Educational volunteer – informal english language support

• Listening to service users read
• Play games such as scrabble and wordsearches to help them learn in an informal and relaxed way
• Work through every-day scenarios like booking a GP appointment, communicating in a shop, purchasing train tickets
• Offering a safe and comfortable experience for all service users, showing awareness of service users’ varying physical and mental well-being needs

• Be at least 18 years old
• ESOL or TEFL qualifications would be advantageous
• This role requires a regular commitment- weekly
• Be able to get to the venues which is in Thanet
• Be computer literate and have a good standard of spoken and written English
• Be willing to have an enhanced DBS check
• Have an understanding of the importance of professional boundaries in the role and ability to maintain confidentiality is essential
• Requires maturity, and an ability to engage with adults in a trauma informed way

ESOL or TEFL qualifications would be advantageous