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ESOL WhatsApp Moderator
Organisation Details
Heart & Parcel
Activity type: Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Community Work, Education, Health and Wellbeing, IT, Languages, Mental Health, Teaching, Training and Coaching
Sub theme: Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Culture, Education, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Race and Ethnicity
Organisation Description: Working with people learning English to develop their skills through food and cooking
Description of role: We need a small team of volunteers, ideally English language (ESOL, EFL, EAL, ESL or EAP) tutors or anyone planning to teach to moderate and stimulate discussion in our WhatsApp Food & ESOL discussion group and to engage in our Self-study space on our WhatsApp community. It is a space where learners can contribute their English and practise their speaking & listening (voice notes) and reading & writing (messaging).
Responsibilities
Write questions and weekly cues for our learners in our learner whatsapp group to engage with surrounding food, emotions, feelings, times of day, celebrations, family, friends, space and places, weather, colours, textures, tastes, smells, senses.
Engage in conversation via text or voicenote to model English language dialogue for all learners to listen to or read.
Add and contextualise materials and actvities from our self-study space on the website to our self-study space in WhatsApp.
Ensure our online community is a safe space where only English language and food subjects and related posts are placed there.
Only correct English language when necessary (the text or voice note cannot be understood without the grammar or vocabulary being corrected).
Time: 1-2 times a week - 1-2 hours a week. A structured timetable will be added.
Safeguarding and online training meeting will be provided.
Responsibilities
Write questions and weekly cues for our learners in our learner whatsapp group to engage with surrounding food, emotions, feelings, times of day, celebrations, family, friends, space and places, weather, colours, textures, tastes, smells, senses.
Engage in conversation via text or voicenote to model English language dialogue for all learners to listen to or read.
Add and contextualise materials and actvities from our self-study space on the website to our self-study space in WhatsApp.
Ensure our online community is a safe space where only English language and food subjects and related posts are placed there.
Only correct English language when necessary (the text or voice note cannot be understood without the grammar or vocabulary being corrected).
Time: 1-2 times a week - 1-2 hours a week. A structured timetable will be added.
Safeguarding and online training meeting will be provided.
Skills / qualities associated with the role: Creative Skills, Administration, IT Skills, Marketing and PR, Oral Communication Skills, Team Working, Written Communication Skills
Are volunteer expenses available?: Yes
Duration of role: Ongoing / Long term
Start date:
End date:
Opportunity times: Monday AM, Monday PM, Monday Evening, Tuesday AM, Tuesday PM, Tuesday Evening, Wednesday AM, Wednesday PM, Wednesday Evening, Thursday AM, Thursday PM, Thursday Evening, Friday AM, Friday PM, Friday Evening, Saturday AM, Saturday PM, Saturday Evening, Sunday AM, Sunday PM, Sunday Evening
DBS required: Off
Can reasonable adjustments be made regarding additional needs?: Yes
Is this organisation part of the Sports Volunteering Scheme (SVS)?: No
Minimum hours commitment: 1
Location:
ONLINE
M18 8TL