Welcoming new asylum seekers to the city of Leeds and facilitating pathways to their integration.
Role Description
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Tasks Involved
The role involves taking a group around Leeds once a week for 10 weeks.
Support includes:
Support includes:
- Registering clients with RETAS.
- Following a set program, you will support clients to find their way around the city.
- Supporting clients to develop their digital skills to help them find their way around.
- Signposting information on support groups, leisure activities and other community groups.
- Ensuring the client is aware of all RETAS services.
Skills and qualifications required
- Good level of English spoken.
- Good communication skills.
- Good active listening skills.
- A people person.
- Work well with and contribute to a team.
- Able to use your own initiative.
- Self management.
- Knowledge of Leeds.
Time commitment and location
- Office based (233-237 Roundhay Road, LS8 4HS) & various locations around the city.
- 3 hours a week for 10 weeks - we usually run 4 groups a year.
- Travel expenses are provided.
Training and support
Training will involve:
- An introduction to RETAS and knowledge of the asylum process
- Guidelines on running sessions externally
- Identifying and carrying out risk assessments
- Regular volunteer events to share ideas and socialize with volunteers and staff
- Supervision with the volunteer co-ordinator on a quarterly basis.
Benefits to volunteer
- Feel that you are helping people make a successful transition into the UK.
- Meeting people from different cultures.
- Part of a thriving charity.
- New skills for your CV including time management, active listening skills, supporting people in a challenging situation.
- Make friends.
- Potential to move onto other volunteer roles.
- Experience of volunteering in the UK.
- Full training program.
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