Vacancies

Volunteer English Language Club Table Facilitator

Volunteer Opportunity

  • Location:
    Bedford Town Centre.
  • Hours:
    English Language Club runs every Friday morning between 10am-12pm, term-time only. We ask that volunteers attend from 9.30am-12.30pm to allow for preparation and de-brief.

The ESOL Team provides English language tuition to the adults of some of the Refugee families that HopeWorks supports. The English Language Club takes place every Friday between 10-12pm in term time and is an informal English learning environment to promote practising conversation skills.

Summary of tasks

The Table Facilitator is expected to assist the ESOL Tutors with the following:
 • Assist the ESOL Tutors with leading small group discussions in English with the students.
 • Advice and information on cultural awareness & life skills.
 • Working with and reporting back to the ESOL Tutors and ESOL Team Manager.
 • Encourage the students to acquire study skills (e.g. file organisation, independence).
 • Assist in setting up and setting down the classroom before and after each lesson.

 General
 • Commit to Fridays between 9.30am-12.30pm on a weekly basis.
 • Termly commitment minimum requirement to encourage a stable and safe environment for the learners.
 • Inform the class tutor promptly if you are unable to attend a lesson.
 • Report any incidents, health and safety or safeguarding concerns to the class tutor.