Online Reading Volunteer
Doorstep Library
Doorstep Library is dedicated to bringing the magic of books and the joy of reading to children.
As a volunteer, you’ll visit the same online every week over Zoom with a selection of eBooks to share with the children and encourage their love of reading. You will: Handpick books based on the children’s age, interests, and reading level, visit them online with your volunteer partner for 20-minute reading sessions, and build trusting relationships with families and make notes after the session to keep track of how the child/ren are progressing.
Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring,Community Work,IT, Technology & Websites,Youth Work
Good IT Skills, Language Skills, Reading & Writing
We offer different volunteering opportunities depending on your availability. You must be able to make a commit to: one evening a week (Regular Volunteer), one evening every other week (Semi-Regular Volunteer) or once every 3 weeks (Stand-In Volunteer) during school term times. We also ask that you fully comply with our safeguarding procedures. Our volunteers should enjoy spending time with children, have comfortable fluency in English, be non-judgmental and respectful of a variety of lifestyles and children’s learning, have excellent communication skills, and be reliable, friendly, confident and patient.
Volunteers gain as much from their reading sessions as they give, often citing it as the highlight of their week. Becoming a Doorstep Library volunteer allows you to share your passion for books and reading whilst making a real difference to the lives of others. Plus, you can build your confidence, develop skills and enhance your CV within our friendly Doorstep Library team.
Regular volunteers: 2 hours hours per week on either Monday, Tuesday or Thursday Semi-regular volunteers: 2 hours once every 2 weeks Stand-in volunteers: 2 hours once every 3 or 4 weeks
Online
Anywhere in the UK.
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