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.
The ESL Instructor will teach two daily ESL classes for adult refugee and immigrant students. The instructor will partner with learners from many different ethnic, religious, linguistic, and educational backgrounds to build their proficiency and confidence in English communication and empower them to function and thrive in their new American context. This is a grant funded position with an end date of June 30, 2025.
Compensation: $21-$23 per hour
Role & Responsibilities

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Plan and teach two daily English classes for recently-arrived adult refugee and immigrant learners, utilizing program curriculum to build English communication skills for employment, community navigation, and social connection.
• Classes will include virtual and in person options, with one evening class weekly.
• Orient new students, track participation, and refer students for support services as needed.
• Welcome and orient new volunteers, and connect them to students for 1:1 tutoring.
• Provide ongoing support, coaching, and tracking for volunteers.
• Participate in Resettlement Team meetings and trainings.
• Manage student records in an organized and confidential manner, including attendance, testing records, and enrollment information.
• Maintain close communication with students to promote their participation and growth.
• Maintain close communication with other staff to coordinate effective service to students.
• Ensure compliance with grantor funding through the North Carolina State Refugee Office,
• Create client notes in Microsoft Dynamics and record individual client service data in the NC Refugee Information System database.
• Collaborate with other WR Durham staff involved in teaching various classes to support the successful integration of newly arrived refugees.
• Assist with team projects and related tasks as needed

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Independent worker and excellent problem solver
• Good organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple duties
• Attentiveness to detail, initiative, and a desire to learn
• Flexibility to teach in-person and/or online, depending on student need each quarter
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Advanced computer proficiency, including database management
• Experience working in a multi-cultural, social service setting

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
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and sensitively with people of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds
• Bachelor's degree and TESOL/TESL/TEFL certification
• At least two years' experience teaching English as a second language
• Familiarity with refugee resettlement programs and processes

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
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
World Relief - Retirement:
- 401K & Roth
- WR matches up to 4%, then an additional quarter percent up to 10%
- Eligibility: Full Time (40 hours per week) is eligible after 3 months of employment. Part time is eligible after 1000 hours in a year.
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.