• Our Arabic Language School for Children is now enroling for the new term. The school takes place every Saturday during term time, morning and afternoon sessions are available. For more information please contact Mohammed on 0151 734 0550 or email m.jumeh@liverpoolarabiccentre.org.uk
  
  
  
• Liverpool Arabic Centre is currently registering people's interest for ESOL classes. For more information and to register your interest in attending ESOL classes please contact Mohammed on 0151 734 0550 or email m.jumeh@liverpoolarabiccentre.org.uk

• Working in Partnership to Pool Skills for Development of New Service Provision                                                                                                                  The project has created a variety of volunteer opportunities for individuals to gain experience in the field of advice & guidance, mental health, advocacy or field work. To conduct face to face, confidential interviews & support people to make informed choices.
  If you are interested in getting involved in the project and have the ability to:
  Listen, & demonstrate discretion .
  Deal with people with problems in an empathic way, open minded & non judgemental.
  Maintain a regular weekly commitment to shifts & training.
  Experience of mental Health.
  Good interpersonal skills
  As well as being able fluent in the English language, being able to speak an additional language fluently would be highly desirable. We are particularly interested in those who can speak Polish, Arabic, Mandarin/ Cantonese , Somali, Punjarbi or Bangladeshi.
  Please contact Thomasina at the Liverpool Arabic Centre on 0151 734 0550 or email t.afful@liverpoolarabiccentre.org.uk for further information

• Liverpool Arabic Centre are now on Facebook.com
  
  
  
• Liverpool Arabic Centre hosted an "Arabic Cultural Fashion Show" and heritage event "Voyage of Arabia" as part of this year's Arabic Weekender 2009.
  Photos from the events can be viewed on Facebook and will appear on this website shortly.
  
  
  
• Liverpool Arabic Centre (LAC) hosted the Black and Racial Minority (BRM)
  Education Research Initiative Project conference on Wednesday 16th May 2009 at Greenbank Sports Academy. For an executive summary of the project's findings click here or for the full report click here.
  
  
  
• This year’s Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival took the form of an Arabic Weekender between 17th and 19th July 2009. The festival is the UK’s largest annual celebration of Arabic culture and the only festival of its kind in the UK. For more information about the festival please visit www.arabicartsfestival.co.uk
  
  

• Liverpool Arabic Centre's ninth Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on the 15th November 2010 details in Winter news letter.
  
  
  
• Congratulations to Taher Ali Qassim, Chair of the Liverpool Arabic Centre for being awarded an MBE by Ed Balls, Secretary of State for the Department for Children, Schools and Families. Click here for more information in Arabic and English
  
  
  
• Along with Hope University, Liverpool Arabic Centre launched the research document on the 'Educational Attaintment among Somali and Yemeni Pupils' in late 2006. For an executive summary report in English click here and in Arabic click here. For a full report in English click here.

 

 

 

Volunteering Opportunities

Liverpool Arabic Centre is currently recruiting volunteers who are able to provide support in a variety of activities working with both adults and children / young people. For more information please telephone the office on 0151 734 0550.

Volunteer’s experience If a regular client has not been seen for a short while, someone from the office will go and visit them at home, do their shopping or keep an eye on their welfare. Everyone is guaranteed a warm welcome - it is a rock upon which the local Arabic community can depend. My life has been enriched beyond measure since I first went through their door - I have taken part in many events and activities, developed a great deal of cultural awareness and have been made to feel valued and respected as part of the LAC family. I have organised day-trips out to assist community members cement new friendships and have attended various classes run by the LAC either for leisure or work-related purposes. I have been able to help clients with their DSS, hospital, immigration and utilities queries with the help and support of my colleagues. Learning new skills makes me more efficient and being told my efforts are appreciated improves my own confidence too. This is not to say we don’t work hard - we certainly do! There are many projects run to improve the personal lives of our clients and the community in general - the Saturday Education Project, regular health check events for the local Polish, Somali, Pakistani and Arabic communities, outside events and of course the annual Arabic Festival, to name but a few. But working with friends doesn’t feel like work at all; everyone helps each other and I think that’s why the Liverpool Arabic Centre is so very special in my life and the lives of the communities they help. Lima Mohammed

Educational placements: Each year LAC provides opportunities for young people to experience working in the community this includes: Assisting information drop-in Planning and delivery of key events as the Arabic Arts Festival, Health events and community open days. Design and distribution of information relevant to supporting community members in relation to need. Planning and delivery of service provision. Young people receive support to enable them to gain knowledge and confidence in working alongside professional and community members of diverse backgrounds. Haitham’s Experience:                Haitham has been studying Arabic Language and has a keen interest in the Arabic culture and community support.  In May 2011 I was offered a school placement at the Liverpool Arabic centre (L.A.C). On day one I had an induction into working in a office Environment  which involves ground rules, policies, time keeping, duties and responsible.  and  i was introduced to the L.A.C  staff  the LAC staff they were very helpful and showed me their  timetable and what I would do and the tasked I had to complete. They tasks included the following: Answering phones Diverting calls Meeting community members                      Greeting L.A.C   coursers Photo copying the L.A.C newsletter Filing Working on a staff databases Anne, Najeeb, Najma, dhikra and Elaine have given me all the support I needed and I am Grateful for this and made me feel welcome I very much enjoyed the task given to me I have learnt the role L.A.C plays in the community it serves which includes helping people and referring them to appropriate services and the of activities the Arabic school The moment I enjoyed was meeting members of the community answering the phone and witnessing the Liverpool Arabic arts Festival ((L.A.A.F). launch at the bluecoat and in the presentence of Marcel khalifa the world famous musician the patron of the festival. We are keen to support more young people like Haitham, if you are interested and believe that a work placement in LAC will enable you to develop you career path please contact our centre.

 

RECRUITING BOARD MEMBERS

We are seeking to recruit a number of new board members to play a central role in enabling LAC to achieve its strategic objectives. Do you have experience and skills in one of the following areas?

EDUCATION

FINANCE

BUSINESS

ARTS

Are you inspirational, visionary and able to volunteer your support? If the answerer is yes, we would like to hear from you. Please contact Anne Thwaite on 0151 734 0550.

Current Job Vacancies at LAC

WORK FOR US
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We are currently seeking to recruit sessional bank workers to operate in a number of roles. If you have skills and experience of working in the field of
Formal and informal Education, Youth Work, Community Arts (performance and visual)
Community and Health
We would like to hear from you.
Sessions will often be offered at short notice and outside office hours. Applicants will require current enhanced CRB. For further details and an application form contact Anne
0151 734 0550 A.Thwaite@liverpoolarabiccentre.org.uk