Cardinal Hume Centre
“Each person matters, no human life is redundant’ – Cardinal Basil Hume. 1923 – 1999.
Summary of role
We are looking for teachers with a recognised ESOL qualification (CELTA or equivalent) to support clients on a 1:1 basis with speaking, reading and writing English for an hour or so each week.
The ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Service
The ESOL service is part of the Centre’s Employment and Learning Services. The team also includes Digital Inclusion support and an Employment Team. In addition, we offer 1:1 ESOL support for our clients and young residents accessing our other services. They may be engaged in external classes or who have completed a language course but need further 1:1 support. We also run activity based English conversation to small groups of parents in our family service.
How does this role make a difference?
This support provided by volunteers to our clients really helps them progress with their English. Often clients do not have opportunities to learn English outside of the classroom or interact with a English speaking person, so this opportunity is invaluable to them. Improving our clients English also enables individuals to access our other services such as, the employment team and digital inclusion, which will in turn, improve their employment prospects and assist in integration in their local community.
Our Mission
The Centre works with homeless young people, badly housed families, refugees, asylum seekers and migrants; helping them to obtain employment and break out of the cycle of homelessness and exclusion.
Who will you be helping?
Our clients are refugees, migrants and asylum seekers who are unable to afford or access English classes at colleges. We have many clients at the Centre who need one-to-one support with their English, mostly around listening and speaking, fluency and confidence building. We can also offer additional sessions to clients who are accessing external ESOL classes who feel they need additional 1:1 support.
What will you be doing?
We would like you to meet a client for 1 – 2 hours each week, this can be at the Centre or in a public place such as a café or library or where possible on-line. You will provide them with individual support with their English.
Your responsibilities:
Be able to commit at least one hour a week to your client for up to six months.
Create an agreed Individual Learning Plan.
Meet with your client at an agreed time and place (or online)
Be able to encourage and motivate your client.
Be able to plan an hour’s English session based on the client’s ability and need.
Send a short progress report to the Learning & Employment Manager after every meeting with your client.
Participate in the Centre induction and safeguarding training.
What are we looking for?
You have a recognised ESOL qualification e.g. Cambridge (CELTA) or Trinity (CertTESOL)
You have excellent listening and clear communication skills.
You are able to encourage and motivate a person.
You are friendly, patient and reliable.
You will have the ability to get on with people from a wide range of backgrounds
What is the time commitment?
You will need to commit one hour a week to meet with your client for a period of 6 – 8 months (including holidays) and an additional, one hour or so every 3 months to attend a team meeting with other English Learning Volunteers.
How will you be supported?
You will be supported by the Learning & Employment Manager and the Volunteer Coordinator
You will receive a Centre induction
You will receive online training on safeguardingYou will be reimbursed for reasonable and agreed ‘out of pocket’ expenses such as travel and for lunch if working a full day
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