Volunteer

Volunteering at KAP

Volunteering at King’s Arms Project

Are you passionate to see the most needy people in our town supported, fed and with a safe place to sleep each night?

Interested in joining a dynamic, exciting team? Have a look at the volunteer roles below, then fill in the form underneath if you’d like to know more…

What our volunteers say...

Volunteer Pathways Course Tutor

The Pathways Team are always looking for volunteers who have specific skills which could be developed into a short course to teach to our clients.  For example, Computer Skills, Art, Gardening, Woodwork, Cooking, Languages, Bike maintenance, Tiling, Acting/Performing Arts, Barbering. If you feel you have a useful, interesting, and/or engaging skill which you would be happy to teach for a short-term course, please contact us.

Summary of tasks

The Pathways Course Volunteer is required to assist the team with the following:

  • Developing the curriculum to make a whole course structured into separate sessions.
  • Facilitating the course/s alongside the Pathways Team.
  • Building working relationships with the clients, to encourage, support and empower them.
  • Working with and reporting back to the Pathways team.
  • Assist in setting up and setting down the room before and after each course or event.

Volunteer Language Club Table Facilitator

The ESOL Team provides English language tuition to the adults of some of the Refugee families King’s Arms Project supports. The English Language Club takes place every Friday between 10-12pm in term time and is an informal English learning environment.

Summary of tasks

The following points are a guide to help with role definition. The Volunteer ESOL Teaching Assistant is required to assist the ESOL Tutors with the following:

  • Assisting the ESOL Tutors with leading small group discussions in English with the students.
  • Offering advice and information on cultural awareness & life skills.
  • Working with and reporting back to the ESOL Tutors and ESOL Team Leader.
  • Encouraging the students to acquire study skills (g. file organisation, independence).
  • Assisting in setting up and setting down the classroom before and after each lesson.

We do usually ask for a termly commitment for our volunteers to help with organisation and planning, but if you are interested in this role on an occasional basis, please do complete the form below, as we sometimes find ourselves in need of covering staff or volunteer absence.

Interested in Volunteering?

Please complete this form to let us know which volunteer role(s) you would be interested in. This is simply an expression of interest at this stage.