Background:

 

Kingsway Baptist Church (KBC) is a Christian neighbourhood church that seeks to help people and engage in the community like Jesus did.   Together with another church, KBC has launched a weekly conversational English program for newcomers to Canada starting in mid-2025.  Things have gone well for these volunteer-led classes and we now have about 20 regular students.

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The success of this program has made KBC aware that we can provide further moral, social, spiritual support to these newcomers as they face daunting challenges to settle in a foreign land, culture, and economy.  Many students are curious about Christian faith, and this provides an opportunity.  KBC plans to launch a Bible-based daytime English as a Second Language (ESL) program to support newcomers to Toronto.  This program will be based at KBC’s church facility, which is located near Royal York subway station.

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To help coordinate and launch these new Bible-based ESL classes, KBC is seeking to hire an ESL Program Leader who will lead, develop and coordinate the program.

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Overview of the Role:

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The ESL Program Leader is a Christian self-starter who is passionate about helping newcomers.  You will have extensive experience as an ESL instructor (possibly including certification).  You will be leading the development and launch of a Bible-based English curriculum at KBC to support the church’s outreach efforts.  And you will leverage your strong planning and people skills to coordinate the overall program.

 

The ESL Program Leader role is a part-time contract position for a term of one year (12 months) under the supervision of the Outreach Volunteer Leader at KBC.  We envision that this position can be extended for subsequent 1-year term(s), if the employer and the employee are amenable.​

 

Key Responsibilities:

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• Program Management & Administration: Plan, implement, and monitor the ESL program, the schedule, the budget, and operations.  

• Curriculum & Instruction: Develop and oversee the implementation of a Bible-based English curriculum with input from volunteer teachers.

• Volunteer Development: Train, schedule, and coordinate the volunteer instructors.  Provide coaching as needed.

• Student Assessment & Placement: Coordinate testing of English skills and placement of students in the appropriate level of classes.

• Liaison & Outreach: Serve as the point of contact between Kingsway church staff and leaders, volunteers, and external community groups.

• Teaching:  As the program launches, you may be doing some English instruction in areas where volunteers may not be ready to teach, e.g., grammar.

• Recruitment and relationship building:  Develop and implement recruitment plans to increase enrollment through promotion and relationship building with students, the KBC community, neighbouring churches and Kingsway community groups.

• Records & Reporting: Maintain student records, monitor student progress, and prepare update reports on program progress.

 

Required Skills and Qualifications:

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• Certification: The candidate will have extensive hands-on ESL teaching experience.  Certification in ESL teaching (e.g., TESOL, TEFL, or equivalent) is also an asset.

• Experience: Previous experience in teaching plus program administration, ideally in a Bible-based ESL program.

• Core Skills: Strong leadership, communication, organizational, problem-solving skills and people skills.

• Technical Skills: Experience in assessing students (e.g., CASAS), and software applications to manage records and scheduling.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Education or Linguistics is a bonus.

• Profession of Christian faith and following Jesus.

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Other Responsibilities:

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• Creates and updates the volunteer and student lists.

• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

 

Terms of Employment:

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• This is a part-time contract role with a term of 1 year. 

• Compensation is $25-30 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

• The hours of work are envisioned to be 10-15 hours per week.

• We expect the ESL Program Leader to work a combination of on-site and off-site, but must be onsite on daytime class days to set up and coordinate the classes.

• An additional evening class is also possible, which may affect working hours. 

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How to apply:

Please apply by submitting a resume and cover letter, to: newcomerenglishtoronto@gmail.com