Volunteer Opportunities
ESL Teacher / Co-Teacher
Ministry area
ESL Ministry Team
Gifts / interests
Care, Discipleship, English language, Planning, Talking, Teaching, Tutoring
Time investment
4-8 hours / week, committing for a semester at a minimum, and preferably both semesters of the academic school year.
Purpose statement
Teach English as a Second Language (ESL) to adult Internationals from all over the world so they can function more fully in the United States and ultimately experience the hope of eternal life. Don’t worry if you don’t have experience. As long as you can speak English and love internationals, we will train you, get you a co-teacher, and set you two up for success. with a small group of students who are on a specific level (from Beginner to Advanced). Curriculum provided.
Summary of goals
- Be a part of an ESL class Ministry Team whose 5 goals are:
- Depend on God in prayer.
- Quality ESL teaching
- Spiritual intentionality
- Invite relationally
- Coordination
- Your primary role on that team is quality ESL teaching. It’s likely you would share the other roles with 1 or more other volunteers.
- As an ESL teacher
- The most common ESL teacher error is talking too much. Get your students talking. They are learning a skill more than a book of facts.
- Prepare ESL lessons based on the training received in the ESL teacher training workshop.
- Turn in lesson plans ahead of time to your School Leader.
- Attend ministry training sessions.
- See the details link below for additional instructions and details.
Details
Prerequisites
Fill out volunteer application form (see "apply" in the main menu), Fill out volunteer interests form (see "apply" in the main menu), Some ESL experience (such as being an Assistant ESL Teacher), Be an active participant of a local church, If not a native English speaker, need to be advanced level without a strong accent
Training
Basic ESL Teacher training is required and will set you up for success. This is 14 hours and is done in person or virtually. We also may have a 3 hour introduction course, depending on the time of year. You can check our event calendar to see upcoming training dates. You can also observe existing teachers (as an Assistant Teacher or Observer) to see how they do it. We can’t train you in being flexible, humble and having a good sense of humor, but they help!