Instructor Aide- English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Basic

Position Description: Support Job Training instructors by providing classroom support. Assist with classroom preparation and class materials, starting/ending class in a timely manner, helping with group activities, working with students who need extra guidance, and providing examples to students as needed.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Preparatory work before/after class: making copies and setting up classroom activities
• Provide guidance and support to students working in small groups
• Participate in classroom activities and assist individual students during lessons and exercises
• Administrative tasks as needed
• Other activities as needed

Reports to: Center Manager or Volunteer Supervisor

Role Requirements & Abilities:

• Interest in working in a classroom setting with adult learners; previous experience teaching or tutoring valued but not required
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, or an interest in learning about it
• Ability to flex communication style to multiple cultural environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to present to diverse audiences, specifically racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse communities
• A solid understanding of, or interest in learning about, cultural humility and cultural responsiveness
• Reliable, punctual and consistent
• Patient, understanding, and caring
• Strong listening skills