Meet Our Team
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Robbie Norval
Founding Director
Robbie is passionate about empowering individuals and wanted to create an organisation which provides both stimulating and interactive activities. His goal is to show that it is never too late to learn and also to highlight the amazing cognitive benefits of learning a foreign language.
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Kamilla Biskup
Development Manager
Kamilla was born in Poland, grew up in Germany, studied in Austria before making Scotland her home. Having always had a passion for languages, Kamilla studied Audio-visual Translation and is now happy to use her previous experience in various business development roles to help Lingo Flamingo spread its wings.
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Rosi Mele
Tutor Development Manager
Rosi was born and bred in Pompeii, Italy, but chose to make bonnie Scotland her forever home in 2007. A Modern Languages and Arts graduate, Rosi believes languages and cultures are powerful tools to broaden personal horizons and enhance physical and mental wellbeing. As an experienced Lingo Flamingo tutor, she has supported many care providers in offering accessible and engaging language sessions to older adults, including those living with dementia. As a development manager her ongoing aspiration is to raise awareness and facilitate access to the amazing cognitive benefits of learning a foreign language, at any age.
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Lottie Townend
Marketing Officer
Lottie was born in England, grew up in the Netherlands and made Scotland her home when she came to study at the University of Glasgow in 2019. She is responsible for all things marketing and social media, and aims to continue developing a fun, engaging and informative online presence for Lingo Flamingo.
Our board of advisors help to oversee the strategic direction, the mission and vision and the governance of the organisation.
Dr Jack Rendall (Chair)
Dr Mariana Vega Mendoza
Tamara Mihalyi
Neil Wilson
Megan Veronesi
Clare McTaggart
David Donnelly
Ruth Sutherland
Lesley Stark
Join the Flock
We are always looking for compassionate tutors across Scotland who would like to make a difference in society by empowering people through the knowledge of language. You must have a passion for foreign languages, excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, and a warm, welcoming demeanour.
We provide a positive working environment with continuous support, a peer network and excellent training delivered in partnership with the Open University. So, come on board and make a difference today!
Get in touch:
If you would like to join the flock, get in touch at info@lingoflamingo.co.uk! We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Current Vacancies:
We are looking for compassionate, creative and driven tutors to teach tailored language classes to older adults in care homes and community centres, with three new openings:
🇪🇸 Spanish speaking tutors to teach in Dunfermline
🇫🇷 French speaking tutors to teach in Glasgow
🇩🇪 German speaking tutors to teach in Edinburgh
All positions are on a contract driven basis to teach sessions of up to 10 weeks. Each session will be one hour per week, with total teaching being no more than 3 hours a week. Due to doing outreach projects having a clean driving license and access to a car is highly preferable.
In addition to having the chance to work with some inspiring students, challenging stigma and helping in the fight against dementia, you also get the following:
The living wage
Reference
Teaching training
To apply, please send us a CV and Cover Letter about why you would like to join the organisation, to the following email address: