Volunteer Linguist

Do you speak English and one of the following languages - Bengali, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, Portuguese, or Ukrainian?

SIS (Sussex Interpreting Services) is recruiting and training Volunteer Social Prescribers to use their experience, understanding and influence to help people with language needs to be able to navigate the health and social care system and lead healthier lives. Volunteer Social Prescribers will…. 

•  link people to specialist health and social support services.
•  help with making appointments, reading letters, filling in forms. 
•  accompany people to a new social group/activity.

Skills

•  able to work independently and use initiative
•  friendly, diplomatic and courteous
•  flexible and resourceful
•  good communication skills particularly verbally
•  appropriate assertiveness skills
•  accurate record keeping
•  research skills
•  organisational skills.

Benefits

Volunteers will receive:

• Free training in Social Prescribing.
• Additional skills development opportunities.
• The opportunity to hone skills and gain experience working in a bilingual capacity.

Practical Considerations

When do I need to be available?

Details	Most of the Volunteer Linguist role will take place during daytime hours Monday - Friday although we do occasionally attend events at weekends and in the evenings. The guideline time commitment is three hours/week though this is a very flexible role so it is fine for the hours each week to vary depending on the volunteer's availability.

	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
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Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Where does this role take place?

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