English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher - Adult Education

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Who We Are

Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success.

We are a nonprofit champion of immigrants who are challenged by a lack of resources and an unfamiliar environment.

We believe everyone has the right to achieve their dreams. Every day, we educate, empower, support, and partner with motivated immigrants to best meet all their unique needs-from putting food on the table, to becoming American citizens, to learning English, to graduating from college. Because when we support immigrants, Marin becomes a place where everyone can live, work, and succeed.

Program Overview

Our ESL Program integrates relevant teaching practices in grammar, writing, listening-speaking, and reading in an inclusive environment that develops students’ language as well as the cultural awareness that they will need to thrive. Through the lens of empowering the whole person, the ESL program complements the wraparound services Canal Alliance provides so that very low-income, adult immigrants can improve their access to education, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities to ultimately get on the pathway out of poverty. Canal Alliance’s ESL Program prepares Latino immigrants to feel empowered, supported and motivated to lift barriers to their success through a communicative language framework alongside strengths-based learning.

Program Dates

Winter Semester: January 27 - April 30, 2020

Commitment

2 hours per week, 4 hours preferred

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver lesson plans in line with Communicative Language Teaching, program goals and curriculum
• Build positive and respectful relationships with students
• Maintain accurate records of student attendance
• Administer and score student assessments
• Monitor student progress
• Report any issues to the ESL Manager or ESL Supervisor in a timely manner

Skills

• Ability to provide effective and engaging adult ESL instruction
• Ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and other volunteers
• Ability to work with people of varied cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
• Bilingualism in English/Spanish preferred

Requirements

• Alignment with Canal Alliance’s mission and ESL program goals
• Prior experience teaching ESL
• Commitment to teach at least one 2-hour class per week, with a strong preference for two classes per week
• Commitment to teach for at least one full semester, with minimal absences, and attempt to find own sub from list provided when necessary
• Attend one mandatory volunteer orientation per academic year and a volunteer training at the beginning of each semestee
• Commitment to plan each lesson in alignment with the ESL polices set out by Canal Alliance and explained in each training.

To apply, click here: https://canalalliance.org/get-involved/volunteer/