmouth House, where members establish new friendships and networks through its varied events programme.
We plan to refurbish our Grade II listed building in the heart of Mayfair whilst retaining our heritage and maximising our opportunities.
We plan to develop our volunteering strategy and grow our network of volunteers nationally and from within our existing membership and new audiences.
Alongside planning to establish our fundraising capability to grow, diversify and enhance our education and membership offers and establishing our new fundraising strategy.
ESU is not just an organisation; it’s a lifelong community. Our vibrant domestic and international membership network is the cornerstone of our charitable work, fostering connections that last a lifetime.
About the role
We have just appointed several new Trustees to our board and are looking to appoint a new Co-opted Advisor who can offer us support, guidance, challenge, and strategic advice through our education committee.
You will join us as we embark on new ventures to develop our site and offer, diversify our income streams, grow our volunteering and ultimately create our next 5-year strategy.
The co-opted advisor will have a one-year term.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for an advisor with experience preferably at senior leadership level in secondary education, however, we are open to people with experience in primary and further education.
Please click 'Apply via website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the candidate profile and register your interest to apply.
Applications for this role close on Monday 29th April 2024
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Volunteer Maths teachers
We are currently recruiting experienced volunteer Maths teachers or tutors to support young people with their learning. On Thursdays we provide Maths classes from beginner to GCSE level at our weekly education drop-in.
We are specifically looking for support with the following levels:
- Beginners
- GCSE
Volunteers must be available on Thursday evening (5-7pm) in central Leicester.
Teaching/tutoring volunteers may be involved in:
- Working one-to-one or in small groups with young people
- Planning a learning session to reinforce skills taught at college
- Developing and maintaining After18’s learning resources
- Recording and evaluating progress
Teaching/tutoring person specifications:
- Previous teaching experience essential
- Awareness of, or willingness to familiarise with, exam syllabus and exam requirements
- Spoken and written fluency in English
- Compassion and sensitivity to asylum-seeking young people
- Ability to work within After18’s policies and procedures
- Able to commit for the academic year
- Commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of the children and young people they come into contact with
After18 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. All staff and volunteers are required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check before joining us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are currently recruiting experienced volunteer science teachers or tutors to support young people with their learning in Leicester. On Wednesday and Thursday at our weekly education drop-in we provide homework support for students studying science at various levels at local schools/college.
Volunteers must be available on a Wednesday or Thursday evening (5-7pm) in central Leicester.
Teaching/tutoring volunteers may be involved in:
- Working one-to-one or in small groups with young people
- Planning a learning session to reinforce skills taught at college
- Developing and maintaining After18’s learning resources
- Recording and evaluating progress
Teaching/tutoring person specifications:
- Previous teaching experience essential
- Awareness of, or willingness to familiarise with, exam syllabus and exam requirements
- Spoken and written fluency in English
- Compassion and sensitivity to asylum-seeking young people
- Ability to work within After18’s policies and procedures
- Able to commit for the academic year
- Commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of the children and young people they come into contact with
After18 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. All staff and volunteers are required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check before joining us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Target Audience
Calling all advertising firms, graduate forums, business marketing schools, and graphic design students! IHF believes in a "pass it on" philosophy, where education is a shared gift for all. Our mission is not only to educate the poor but also to educate the world about poverty. Join us in striving for a world where leaders and citizens are truly knowledgeable about the challenges faced by the world's poor.
Our Philosophy
Those who have received a free education at IHF pass it on by teaching, interacting, and learning. With just a few hours a week, our volunteers, children, and sponsors are changing the world. IHF is a non-religious, non-political, non-profit organization dedicated to equal opportunity and preserving the rich cultures, traditions, and beliefs of marginalized communities.
Opportunity for Local Volunteers
IHF is currently seeking Local Volunteers for our International Fundraising Team. This position provides global training and connections from our center, allowing you to contribute at your own convenience. Join our diverse community and form teams essential to our Children’s Homes and Community Centers.
What You'll Gain
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Broaden your understanding of international non-profit fundraising.
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Boost your CV with hands-on experience in public relations, advertising, business marketing, and graphic design.
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Make a difference in the lives of those in need while gaining valuable skills.
How to Apply
Visit our website to apply and share your CV. Expect our team to reach out to you within 24 hours.
Contact Us
For any inquiries, connect with our Volunteer Team
Join IHF - Where Local Efforts Create a Global Impact!
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Overview
Elevate your impact by joining the International Humanity Foundation (IHF), a distinguished 501(c)(3) International Non-profit, on a mission since 2001. We are actively seeking accomplished Graphic Design Firms and Individual At-Home Volunteers to join our dynamic Graphic Design Team. For over two decades, IHF has relentlessly pursued its mission to educate marginalized children, nurture communities, and enlighten global citizens about the realities of marginalized communities. Your creative prowess can make a significant difference in our global initiatives!
Our Commitment to Transparency
At IHF, we stand on the pillars of absolute transparency and unwavering dedication from hundreds of unpaid volunteers worldwide. Embrace a unique opportunity to leverage your creative skills and visual communication expertise to give voice to the voiceless.
️ Volunteer Responsibilities
As an At-Home Graphic Designer, you'll collaborate directly with the Director of Fundraising and Marketing. Your responsibilities include:
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Elevating visual content for social media platforms and website design in collaboration with the Media Team.
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Crafting impactful materials for the Fundraising Team, from eye-catching posters to compelling infographics.
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Pioneering original campaign materials for volunteer recruitment.
What We Offer
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IHF provides comprehensive support and background information for your success in this position.
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Gain practical experience with an international organization, contributing to global marketing efforts.
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Join a distinguished network of IHF volunteers, augmenting your graphics CV while making a tangible difference in children's lives.
Eligibility Criteria
We seek individuals committed to dedicating a minimum of 2-4 hours per month, with a fervor for visual communication and inventive thinking. Ideal candidates possess:
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Proficiency with Canvas, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator (preferred).
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Strong English language skills (spoken and written).
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Proficiency in Google Suite applications (beneficial).
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Empathy for the challenges faced by impoverished children and their communities.
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Dedication to upholding our Core Values.
How to Apply
Submit your application and be a catalyst for positive change!
Benefits to join IHF's esteemed Graphic Design Team.
Join IHF - Where Your Creativity Fuels Transformative Change!
Seize this opportunity to showcase your talents on a global stage, creating a world where every child's happiness shapes a brighter tomorrow. Apply now and become the visual voice for those who need it most!
During the last few years we have been working with international volunteers from all over the world developing activities and projects aimed at the organization and empowerment of groups of Andean migrant women in areas and populations in extreme poverty, in the Peruvian Andes.
We focus on aspects such as gender equality, gender issues and sociocultural exclusion of internal immigrants, domestic violence, sexuality, reproductive and preventive health, nutrition and other topics related to these.
Our way of working is quite direct, developing our work face to face in the same place and setting of social and cultural reality, with a well-coordinated teamwork between the organization, the volunteers and the communities, enabling a greater and better impact. . positive in the lives of these people
**we offer:
- Option for accommodation in a private room in the organization's home.
- Healthy basic food and exchange of national or international dishes, local food options upon request.
- Basic work materials.
- improve your level of Spanish with practical courses from basic Spanish to advanced Spanish
- Personalized advice and tutoring 24 hours a day by members of the organization
- Every weekend there are excursions, camping and expeditions to many beautiful and enigmatic places, as well as tourist places in the Andes, the jungle of Peru. They are non-commercial trips. There is no additional cost to accompany or guide you.
- Wi-Fi Internet access.
- Work and integration in a very united multicultural team.
- Complete sociocultural immersion, living reality and real native culture, interacting with people from the communities, visiting museums, fairs and native markets or participating in celebrations that we organize together to achieve the organization's objectives.
- Learn about and experience the many ancient Andean spiritual and healing traditions (optional) and is intended for interested individuals only.
- Possibility of holding a paid position in the organization, fundraising, teaching courses, etc. They are paid activities.
REQUIREMENTS:
- minimum age: 18+ years.
- have an open, tolerant and positive mindset.
- It is very important to have the ability and patience to deal with little kids (5-9 years old).
- possess native English or advanced level of English.
- Fill out and send the Application form that is on our website
- (optional) skills or interests related to yoga, fitness, holistic energetic health, and related spiritual philosophies.
- Highly motivated person who accepts to face challenges.
- ability to work and integrate in a multicultural team.
- (optional) have some level of Spanish.
- Although anyone can apply for the Volunteer position, internship is aimed at students or university graduates or those with technical training.
- contact or communication via Skype, WhatsApp or social network.
COST:
There is No cost to participate as a volunteer in our organization
Accommodation:
option of accommodation in the organization's house at a low price, 50% discount or exemption from this contribution for accommodation from the second month of participation to those participants who have a good social work and integration into our work team. (for more details see the accommodation option on our website)
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Our award-winning ESOL project offers English language classes to young people at a wide range of levels. This provides vital skills, opportunities and social contact and is crucial for enabling young people to do well at school or college.
About the Role:
CARAS is looking for volunteer ESOL Teaching Assistants to support our face-to-face youth Digital ESOL classes in Tooting on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Study programme in English, Maths, Digital skills and Cooking: Monday 10am to 3pm
Study programme in English, Maths and Digital skills: Wednesday 10am to 6pm
You can apply to volunteer in one or more sessions. Each session lasts 2 hours.
Please note that ESOL classes do not run during school holidays, and we follow Wandsworth Council term dates.
Volunteer tasks and responsibilities:
Providing learners with one-to-one or small group support within ESOL classes;
Help young people to build confidence in digital literacy;
Helping to set up the classroom and provide learners with classroom resources;
Helping create “learner portraits” to understand their strengths and areas of interest;
Engaging learners in informal conversations or games during breaks to help them practice their conversational English.
Checking the session plan aims with the lead teacher and assisting learners achieve them;
Attending and contributing to volunteer debriefs after each session;
Making use of any community languages you may know to help students during the class;
Working collaboratively as a team and helping to shape the project;
Supporting people to develop their knowledge and skills, encouraging and inspiring participants to reach their full potential;
Assisting participants to recognise and celebrate their achievements;
Following CARAS’ confidentiality, safeguarding, health & safety, equal opportunities, data management and all other policies as relevant.
Requirements:
Essential:
To be 18 years or older;
Able to travel to our community centre in Tooting (travel expenses can be reimbursed);
An interest in education and English language teaching;
To be non-judgemental and able to engage with people from diverse backgrounds;
To be reliable and punctual;
Excellent communication skills, especially with people who are new to English;
The ability to volunteer on Monday mornings and Wednesday afternoons/evenings during Wandsworth term time for a minimum of three months;
Implementing safety measures to keep classes COVID secure;
Currently resident in the UK;
Able to provide five years’ worth of addresses, and willing to undergo a DBS check;
Able to attend volunteer induction training (online) prior to start of role
Desirable:
Knowledge of community languages, such as Arabic, Tigrinya, Amharic, Pashto, Dari, Farsi, Kurdish, Somali or Spanish.
Through volunteering with us you will:
Gain experience of English language teaching;
Meet new members of your local community;
Learn about different cultures;
Learn about issues relating to refugees and people seeking asylum;
Work as part of a friendly, welcoming team;
Develop your skills and competencies;
Be able to access relevant training, including safeguarding training.
About CARAS:
Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (CARAS) is a charity that supports refugees and people seeking asylum who live in south London, helping them to play their full part in the community. We offer a range of individual and group support to improve the holistic wellbeing of people who have a background of forced migration, providing them with tools to build lives filled with value, meaning and purpose in the UK.
To Apply:
To apply for this opportunity, download and complete the CARAS volunteer application form, using this volunteer role description to inform your answers.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.