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5 people are interested
Volunteer at Resume Review Event in March
ORGANIZATION: English At Large
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5 people are interested
English At Large and the Career Access Lab is looking for enthusiastic and motivated volunteers to serve as resume reviewers!
Who We Are and What We Do
English At Large provides free, practical, and accessible English language instruction to refugee and immigrant adults in 21 Boston area communities. Our career readiness program, the Career Access Lab, provides comprehensive career readiness support, including a career-readiness English language conversation group, resume and cover letter writing support, mock interview practice, and one-on-one career coaching.
How You Can Help
By serving as a resume reviewer, you will help newcomers to the United States improve how they present themselves to potential employers, and deliver important cultural information that can be hard to access.
The event is four hours long and volunteers will meet with at least one learner. Individual resume reviews last for about thirty minutes.
Previous experience with resumes preferred, but not necessary. New volunteers will be required to attend a training session.
More opportunities with English At Large
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About English At Large
Location:
800 West Cummings Park, STE 5550, Woburn, MA 01801, US
Mission Statement
English At Large is a nonprofit that provides individual and small group instruction through a volunteer network to adult immigrants and other newcomers who want to acquire English language skills as they adapt to life in the United States. Our vision is that newcomers to the United States will develop the langauge skills and cultural knowledge needed to fully engage in their communities and fulfill their life goals.
Description
A small organization with a big impact!
Lexington resident Mildred Gilman founded English At Large in 1970 as a volunteer-based organization. Since then, the organization has grown to serve 21 communities and has helped more than 10,000 local adult learners. Supported by a small professional staff, hundreds of trained volunteers deliver our five programs: one-to-one English tutoring, group conversation practice, basic English and citizenship classes, and online learning.
Our tutors receive training and ongoing support. They deliver customized individual and small-group instruction targeted to each student's goals. They come from an array of backgrounds, and they share a commitment to student success.
Other volunteers work in the office, write learner success stories, help with fundraising and serve on our board and committees.
Our students come from around the world. Their ambitions are varied. Their accomplishments are real. They are gaining citizenship, finding work, and reading a book in English to a child for the first time. They are changing their lives.
Our supporters make everything possible. They include Massachusetts Department of Education, Acton-Boxborough United Way, Lenny Zakim Fund, Cummings Foundation and an array of businesses, associations, and individual contributors.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1874 Massachusetts AveLexington, MA 02420
DATE POSTED
February 2, 2017
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Human Resources Recruitment
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Career Counseling / Coaching
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Three and a half hours - 11:45 am to 3:15 pm