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Translators Needed to Help Migrants & Asylum Seekers in Queens

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ORGANIZATION: Queens Public Library

  • 12 people are interested
New Americans

IDNYC is a free, municipal identification card for New York City residents, ages 10 and up, wihich provides access to a wide variety of services and programs offered by the City. Queens Library has partnered with the NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs as an access site for IDNYC.

Queens Library is looking for volunteers with fluent or near fluent Spanish or Bengali skills to provide assistance to non-English speaking individuals as they complete the IDNYC applications. Volunteers will help translate questions and answers between applicants and IDNYC staff.

SKILLS REQUIRED

  • 14 years old and up
  • Minimum of two hours per shift
  • Fluency or near fluency in English and Spanish/Bengali
  • Able to communicate clearly
  • Patient

SCHEDULE
Mondays - Fridays

  • Shift 1: 10:00am - 1:00pm
  • Shift 2: 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Must be available for at least two (2) hour shifts.

This is an in-person project. If approved, applicants are required to create a library volunteer account, provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination, complete a background screening and orientation.

2 Shifts

  • 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM
  • 02:00 PM to 06:00 PM
  • NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
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About Queens Public Library

Location:

8911 MERRICK BLVD, JAMAICA, NY 11432, US

Mission Statement

Queens Public Library transforms lives by cultivating personal and intellectual growth and by building strong communities.

Description

We at Queens Public Library believe deeply in equity and that libraries are fundamental in empowering people to take charge of their lives, their governments and their communities.

Volunteers lend their talents and time on behalf of others. Ranging in age from 14 to 80, volunteers are a daily inspiration to customers; help deliver great programming and services; and offer the highest quality of attentiveness to the public.

You can make a difference by helping at any one of our 70 locations, located in every Queens neighborhood. You can...

  • Help homebound adults, youth, and seniors get books, movies, and music through Mail-a-Book Services
  • Read to youngsters whose parents are working or still learning English
  • Teach adults job skills and interview techniques
  • Help teens strengthen their academic skills and prepare for college as a Homework Helper or Academic Tutor
  • Welcome New Americans, helping them learn English and prepare them to become citizens...and more!

Check out all our service opportunities!

CAUSE AREAS

Advocacy & Human Rights
Immigrants & Refugees
International
Advocacy & Human Rights, Immigrants & Refugees, International

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 2 shifts

WHERE

QUEENS LIBRARY-CENTRAL89-11 MERRICK BLVD.Jamaica, NY 11432

(40.71545,-73.79191)
 

DATE POSTED

October 20, 2022

SKILLS

  • Reading / Writing
  • Bengali
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Translation

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 14
  • Shift 1: 10:00am - 1:00pm Shift 2: 2:00pm - 6:00pm 
  • Fluency or near fluency in English and Spanish/Bengali Able to communicate clearly Patient

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