ESL Instructor
LOCATION
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Fingerprint/background clearance is required.An educator's fingerprint clearance card would be sufficient for this internship. DPS clearance, looking for convictions is the requirement. We would roll the fingerprints in our office and help with completion of paperwork. A $65.00 filing fee is required. Once the fingerprints are submitted, the applicant can begin service, but would be ejected from the program if the clearance was later denied. Crimshield background check for convictions is also required, at no cost. Confidentiality and liability waiver forms must be signed.
SCHEDULE OPTIONS
Semester availability
FallSpring
Summer
Service hours
AfternoonEvening
Available days/hours
Work would need to be between 3 PM and 6 PM weekdays. Preparation work could be done offsite.
REQUIRED/DESIRED SKILLS
The applicant must be 21 or over and capable of fingerprint background clearance. They need to have basic Spanish language skills but do not need to be proficient. Experience in a classroom setting will be a plus.
CATEGORIES
EducationEnglish as a Second Language
Homeless
Hunger / Poverty
Justice System
Mentoring
Refugees
Youth (direct interaction)
Youth III: 11-14 years (6th-9th grades)
Youth IV: 14-18 years (high school)
COMMUNITY PARTNER
Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development
ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP
Duties
The intern will provide one hour of ESL education to adolescents 13-17 twice a week. The intern will also provide two to three hours per week of age appropriate activities for the youth. In addition, the applicant will create curriculum, and conduct pre and post education assessments.
Population served
The youth served by Casa are 13 to 17 years old, and are in this country undocumented and unaccompanied by an adult. They are currently going through immigration proceedings. They are from Central America. Most speak only Spanish but need to develop English language skills, since they will likely be able to stay in this country.
Community need/impact
Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development provides residential and non-residential services to various populations of homeless youth. The Casa de Suenos program is federally funded to provide housing and services through three homes, serving a total of 30 youth, 10 per home.
The majority of these youth will be able to remain in the US legally. ESL services are necessary to equip them to pursue a productive life as a legal resident or a citizen. The youth also need opportunities to be youth, since most have been working in the fields since a young age.
