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2 people are interested
Conversation Group Coordinator
ORGANIZATION: St Mark Community Education
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2 people are interested
St. Mark Community Education Program is a non-profit organization located in Dorchester, MA. Our mission is to build a vibrant community where immigrants can thrive and enrich their communities. We strive to achieve this through education. St. Mark offers ESOL, conversation groups, and writing classes to immigrants in the Boston area and beyond to help them learn English as a second language. We also provide Citizenship classes to support immigrants in their journey to become US citizens.
We are looking for a Conversation group coordinator to assist the director in managing and expanding the Conversation Group program
The coordinator will:
Work with Ashley, our volunteer coordinator, to recruit and train conversation leaders.
Monitor groups
Regularly communicate with leaders
Compile conversation group resources
Assist director in recruiting new participants
Commitment 1-2 hours per week -remotely
About the program
Conversation groups meet weekly for 1 ½ hours /week
We currently run several online throughout the week and two in person Saturday morning programs in
Dorchester. The groups give non English speakers with with a moderate level of English the opportunity
to improve their English, increase their vocabulary, learn American idioms, slang, and colloquialisms, as
well as meet and learn about people from other countries.
More opportunities with St Mark Community Education
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About St Mark Community Education
Location:
25 Beach Street, Dorchester, MA 02122, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to improve the quality of immigrants' lives and their social, economic, and educational opportunities -- and thereby improve our whole community. Through improving English abilities and becoming citizens, our adult students can advocate for themselves and their families, gain better employment, further their educations, participate in the U.S. political process and public life, and negotiate their interactions with immigration, health care, schools, and other U.S. institutions.
Description
The St. Mark Community Education Program is both an ESOL program and a Citizenship program for adult immigrants and refugees. The ESOL program offers 4 classes at 4 levels, taught evenings to accommodate the schedules of working adults. The Citizenship program prepares applicants for all parts of the citizenship interview and provides supportive resources for those who would like to apply.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
February 17, 2023
SKILLS
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training