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Reading Volunteer
Organisation Details
Bookmark Reading Charity
Activity type: Children, Education, Mentoring, Befriending and Buddying, Teaching, Training and Coaching
Stellify Award: This opportunity is part of 'Make a Difference'
Organisation Description: Bookmark Reading Charity has a very simple vision: we want every child to read. Currently, more than 1 in 4 children leave primary school unable to read well. This disproportionately impacts children from disadvantaged backgrounds, who leave primary school on average a year behind their peers.
Through delivery of one-to-one reading programmes, Bookmark aims to meet the needs of children who face the greatest barriers and for whom the benefits of reading can be most transformative.
You can help ignite the joy of reading and change a child’s story.
Through delivery of one-to-one reading programmes, Bookmark aims to meet the needs of children who face the greatest barriers and for whom the benefits of reading can be most transformative.
You can help ignite the joy of reading and change a child’s story.
Description of role: Bookmark Reading Volunteers directly support children who are at risk of leaving primary school unable to read well. Struggling to read can contribute to poor educational attainment, lower literacy in adulthood and has even been linked to a lower life expectancy. You can help ignite the joy of reading and change a child’s story.
As a Reading Volunteer, you’ll have 30-minute one-to-one reading sessions on 2 days per week. This is across 6 weeks with a child aged between 5 and 11 years old. Each session will involve reading stories and playing literacy games on our secure online platform or face-to-face. You’ll book your reading programme through Bookmark’s Volunteer Hub and select sessions on days and times that work with your commitments.
Bookmark pays for your DBS checks, provides online training and offers volunteers ongoing support so that you can deliver fantastic and fun reading sessions, enabling all children to discover the joy of reading.
HOW TO APPLY:
1. You must first register your interest via the Volunteer Hub account. All you need to do is press 'Apply now' in the advert and then submit your email address.
2. Please email community@bookmarkreading.org and state you found the opportunity through the University of Manchester. A member of the team at Bookmark will respond with further details.
As a Reading Volunteer, you’ll have 30-minute one-to-one reading sessions on 2 days per week. This is across 6 weeks with a child aged between 5 and 11 years old. Each session will involve reading stories and playing literacy games on our secure online platform or face-to-face. You’ll book your reading programme through Bookmark’s Volunteer Hub and select sessions on days and times that work with your commitments.
Bookmark pays for your DBS checks, provides online training and offers volunteers ongoing support so that you can deliver fantastic and fun reading sessions, enabling all children to discover the joy of reading.
HOW TO APPLY:
1. You must first register your interest via the Volunteer Hub account. All you need to do is press 'Apply now' in the advert and then submit your email address.
2. Please email community@bookmarkreading.org and state you found the opportunity through the University of Manchester. A member of the team at Bookmark will respond with further details.
Skills / qualities associated with the role: Creative Skills, Oral Communication Skills
Are volunteer expenses available?: Yes
Duration of role: Ongoing / Long term
Opportunity times: Monday AM, Monday PM, Tuesday AM, Tuesday PM, Wednesday AM, Wednesday PM, Thursday AM, Thursday PM, Friday AM, Friday PM
DBS required: On
Can reasonable adjustments be made regarding additional needs?: Yes
Is this organisation part of the Sports Volunteering Scheme (SVS)?: No
Minimum hours commitment: One reading programme consists of 30-minute one-to-one reading sessions on 2 days per week, across 6 weeks.
Location:
Online or Face-to-Face