Volunteer befrienders, ESOL teachers and team members

These roles are available:

Volunteer team leader - overseeing a team of volunteers and working with other team leaders in the charity

Befriender - supporting a family or individual to settle into their new community - practising English, assistance with every day situations such as shopping, library visits, school enrolment.

ESOL teacher - providing structured ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) support to individuals or to small groups of refugees / asylum seekers. This can be face to face or online.

Team member volunteering at asylum seeker hotels - supporting with teaching English (we can provide training), helping with events and activities such as art classes, cookery, outings.

Delivering bicycles - assisting our bike coordinator with rehoming second hand bikes to asylum seekers and refugees.

Bookkeeping support.

We have opportunities across Hertfordshire but there is a particular need in the following areas:

Hemel Hempstead - ESOL teachers

Welwyn/Hatfield - befrienders, ESOL teachers, team members and team leaders

Broxbourne - ESOL teachers, team members

St Albans - befrienders, team leaders

Hertsmere - ESOL teachers, befrienders, team leaders

Watford & Three Rivers - befrienders, ESOL teachers, team leaders

North Herts & Stevenage - befrienders, ESOL teachers, team members

We provide an induction for new volunteers along with basic ESOL training if you are new to teaching English. We will assist volunteers with getting a DBS certificate. We have a buddy system and run regular group sessions where our volunteers can get together to share ideas.

Volunteering with Herts Welcomes Refugees is a great way to make a positive impact in someone's life.