Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten? Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?
If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.
At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.
If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY
World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.
Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.
POSITION SUMMARY:
World Relief seeks an English Instructor to help refugees and immigrants through leading our Cafe English Program where students will learn the basics of English, from speaking simple survival phrases to building basic numeracy and literacy skills, thus fostering self-sufficiency.
This is a limited-term position funded through a grant agreement until 10/31/25 and contingent upon funding extension.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Instruction: Prepare and teach 1-hour conversational English class on Mondays and Wednesdays for recently arrived adult refugee and immigrant language learners to build English communication skills for employment, community navigation, and social connection.
- Adapt teaching methods to meet the needs of clients from diverse cultural/linguistic backgrounds with a wide range of skills, educational abilities, and attitudes.
- Connect students with English language learning resources to supplement language acquisition outside of class.
- Attend staff meetings to collaborate on developing more effective programming for clients.
- As necessary and possible, adjust existing curriculum and teaching to meet clients’ stated objectives.
- Create an encouraging and supportive environment that fosters learning, confidence, and courage.
- Maintain student sign-in sheet.
- Work with San Diego Volunteer Coordinator, to create weekly conversational prompts for volunteers to lead small conversational groups after class.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher, ideally in Education, TESOL, or a related field.
- At least 2 years’ teaching experience in education, ESL, and/or literacy.
- Hold current CA Adult Education Teaching Credential (or be in process of obtaining credential).
World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time and part-time employees.
World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.
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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
