Imagine waking up every morning with the chance to change someone's life. Imagine knowing your efforts will benefit both your career and our neighbors around the world. At CWS, our team knows they are making a difference every day. Whether you're in our U.S.-based offices supporting refugees, asylees or unaccompanied children ... implementing hygiene initiatives in Cambodia or rebuilding projects in Central America ... or even connecting remotely from your home on fundraising campaigns, grant reports, or critical communications - you have the opportunity to work towards a world where everyone has food, a voice and a safe place to call home.

The Vocational and ESL Instructor provides English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to assist newly arriving, employable refugees, Cuban/Haitian entrants, Afghan and Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees and other populations served under the Refugee Social Services and other CWS employment programs as part of employment support activities. Class instruction targets English language acquisition and promotes job readiness.

This position works with diverse literacy levels, from non-literate adults to those who have mastered conversational English. Lessons are designed to practice English language use in different real-life and professional contexts, including, but not limited to, greetings, following directions, job interviews, communicating on the job with a supervisor and with English-speaking co-workers, and basic math skills.

This is a per diem position based on funding, approximately 4 hours per week.

• Teaches simple English grammar, writing, reading, speaking, and listening skills to adult populations through tailored lessons.
• Researches and implements curriculum based on the needs of attending adults on a track toward employability.
• Implements lesson plans to promote employability and success with interviewing skills, targeting specific job skills. Designs and produces teaching aids/activities to incorporate into the curriculum.
• Provides twelve-week class sessions incorporating approximately 8 hours/week of class. Maintains class attendance logs and adapts schedule as necessary based on program successes and challenges.
• Refers clients with accelerated skills to advanced ESL opportunities in the community.
• Tests all students as they complete one ESL cycle and/or record progress for program tracking purpose. Contributes necessary documentation to client case files.
• Communicates with staff to recommend clients’ entry into the job-search process.
• Acts as a resource for adult students, providing resources information to help them thrive in their new communities.
• Maintains confidentiality of class records and personal information at all times.
• Track daily attendance of all clients and submits data to staff.
• Refers eligible clients to other career pathways and digital literacy programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

General Duties

• Advocates on behalf of refugees, and refugee-serving voluntary agencies.
• Keeps informed about refugee and immigrant issues, and available services to CWS clients, using current information to better identify and serve refugee clients.
• Performs all duties in culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.
• Works evening class hours.

Education: 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
• TESOL certification preferred.

Experience:   

• 2 years previous work experience in refugee resettlement, adult education, ESL, or employment and training related services teaching adults and children.
• Ability to provide culturally sensitive support is required.  

Other Skills: 

• Fluency in English is required, with superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluency in a primary refugee language is preferred.
• The successful candidate must be computer literate, with proficiency in MS Office (Excel, and Word) and Internet applications.  

Location: 

• This is an in-person position, with possibility of hybrid schedule