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Learning Support/Tutor
When We Need You
From 21/08/2003 onwards
About Opportunity
Do you have: Knowledge in a specialist subject area, willingness to pass on that knowledge, previous tutoring experience (welcome but not essential)? Could you share your skills and knowledge of any of the following: Basic literacy, numeracy or computing skills, advanced computing, languages, maths, history, etc arts and crafts work, playing a musical instrument? Could you offer practical support: Scribing (writing down a disabled learner's ideas and making notes), typing up notes and essays for a disabled learner or accompany a disabled learner who attends classes outside of his/her home? Could you support a disabled learner by encouraging them in their studies & talking through some of the problems of Distance Learning? Lead in Dundee are currently supporting people to volunteer in opportunities of their choice. Would you be able to support them so that their host organisation doesn't have to? The roles involved in this vary immensely and depend on the supported volunteers' abilities and the role they are learning.
Availability
Flexible
About Lead Scotland
Lead Scotland empowers and enables disabled adults and carers in Scotland to access education and lifelong learning opportunities. This is achieved through individual action plans, the loan of computer equipment and/or the provision of adapted equipmet/software where needed, and the provision of learning support by suitably skilled and experienced volunteers who recieve training and support from local organisers before being matched with individual students.
Skills & Experience
A skill such as computer use or art or an academic subject. A non-patronising attitude to people with disabilities.
Travel Details
Some volunteers visit students in their own homes, some may support students in college, local library or community centre. Volunteers supporting learners to become volunteers will go to where the volunteering is happening, always in the Dundee area.
Restrictions
Must be mature enough to work with adults in their own homes.
Requirements
Application Form, Induction/Training, Interview, Police Check, References, Trial Period
Training and Induction Details
Volunteers receive induction training before being matched with a student. Disability training and any training needed to work with particular disabilities will also be offered.
Work Type
Tutoring / Supporting Learners
Client Group
Education / literacy
Expenses Detail
Cost of public transport or 40p per mile. Paid monthly.
Accessibility Details
Wheelchair Access
Disabled Toilet
Frequency & Commitment
2 hours per Week. Minimum Commitment: 3 Months.
Minimum Age
Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age.
Volunteers Required
4
Reference Code
16-96
Opportunity Provided By
Contact Details
Mitchell Street Centre
Mitchell Street
Dundee
DD2 2LJ
Contact: Anita Jamieson
Tel: 01382 669532
Email: ajamieson@lead.org.uk
Website: http://www.lead.org.uk
