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What You'll Do:
- Prepare Weekly online sessions
- To support people who are not confident with spoken English to develop these skills through conversational English sessions over a video call or face to face
- Engage in conversation, allowing the person to feel supported and comfortable to practice speaking English
Why You'll Love It:
- 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.
- 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.
What You'll Learn:
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!
What We're Looking For:
- Interest in supporting people to develop their English skills. Desirable to hold a TEFL qualification, or equivalent qualification to support individuals
- Good communication skills
- Ability to provide a supportive and inclusive atmosphere
- Hold a ESOL/TEFL Qualification
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