Be a volunteer in one of the top 10 best Brazilian small-size NGOs, elected by the Best NGOs Prize 2022 (Melhores Ongs 2022)!

The mentoring program at Soul Bilíngue connects young adults who are learning English and need someone to help them practice with people who have the knowledge and want to help.

96% of our students feel the mentoring program is essential for their English learning development.

We will start next semester with 300 students. This is their profile:

• They are from 18 to 26 years old


• They are from North, North East and South East of Brazil


• They must have finished high school in Brazilian public schools


• They are low-income and underprivileged

90% of our Engish Mentors' volunteers recommend Soul Bilíngue to a friend!

Here we want you to have a great Soul Volunteer experience, make new connections, empower yourself and the students you work with, and help them build up their confidence through the English language.

Here are some feedbacks from our English Mentors' volunteers about being a Soul Volunteer:

"I like that I’m helping others with the knowledge that I have. I’m making a difference for one person or even more. We never know all the impact we cause in each other’s life."

"Being an English Mentor, I can be closer to my mentee. I feel like I can help her better, and she can be more comfortable with me to ask questions. (And we learn so much other stuff together). And Soul's staff is amazing as well. I felt welcomed and an important part of this."

"I love to help the student and watch them grow in confidence and English skills throughout the semester. I love to teach them how valuable knowing English can be in their life."

"It was very uplifting every time I could see the improvement in my mentees' development and would get compliments from them. It was priceless. I felt soo happy to see I made a difference."

"The chance to get to know people from other parts of Brazil and different sociocultural background, especially in this mutual-benefit format."

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Responsibilities:

• Give online English mentoring to one or two of our students 




• Help one of our students on their English learning journey (A1-C1 levels) 




• Practice speaking and conversation with them and plan to do activities related to English and what they are learning




• Share about your life experiences (work and personal related)




• Schedule and give the mandatory mentoring sessions of the month (at least 3 a month of at least 40 minutes each)




• The students have English classes as well, so you won't be their teacher. You will be their mentor.

Important Information:

• This is a VOLUNTEER position


• Our communication is through email and WhatsApp
  


• The next step for this position will be a meeting on June 30th or July 1st
  


• If you have any questions, please contact us: mentoring@soulbilingue.com
  

NEXT STEPS TO BECOME AN ENGLISH MENTOR:

1. Get to know Soul Bilíngue & English Activity: this meeting will happen on June 30th or July 01st. 




2. Questions: after the meeting, answer a quick set of questions about your role.




3. Acceptance Email: by July 7th




4. Matching Platform Profile: by July 10th




5. Training: from July 13th and July 15th 




6. Mentors' Leader's Week!: from July 21st to July 27th




7. Welcome Soul Volunteers: Saturday, July 29th




8. Match with your mentee (choose a student): From July 29th to August 1st




9. Mentoring cycle: Starts on August 1st - ends in December.

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Requirements:

• at least 18 years old




• at least B2 - Upper Intermediate English Level (if you're B2 you will help a Beginner or Elementary student)




• have a computer and a good internet connection




• be committed for 6 months with our organization and this position




• available for 1-2 hours a week (5-10 hours a month) - this time is flexible and decided between you and the student




• connect with our values: transparency, commitment, empathy, resilience, motivation

Nice to have (not mandatory but it can be an advantage):

• live or have lived abroad


• exchange experience abroad


• teaching English experience


• Regular use of English in your job

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• Connect with our network of more than 300 volunteers.
• Certificate of your volunteer work hours after the end of the program.
• Have exclusive access to workshops given by our partner companies.

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A gente só transforma a realidade do jovem de baixa renda se dermos oportunidade para que ele descubra o tamanho do seu potencial. Falar inglês empodera e viver uma experiência internacional é direito de todos.

A Soul Bilíngue é uma iniciativa social que democratiza a educação internacional a jovens de baixa renda no Brasil. Aprovados na ONG tem imersão de inglês, conexão com pessoas pelo mundo, acolhimento emocional. Os jovens mais comprometidos com os estudos também ganham bolsas internacionais se estudo de inglês em países como África do Sul, Inglaterra, Irlanda e Estados Unidos. 

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