TSL Kirklees Volunteering is the official Volunteer Centre for Kirklees
This means that we’re here to help you get started on your volunteering journey and support you through the process.
We also make sure that any groups or charities that advertise for volunteers on our website will look after their volunteers properly. Some of them will have a stamp of approval called the Kirklees Volunteering Quality Award (KVQA), which means that they’ve done even more to make sure that their volunteers are valued and have a good experience.
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Kirklees Council - Success Centre
Reading Friend Volunteer
- Teaching/Mentoring
- Children/Young People/Families
- Anywhere in Kirklees
- Flexible
- Monday Daytime
- Tuesday Daytime
- Wednesday Daytime
- Thursday Daytime
- Friday Daytime
Kirklees Council is the local authority providing most local government services for the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.
Would you like to volunteer at a local school to help children with their Reading ?
What are Reading Friends?
Reading Friends go in to schools as volunteers to work with children on a 1:1 basis for a minimum of 1 hour per week. Our volunteers are there to make reading fun and to help children be more confident in these areas, as well as helping them make progress in their reading.
Training takes place either in venues across Kirklees and will be 1 morning of afternoon for 4 weeks. The training covers Expectations of a volunteer in school, including Safeguarding, confidentiality, Prevent, record keeping and equal opportunities, Early stages of reading development , strategies to help children with phonics/difficult words and ways to support comprehension.
After your training, we will find a local school for you to volunteer in. This role is suitable for 19 years plus.
Please note, courses happen termly at different locations so you may have to wait a while to access a course near you.
Kirklees Council - Success Centre
18 yrs and above
- Teaching/Mentoring
- Children/Young People/Families
- Application form required
- References required
- DBS (criminal record check that the organisation will organise)
31/12/2027
Submit your details to apply
Have a question or need help applying for a role?
Click here to get in contact or email us directly at volunteer@tslkirklees.org.uk
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Business Volunteering
Share your team, resources and expertise
Many businesses offer their employees an opportunity to volunteer in work time. This is known as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or Employer Supported Volunteering and it can include fundraising for a group, or even sharing expertise and resources as well as volunteering.
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