Volunteer Community Organiser

Job summary

Support listening workshops, take notes, and analyse community feedback to identify themes and barriers to accessing English classes. Help recruit people with lived experience, co-design practical solutions, and plan and evaluate engagement with stakeholders and local decision-makers.

Job details

Could you help make English learning more accessible for migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum? Speaking English can be a vital pathway to connection, confidence, employment and participation in community life. Yet many people face barriers to accessing English (ESOL) classes. We’re looking for volunteers to join the TEA Project in Lambeth and Hackney and help us understand these barriers — and, importantly, work with communities to develop solutions. The TEA Project is a community organising, listening, solution co-design and influencing project. We’re bringing together the experiences of local migrant communities, English class providers and other stakeholders to: 🔎 Listen and understand people’s experiences 💡 Co-design practical solutions 🤝 Work collectively with communities and stakeholders 📣 Engage local decision-makers to influence change What would volunteers do? Volunteers could support with: • Listening workshops and note-taking • Analysing what we’re hearing and identifying themes • Recruiting people with lived experience • Planning and evaluating meetings with decision-makers and stakeholders Who are we looking for? People who are: ❤️ Passionate about social justic e👂 Curious and interested in learning from other s🌱 Interested in improving local service s Experience of community organising or service design is welcome but not essential. What matters most is your commitment, curiosity and willingness to listen and learn . Commitment: 3–5 hours per week (more if you’d like )Location: Lambeth & Hackne yDuration: 1–1.5 year sTypical hours: Weekdays, between 9am–5p m By volunteering, you’ll have the opportunity to support migrant communities, develop your skills in community organising and service design, and contribute to meaningful local change . 👉 Interested in getting involved? Apply here :https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelVJY80G5J1NqrnZ0cm35fVm6FrzHlMndMPeMA2JTOkcFt5w/viewfor m

What you’ll do

Support listening workshops, take notes, and analyse community feedback to identify themes and barriers to accessing English classes. Help recruit people with lived experience, co-design practical solutions, and plan and evaluate engagement with stakeholders and local decision-makers.

Requirements

Applicants should be passionate about social justice, curious about other people’s experiences, and interested in improving local services. Community organising or service design experience is welcome but not essential; commitment, curiosity, and willingness to listen and learn are most important.

Listed skills

• Évaluation · Preferred
• Recruitment · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Community Organising
• Active Listening
• Note-Taking
• Qualitative Analysis
• Theme Identification
• Community Outreach
• Recruitment
• Solution Co-Design
• Meeting Planning
• Evaluation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Influencing Decision-Makers
• Collaboration
• Service Design

Job areas

• Social Services
• Education
• Government & Public Sector