Adult ESL Instructors

Helping Link/Mot Dau Noi is seeking volunteers to serve as Adult ESL instructors for teaching instruction of basic English language fluency.

Responsibilities include:

• Be available during class hours (evenings) to successfully teach and inspire students.
• Work with a cohort of other instructors to develop and discuss lesson plans to ensure materials follow state and community standards and are practical for students daily lives.
• Prepare for and instruct the ESL class to maximize student success and ensure student confidence in speaking English.
• Oversee and organize all learning and testing materials and track student progress reports for the end of the quarter.
• Be engaging, inspiring, imaginative, passionate and friendly.

*Note: Limited resources and materials will be made available to instructors.

Requirements:

• Commit a minimum of 4 hours per week during class times (evenings) for instruction.
• Strong passion in working with a diverse and limited English speaking group of students.
• High communication and people skillsboth verbal and writtento work with students and teaching assistant(s).
• Be engaging and interactive to create a light and pleasant atmosphere for students to learn.
• Helping Link use Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams extensively, so it is extremely important to be familiar with it orbe willing to learn how to use it on your own.
• Volunteers must live within the Puget Sound region/Western Washington.

Benefits:

• Make a direct impact on the lives of immigrants and refugees to improve their lives.
• Hands-on experience teaching students English.
• Develop and build upon fundamental teaching and educational skills such as communication, adaptability, engagement, innovation/imagination and confidence.
• Support a community-led grassroots organization to improve the lives of those in the Vietnamese community in King County.

For more information about the volunteer application process, visit www.helpinglink.org/volunteer. If you have any questions, email [email protected].