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ESL Facilitator

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TORUS

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Torus has moved our ESL classes from in-person to online. We are currently utilizing Zoom to conduct our classes to continue supporting Portland's immigrant and refugee communities. Through our classes, we strive to teach our learners practical English which is essential for assimilation into America. Volunteers are not required to have prior teaching experience. We are looking for volunteers who want to interact with this community of immigrants and refugees and engage in cross-cultural sharing.

All the classes take place in the Pacific Time Zone.

General Duties
  • Responsive communication
  • Timeliness
  • Enthusiasm, Engagement, and Motivation

Qualifications/Requirements
  • A cell phone with WhatsApp and Zoom is required, a computer is helpful too.
  • Flexibility, empathy, enthusiasm, and an attitude of openness & experimentation
  • A willingness to examine one’s own privileges and cultural upbringing
  • A willingness to be awkward, try new things, take direction, and give direction
  • A willingness to look at your weak spots and to be wrong
  • The desire to be a better person and a better teacher
  • The ability to tell the difference between observation, feeling, interpretation, and evaluation
  • Be the cheerleader you want to see in the world
  • Curiosity and patience
  • Daily access to email and the internet
  • A burning desire to connect people to resources and other people
  • Intermediate fluency in English


Helpful, But Not Required

  • Good grammar
  • Phone with text capability
  • Immigrant/refugee experience, personal or family
  • Intermediate fluency in a language other than English
  • Prior skills training (like music teaching or sports coaching)
  • Outside the US experience


Facilitator Responsibilities

  • Plan a lesson the day before class, drawing the ideas and resources from weekly topics posted on ESLC and Torus WhatsApp group
  • Promptly communicate with all staff members, Assistants, Shadowers, and Facilitators via WhatsApp, text, email, or phone
  • Spend 30-60 min of prep and 1 hour of teaching per week.
  • Enthusiastically motivate and gently push learners just out of their comfort zone
  • Provide clear direction to Assistants, and other guests or participants
  • Practice Total Participant Engagement by keeping everybody involved
  • Respond calmly, humorously, and decisively to the challenges that present themselves

Please sign up through the Torus website https://www.torustransforms.org/

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About TORUS

Location:

5859 SE 92ND AVE APT 301, PORTLAND, OR 97266, US

Mission Statement

Torus bridges gaps between people and communities by facilitating transformative experiences of language and culture sharing.

Description

Torus was founded in 2020 by a refugee who was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, raised in Moscow, Russia, and lives in Portland, Oregon. Torus bridges gaps between people and communities by facilitating transformative experiences of language and culture exchange. We do this work through our seven programs. We believe in connectivity and a sense of belonging to a community for immigrants and refugees, as well as anyone who has been living in the US for generations.

Community
Immigrants & Refugees

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

This is a Virtual Opportunity, with no fixed address.

DATE POSTED

January 26, 2021

SKILLS

  • English
  • People Skills
  • Relationship Building
  • Verbal / Written Communication

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 18
  • The time commitment is a minimum of 1 hour per week for classes and 1 hour for lesson planning.

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