Making a Difference in Our Community

Volunteer as a Community Teacher

​The Welcome Project seeks community-based volunteer teachers to teach, co-teach, or assist with an ESOL class. Volunteer teachers spend between 3 to 5 hours in a classroom a week, teaching from a student-centered curriculum focused on immigrant advocacy and developing multilingual skills. Teachers are supported with monthly professional development trainings (25 hours over the course of the year), classroom observations, and one-on-one guidance with the Director of Multilingual Education. 

Our volunteer teacher program is taught through a pedagogy of popular education. We believe that all community members can take an active role in teaching and learning. Both novice and experienced teachers are welcomed and invited to join us in advocating for the rights of our community. 

If interested, please sign up on the form below!

Volunteer as a Community ESOL Tutor

​The Welcome Project seeks community-based ESOL tutors to support multilingual students in their linguistic goals.  As a one-on-one tutor, you will work individually with your assigned student to support their specific educational needs. Every partnership is unique. Some students are looking to develop or improve certain skills, such as writing or conversation, while others may need support with specific projects, such as filling out job applications or pre-literate reading support. 

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Most tutoring occurs for 1 to 2 hours once a week for at least a 4 month period. Volunteer tutors and their students are welcome to meet at The Welcome Project, online, or at a free public space (such as the public library or a city park). 

If interested, please sign up on the form below!​

Questions about Volunteering with ESOL?

Want to know a little bit more?
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Schedule a conversation with Aram Guptill, Director of Adult Multilingual Education at aram@welcomeproject.org.

Additional Volunteer Opportunities

Interested in volunteering for one of our other programs, such as our youth interpretation training program or College and Career Readiness program?Interesting in volunteering or donating your time and resources in another manner?

If yes, send us an email at welcome@welcomeproject.org or give us a call at 617-623-6633, we'd love to collaborate with you!
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Careers

Somerville Workers Center Coordinator and Lead Organizer

The Welcome Project seeks a dynamic, energetic lead organizer to join its team. This position will work with the staff and other leaders in a shared leadership model. It will have opportunities to build relationships throughout Somerville and the greater Boston region while organizing workers and the immigrant community to build their collective power and address long-standing systemic injustices.

Click here to see the full job description