Volunteer DigiTaalhuis Leeuwarden

Say you struggle with reading, writing, arithmetic and the computer. Then you may get stuck in numerous situations in your life. You get a letter sent home inviting you to a parent meeting at school. You don't understand the contents of the letter.

You have physical complaints and make an appointment with the doctor. But the doctor uses words you don't understand, and the leaflet of the medicine you are given is completely unreadable.

In short: at the DigiTaalhuis, we help people towards greater self-reliance and participation in our society by practising the above skills, among others.

Your duties

• You will explore with participants what their talents are, what they would like in the future and how they can achieve this. You do this by listening, advising, motivating and encouraging. This boosts participants' self-confidence.
• You let participants see which basic skills he or she can still improve.
• You encourage working on those basic skills, in consultation with the language coordinator.

• Professional guidance and support from your language coordinator.
• Appropriate teaching and volunteer materials.
• A basic training for volunteers consisting of two half-day sessions.
• A lively and varied work environment with an interesting target group that you will supervise with other volunteers.

• You have a coaching attitude.
• You are genuinely interested in the people you will mentor.
• You are someone who likes to listen to others and think with them, without imposing your own standards and values.
• You are proficient with Dutch (oral and written), internet and e-mail.
• You are available for up to 4 hours a week on Mondays (mostly mornings)