ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:
World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that is fighting for change that lasts, right here in the U.S. and across the globe. We bring sustainable solutions to the world’s greatest problems – disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement. The organization is approximately 75 years old and has worked in over 100 countries around the world since its founding.
In the United States, we come alongside local churches, community organizations and hundreds of individual volunteers to support newly arriving refugee and other immigrant families. Today, we are proud to partner with over 6,000 local churches, and 95,000 volunteers globally to bring hope, healing and transformation to the most vulnerable.
POSITION SUMMARY:
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.
World Relief seeks a TESOL/ESL Program Coordinator & Instructor to serve World Relief Chicagoland. This role will provide program coordination and instruction for the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and English as a Second language (ESL) course, as well as career and employment-readiness, and elective classes. This role will also provide programming for adult immigrants and refugees. The position is 38 hours per week, with the majority of hours allocated towards program coordination. Key responsibilities include facilitating student registrations, standardized assessments and technology support, recording and organizing program data, maintaining program equipment, assisting with grant writing, reporting and program development, providing student referral services, and teaching. If you are a highly organized and detail-oriented person with skills in teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)/English as a Second language (ESL), this role may be a good fit for you!
Role & Responsibilities
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Program Coordination:
- Lead potential students through in-person and online class registrations
- Administer standardized student assessments in-person and online
- Place students in appropriate class levels based on assessment scores and interactions during the registration process
- Provide technical assistance to students and instructional staff
- Communicate with students regarding attendance and policy non-compliance
- Document and maintain program case notes, data, and databases
- Review department files and data regularly to ensure they are complete and accurate
- Utilize online software to help maintain and organize online learning accounts
- Maintain proper care of program materials and equipment
- Ensure that the program complies with all ADA requirements
- Promote programs and class registrations in the community through various recruitment initiatives and in collaboration with other departments at World Relief
- Collaborate with staff and community partners to ensure quality holistic services and referrals are provided
- Provide clear and timely communication with staff, students, and community partners
- Engage in program evaluation, planning, and development
- Assist with grant writing and grant reporting
- Participate in all required professional development as well as state and regional collaboration meetings
- Participate in all scheduled staff meetings
- Other duties as assigned
Instruction:
- Create and teach effective and engaging English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)/English as a Second language (ESL) lessons that incorporate English literacy, digital literacy, and employment-readiness skills
- Adapt lesson plans and materials for a multilevel classroom
- Provide classroom assistance to other instructors
- Assist other instructors with the creation of lessons and resources
- Guide, assist, and track involvement of assigned classroom volunteers
- Meet and provide feedback to students during end-of-term meetings and as needed
- Conduct formal and informal student assessments
- Maintain up-to-date classroom paperwork and data for program records
- Follow up with students who are absent from class
- Complete all required trainings and professional development in a timely manner
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Able to manage multiple projects and tasks at the same time
- Strong technology and digital literacy skills
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and cross-cultural skills
- Self-starter with strong initiative and follow-through
- Skilled in creating and delivering level-appropriate lessons for multi-level classrooms
- Ability to create a safe and engaging classroom community
- Flexible and collaborative
Requirements
- Mature and personal Christian faith
- Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
- Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
- Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document
- Bachelor’s degree in TESOL/related field or a BA and significant training in teaching
- Prior experience with related coordination tasks and responsibilities
- At least 2 years of experience in teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)/English as a Second language (ESL).
- Ability to flex hours to work some evenings
World Relief offers a competitive benefits package (25 hours + per week):
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Offer 16 company Paid Holidays + 4 additional Personal days per year!
- Paid Sick and Vacation Time
- Paid Parental Leave (12 weeks for qualified employees)
- FSAs: Medical & Dependent Care, & Commuter Funding
- Supplemental Life Insurance (employee, spouse, and children)
- Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident insurance policies
- Legal Shield Insurance
World Relief pays 100% for eligible employees:
- Group Term Life (employee, spouse, and children)
- Long Term & Short-term Disability
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Long Distance Travel Insurance
World Relief offers a competitive benefits package for Part-time positions (less than 25 hours per week):
- Offer 16 Paid Holidays
- Sick time available as required by state/local law
All part-time employees are eligible for the following benefits:
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
World Relief - Retirement:
- Eligibility: After 1000 hours in a year
- Automatically enrolled at 4%
- 401K & Roth through Fidelity
- WR matches up to 4%, then an additional quarter percent up to 10%
World Relief Discounts (Immediately Eligible):
- Verizon
- Pet Insurance through Nationwide
- Home and Auto insurance through Liberty Mutual
- Working Advantage Discount Program
- Active & Fit Gym Membership
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.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations
· The ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-15 pounds.
· Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application information.
· The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
· General office setting. World Relief also offers hybrid and remote schedules for limited positions.
· Great lengths of time working on computer, reading from computer screen, entering information, standing at copier or fax machine, and some time on the phone or in virtual meetings may be required.
· Year-end archiving activities involve repeated lifting and bending.
· Physical, emotional and intellectual demands
· Equipment used: Employee computer (desktop or laptop), printer, and copier.
· All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Individuals may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. This position description is not all-inclusive and is always under review.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.
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.
Legal Background in the United States
World Relief is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. World Relief strictly prohibits and does not tolerate unlawful discrimination against employees on the basis of person’s race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, which does not conflict with the protections afforded World Relief as a faith-based employer.
In addition, physical or mental limitations will not be a factor in the application of World Relief's employment policies or employee practices, except for those situations in which occupational requirement make consideration of such factors necessary.
Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a) World Relief has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with World Relief’s Statement of Faith.
