Coordinator
Read Easy UK
As a Read Easy Coordinator you will be responsible for meeting and enrolling local adults who want to learn to read, as well as interviewing volunteer Reading Coaches with a member of the Management Team. You will then pair up new readers with volunteer coaches and provide them with ongoing support and oversight throughout their reading journey. This is an important role so you must be able to spare around 6 hours a week, some of which will be during normal office opening times.
The Read Easy Tower Hamlets reading group Coordinators are central to the running of the reading programme. As a Coordinator, you will be responsible for meeting and enrolling adults who want to learn to read, as well as interviewing volunteer Reading Coaches with a member of the Management Team. You will then pair up new readers with volunteer coaches and provide them with ongoing support and oversight throughout their reading journey. This role is mainly home-based, but as there will be some requirement to meet new readers to explain how Read Easy Tower Hamlets reading group may be able to help them. You will also present certificates to the readers and organise graduation ceremonies, as appropriate. This is an important role so you must be able to spare around 6 hours a week, some of which will be during normal office opening times.
Volunteer Management,Administration
Good IT Skills, Organising & Planning, Reading & Writing, Customer Service
- Excellent people and communication skills, with the ability to listen actively and sensitively - Strong organisational skills, so that you can plan your time efficiently, have all your paperwork well-organised and can keep track of the activities of your reading pairs - Good record keeping skills to monitor progress effectively - Good IT skills - Strong personal literacy, so that you can confidently guide others - Willingness to become fully familiar with the principles of phonics and the contents and methods of the Turning Pages manuals - Commitment to helping others to achieve their goals and the ability to manage others so that they can work effectively together to do this - Commitment to equality and diversity to make everyone feel valued and included - Commitment to maintaining confidentiality - Team player to ensure overall success of your group - Self-awareness and personal responsibility
An opportunity to get involved with a really worthy cause from the beginning and contribute to making life changing differences for some of the 17,000+ adults in Tower Hamlets who struggle to read today. Use and develop your skills to add value in your local community, meet people who want to learn to read and follow their progress and work collaboratively with a new team of like-minded people living in Tower Hamlets.
This is an important role so you will need to be able to spare around 6 hours a week, some of which must be during normal office opening times.
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Mainly home-based although there will be a requirement to attend Management Team meetings in person in Tower Hamlets and visit reading venues to meet new readers. Any formal meetings will be held within Tower Hamlets.
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