What You'll Do:
- To maintain strict confidentiality and good working relationships
- To be able to meet with client when required for appointments and other professional meetings when needed
- Speech translating along with translating written documents from English to Tigrinya
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:
The skills you need
- Fluent in Tigrinya
- Be understanding and patient, as well as sensitive to service user’s emotions
- A good communicator who is able to create a relaxing and nurturing environment
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