Job: ESOL Project Coordinator P/T 21hrs to 31/03/2023 £29174 to £32798 Pro-Rata

By Richard From Refugee Council on 9th December 2022 in Jobs

The Refugee Council has a number of different projects and delivers a wider range of services to asylum seekers, refugees and new migrants in Yorkshire and Humber.

For nearly two years, newly arrived people seeking asylum have been placed in a number of hotels across the Yorkshire and Humber region. This was initially in response to a shortage of dispersed accommodation at the turn of the year. However, since the emergence of the Covid 19 crisis and the resulting pause on people being evicted from their asylum accommodation, hotel use has continued to increase in the region due to a growing lack of available accommodation for new arrivals claiming asylum.

The Refugee Council’s Hotel Programme of support began in 2020 and includes advocacy, therapy, training and education sessions and health activities. The Hotel’s project has been engaging with residents in hotels in Leeds, Rotherham, Sheffield & Hull delivering health briefings, English conversation, arranging donations of essential clothing.

We have secured funding to develop a new ESOL programme bespoke to the needs of people seeking asylum that will run in Leeds with plans to scale up to the Yorkshire and Humberside region. The project coordinator will be responsible for setting up and delivering an engaging and relevant curriculum. They will lead on the commissioning of specialists to develop a bespoke curriculum which ultimately, we will aim to become accredited. Classes will be delivered by volunteers and will focus on practical topics such as using public transport, shopping, visiting the GP. In addition to this there will be activities that explore popular culture such as music, films and art. Classes will include formal ESOL classes as well as conversational, informal group sessions. The curriculum will be delivered over a period of 6 months – however this is rolling programme and will take place on an ongoing basis. The Project coordinator will have full responsibility of recruiting and supporting volunteers.

For more information and to apply, please see the attached.

Applications should be sent to [email protected] with Reference JT754

Deadline Friday 16th December 2022