Teacher - Afghan Immigrant and Refugee Services
About The Position
LSI is seeking an Occasional Teacher to provide English and civic education classes to Afghans in the Siouxland area. Flexibility to accommodate an evening or weekend class schedule is required. DUTIES The Teacher supports the Refugee Education Program by teaching classes as assigned, participating in professional development, developing research-based curriculum and providing innovative, high-quality instruction on language, literacy and culture to the Program's students. The Refugee Education Program offers language and cultural training to newly-arrived and former refugees in the Siouxland area, including English language instruction, employment-readiness training, Citizenship preparation, and community-based language and literacy classes. DETAILS Examine and respond to the needs of refugee and immigrant learners in our community by creating relevant educational programming and student-centered curriculum Work with a co-teacher to plan and instruct English language and cultural topics to diverse learners Facilitate classroom volunteers Perform relevant opening and closing duties at the assigned site Complete and maintain accurate records of attendance, student assessment, and progress reports Engage in professional development opportunities and become members of a learning community to identify and model best practices in refugee education Provide and facilitate transportation needs of clients as needed to attend programming
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Education or related field.
- This position requires a valid driver's license, auto insurance, a good driving record and the ability to pass an extensive background check including checks of the Dependent Adult and Child Abuse registries, Sex Offender registry and a criminal history check.
Nice To Haves
- one year or more experience working in the refugee community teaching beginning level ESL and/or literacy and language skills to meet the needs of the community served.
Responsibilities
- teaching classes as assigned
- participating in professional development
- developing research-based curriculum
- providing innovative, high-quality instruction on language, literacy and culture to the Program's students
- creating relevant educational programming and student-centered curriculum
- Work with a co-teacher to plan and instruct English language and cultural topics to diverse learners
- Facilitate classroom volunteers
- Perform relevant opening and closing duties at the assigned site
- Complete and maintain accurate records of attendance, student assessment, and progress reports
- Engage in professional development opportunities and become members of a learning community to identify and model best practices in refugee education
- Provide and facilitate transportation needs of clients as needed to attend programming
Benefits
- LSI pays for a portion of employee health premiums
- offers a monthly wellness discount on health insurance premiums
- contributes to your health savings account each pay check
- LSI will reimburse you for mileage
- offer a 401k match contribution
- provide ongoing professional development training
- LSI offers a generous paid time off package
- As a non-profit employer many employees also can qualify for student loan forgiveness programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
