Volunteer Opportunities
ESL School Leader
Ministry area
ESL Support Team
Gifts / interests
Administration, Care, Discipleship, English language, Hosting, Leadership, Planning, Prayer
Time investment
4-10 hours a week; minimum of one semester; a year (August through May) is preferred
Purpose statement
ESL is the primary means by which Link connects with and serves internationals in our area. The two ESL School Leaders lead the morning & evening ESL schools, supporting volunteers and leading them to serve the students well, for their salvation, our greater joy, and God’s greater glory. As leader of a school, the buck stops here for all areas of ministry. Assistant School Leader has only some of the responsibilities as School Leader.
Summary of goals
Note: there is a separate ESL school leaders at morning & evening schools.
- Pray continually.
- Humanly speaking, “the buck stops here for this ESL School.
- Provide vision / encouragement for volunteers in the School.
- Our ESL ministry goals are:
- Prayer… as our first and main work.
- English… this is why they come to us.
- Relationship… building bridges for trust and understanding.
- Spiritual Intentionality… our purpose in all this.
- Coordination / administration… to love well and tie it all together.
- Two groups that the School Leader leads in order to try and achieve these goals are:
- ESL Class Ministry Teams (i.e. Teachers and others who help them; Click here for an overview of Ministry Teams.)
- School Support Team (click here for the details of that team)
- Do strategic planning
- Coordinate break times.
Details
Prerequisites
Fill out volunteer application form (see "apply" in the main menu), Fill out volunteer interests form (see "apply" in the main menu), Be approved as an in-person volunteer, Complete ESL teacher training (14 hour), Complete Ministry Safe training, Pass background check, Be an active participant of a local church
Training
Understand how to do the essentials of each role in the school in case you need to do it in their absence.
Others you would serve with
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