Read Easy provides free, confidential, one to-one reading
coaching for adults who struggle with reading, through a network of volunteer
groups. Read Easy groups are changing the lives of individual adults across the
country by providing them with the support they need to learn to read, and in
turn opening doors for them to all sorts of new opportunities in life.
What you will be
doing
- Developing the literacy skills of an adult
Reader who has difficulty with reading
- Meeting with your Reader for two separate half
hour sessions each week face to face in an approved venue or remotely on a
video call or a combination of both
- Providing non-judgemental literacy support to
your Reader
- Utilising your empathy and understanding to support your Reader
- Delivering the phonics based Turning Pages
programme with guidance for coaches on every page and using other approved
resources
- Keeping records of your meetings
- Liaising with your allocated Coordinator and
Literacy Specialist
- Attending Coach meetings approximately every two
months
- Working within Read Easy policies and procedures
What skills do I need?
What skills we are
looking for
- Confident reading skills
- Clear communicator
- Ability to demonstrate empathy and understanding
whilst maintaining boundaries
- Ability to talk and listen to the person you
coach in a patient, positive, encouraging and purposeful way
- A non-judgemental attitude and a positive
respect for others, regardless of abilities, ethnicity, gender, religion,
sexual orientation or age
- Ability to focus on your Reader and their needs
- Ability to work alone, seeking support when
necessary
When do I need to be available?
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Details
Times are fully negotiable with the individual volunteer
