Lead Coordinator
Read Easy UK
We’re looking for a Lead Coordinator to help guide and support a team of volunteer co-ordinators and help those partnerships succeed. This is a rewarding leadership role where you’ll encourage others, keep things running smoothly, and play a key part in changing lives through literacy.
About Read Easy Imagine not being able to read a medicine label, a job application, or a story to your grandchild. For many adults in the UK, this is a daily reality. At Read Easy, we provide free, confidential, one-to-one reading coaching that transforms lives. With the support of our volunteers, adults improve their reading skills, gain confidence, independence, and the skills to open doors to new opportunities. The Role: Lead Coordinator Are you supportive, organised and a self starter who’s good at bringing people together? Our co-ordinators are the first point of contact for those who want to learn to read. Using a simple assessment, a co-ordinator will explain to a potential new ‘Reader’ how Read Easy may be able to help them. The Co-ordinator pairs up new Coaches with those who want to learn to read and provides ongoing support to these reading pairs. They visit reading sessions occasionally and maintain support through regular calls with both Reader and Coach to check all is going well, calling on the group’s Literacy Specialist to respond to any literacy related difficulties a pair may be having. We’re looking for a Lead Coordinator to help guide and support a team of volunteer co-ordinators and help those partnerships succeed. This is a rewarding leadership role where you’ll encourage others, keep things running smoothly, and play a key part in changing lives through literacy. You don’t need teaching experience — just strong people skills, good organisation and initiative, and a passion for helping others succeed. What You’ll Be Doing • Supporting and encouraging Coordinators in their day-to-day roles. • Creating a positive, friendly, and collaborative team environment. • Chairing short monthly Coordinator meetings either in person or online. • Sharing updates at Management Team meetings. • Liaising with the Team Leader and Literacy Specialists. • Helping recruit and interview new Coordinators and Reading Coaches. • Supporting Coordinators with general queries and challenges. • Helping ensure Reading Coaches complete training on time. • Keeping records accurate and up to date. • Celebrating Readers’ progress and success. How We’ll Support You • Full induction and training for the role. • A Management Team Handbook and role-specific guidance. • Ongoing support from your Team Leader and Read Easy Regional Adviser. • Opportunities to attend regional forums and annual conferences. • A welcoming network of experienced volunteers across the UK.
Administration,Volunteer Management
Good IT Skills, Managing People
What We’re Looking For • A caring and supportive person who enjoys helping others thrive. • Strong communication and people skills. • Good organisational skills and confidence motivating a small team. • Comfortable using basic IT systems, especially spreadsheets or Excel. • Reliable, proactive, and able to use your own initiative. • Respect for confidentiality and willingness to follow policies
Why Volunteer as a Lead Coordinator? This is an opportunity to lead with purpose and make a real difference in your community. By supporting your volunteer team, you’ll help adults gain the life-changing skill of reading. Along the way, you’ll also gain: • Valuable leadership and coordination experience. • Confidence managing people, meetings, and projects. • Transferable skills that are highly valued by employers. • New friendships and community connections. • A meaningful reference for future opportunities. Most importantly, you’ll help create the support network that enables adults to discover confidence, independence, and a brighter future through reading.
The role is flexible. You decide how much time you have to offer, and this will determine the number of reading pairs you look after. The role provides lots of variety, is home-based and can work well around other commitments.
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Home based with occasional visits to local designated public buildings where coaching is conducted
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