Read Easy provides free, confidential, one to-one reading coaching for adults who struggle with reading, through a network of volunteer groups.
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
Skills needed:
- 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
- Reliability, consistency and an ability to handle disappointment
- A commitment to maintain confidentiality and volunteer within Read Easy’s guidelines and policies
- Willingness to commit to the required training
- Ability to utilise Zoom meeting platform to attend remote coach training
- Ability and confidence to use a computer to access documents online, or the willingness to learn to do so
If you think you can offer the time, skills and experience that we are looking for and would be interested in taking up this role, please contact Susan the Keynsham Hub Pioneer.