Volunteer Interpreter role England

Volunteer Interpreter Role

The Mentor Ring is a community-based charity supporting individuals through mentoring and guiding people of all ages and backgrounds, helping them to overcome significant barriers to social inclusion. We believe that no individual should be excluded from active participation in employment, training, education, community life or social activities because of cultural, language, physical, mental or emotional health issues.

The Mentor Ring’s mission is to empower individuals from diverse socio-economic backgrounds to overcome barriers and reach their full potential. Through tailored mentoring, workshops, skill-building, and community events, we support education, employment, health, and social inclusion, fostering resilience, self-confidence, and integration. Our work creates lasting positive change across communities in Wales and England.

The Volunteer Interpreter role is to bridge language gaps, enabling effective communication or other languages in between non-English speaking individuals and the organisation’s staff and volunteers. This role is essential in ensuring inclusivity, equity, and accessibility for all members of the community, regardless of their language proficiency. By fulfilling these objectives, a volunteer interpreter role play a critical part in making the services more accessible and effective for non-English speaking individuals. Their work not only facilitates immediate communication but also promotes long-term engagement and trust within the local community.

Commitment to Veterans:

The Mentor Ring recognises, values and appreciates the skills and abilities of our UK Armed Forces Veterans and understands their diverse experiences and culture. Veterans are encouraged to apply about all of our volunteer roles and opportunities.

 

 

What will you be doing?

  • You could be helping members of your community who do not speak English to communicate with others in their neighbourhood.

    • You could be helping non-English speakers deal with essential situations where they need to speak to official people, such as doctors or solicitors.

    • You could help a non-English speaker learn how to speak English by encouraging them to take classes and helping them with basic phrases.

    • The role of Welsh Interpreter is to assist in helping members of the community to communicate with others for Welsh translating of documents.

Experience:

  • Good communication skills. 

  • Experience of working with ethnic minority communities would be an advantage.                                             

  • Good people skills; Good problem-solving skills.

  • Knowledge of at least one of the following languages in addition to English: Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish, Mandarin, Pashtu, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu, Bengali and Welsh

  • The ability to be flexible with time. 
  • DBS Check required.

How we will support you?

  • Full training is given for this role,

    where we cover Health and Safety and safe guarding policies.

  • Volunteers are given an induction upon beginning their role.
  • Expenses are fully reimbursed on a monthly basis.
  • Develop skills in communicating with people from different backgrounds.
  • We also have Insurance in place for volunteers.

 

 

Time and Place:

  • Monday – Friday (Flexible).
  • London Borough of Bexley,England
  •  Flexible 2 hours per week.
  • Office / At a pre-arranged place

 

 What’s in it for you?

This is an ideal opportunity to meet new people and mix with your peers. Volunteering can be very rewarding, and this role could help you to decide what career path you would like to take. You will also gain valuable experience along the way, which can be added to your C.V.

 

If this sounds like a good fit for you, please email: info@MentorRing.org.uk