Position Title: ESL Teacher Call ID: TED.PSTH.2020.02 Request Num: SR20995 Date Call was Listed: Jan 29, 2020 Status: Active Last Updated: Jan 29, 2020 Number of Positions: Requested Pending Filled Available   2 0 0 2

Position Description
Country: Poland Calling Organization: Polish Seminary of Theology and Humanities Position Type(s): Teaching – English/Religion, Teaching – ESL Length of Service: 11-10 months Who makes Final Decision:   Calling Org	Beginning Date: Sep 1, 2020  Ending Date: Jun 30, 2021 Urgent? No Application Deadline: Cancel call if not filled by: Jun 30, 2021
Duties:     Teach English as a foreign language teacher to children, teens, and adults in small groups (4-7 people) and individually (1-3 people). The volunteer should be capable of following the lesson plans and curriculum schedule (provided by the calling organization) based on the materials and programmes used by the students (also provided by the calling organization), filling in registers for each of their lessons (attendance, topics, and grading), filling out report letters of progress for parents (once/twice a year) and participation in English Sabbath School (teaching the lesson in English 1 to 2 times a month). Also participating in winter and/or summer Vacation Bible School for children from the community.
On-site Orientation Provided? Yes Stipend during Orientation?  Yes	Orientation Date: Sep 1, 2020
Voice tape/phone interview required? Yes Institution requires signed agreement?  Yes
Acceptable Dress: Nice work clothes when in the classroom. Unacceptable Dress:  Women: Gaudy Jewelry and make-up, very short skirts and very low tops. Men and Women: Any clothing with offensive writing or pictures, visible tattoos and/or strange piercings. Track suits, sweats, yoga pants, and other active wear is not the look we desire that would represent a teacher in the classroom.

Lodging   (Requests for a specific gender or age must be related to accommodation issues, maturity, safety or culture.)
Lodging:   Studio flat on the first floor of the faculty block "B" on PCTH campus. Contains a small, but modern kitchen (with fridge, stove, oven, electric kettle, sink, and cabinets) and a bathroom (with toilet, sink, mirror, and shower.) The furniture in includes a square table with foldable chairs for eating and using as a desk (an additional desk can be provided). Each room has an Ikea futon (sofa by day, fold down double bed by night), decorative shelves and at least one wardrobe with closet and hangers. Housekeeping supplies (as in chemical cleaning products) are supplied by the AV according to preference whereas mop and bucket, broom and dust pan and vacuum are provided by the calling organization. There are also misc. decorative items like rugs, table covers, chair cushions, sofa covers and throw pillows. The room comes with a plates, bowls, glasses, mugs, utensils (cutlery and cooking utensils), pots, pans, ironing board, iron, and clothes rack for drying clothes. All bedding (pillows, covers, sheets, etc.), towels and bathroom mats are provided. Internet is provided at the cost of the calling organization. Two washing machines are located in the basement of the building and the monthly cost for using them is covered by the calling organization. More information (in the form of a "Survival Guide") can be provided by written request to daporawski@gmail.com. Check out this video here about the town of Podkowa Leśna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rd7z2YDXGg.
Gender: Either Age Preference: 21-30 years	Marital Status: Single Child Accommodation Available: No
Housing Restrictions:

Qualifications   (Legally, "experience required" must be related to specific duties of position.)

Experience Required:   Experience working with children and teens (e.g. summer camp, VBS, tutoring) and a working knowledge of the English Language (grammar: e.g. verb tenses, parts of speech, phonetics). Education and/or English major preferred (experience with classroom management and discipline will be helpful) but not obligatory. Languages:  English(Fluent) Required

Minimum Education Preferred:  2 Years College/Univ Concentration: English/Education preferred, but not required Education Comments: When working with children (even in groups as small as 7) classroom management experience (or at least a crash course) will be helpful for the AV. This is a position for Native Speakers of English from countries where English is the first spoken language (the US, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa). The reason for this is that the position is not just that of a teacher but of a Native Speaker and the client prefers 1. A speaker of British English, 2. American English, 3. Australian English. Only in very rare cases to we accept AVs who do not come from the listed countries. Their English (accent) must be so excellent that it sounds like it is from one of the countries that is listed above.

Finances

Currency: Zlotych, Poland Finance Type: Regular (Shared Funding) Expense Responsibility Terms/Comments Visa   Volunteer/Sponsor     Medical / Inoculations   Volunteer/Sponsor     Travel to/from Location (Volunteer)   Volunteer/Sponsor     Travel to/from Location (Spouse)   N/A     Local Travel   Calling Organization   Travel for tourism is the responsibility of the AV   Travel (Children)   N/A     Excess Baggage   Volunteer/Sponsor     Insurance   Calling Organization   For Long Term and Short Term positions: Accident, Sickness & Personal Effects & Baggage (PEB) Insurance Protection for Volunteers. For international volunteers serving in NAD: Short-Term Travel Insurance.   Accommodations   Calling Organization     Utilities   Calling Organization     Food / Meals   Shared   Some meals (lunch) are available at the school cafeteria as part of accomodations offered the AV at the expense of the calling organization   Monthly Living Allowance   Calling Organization   PLN 1000 PLN (about $270)   Other   Calling Organization   Medical expenses for doctor's visits or emergencies are covered by the calling organization until ARM refunds for costs. Questions regarding general health, pre-existing conditions, allergies and tendency towards illness will be asked during the phone/video interview.   Additional terms/benefits or comments: PCTH cafeteria operates depending on the amount of students and staff that are interested in using its services. Some years it has served breakfast and lunch (two course: soup and main dish), other years just lunch. It is also open for some weekend meals depending on intensive studies offered. Regardless, the AV may partake of whatever meals the cafeteria offers free of charge.

Travel and Visa
Destination City: Warsaw	Airport: F. Chopin International Airport (WAW)
Travel from Airport to Destination: Calling organization will pick up!
Required Inoculations Check with your GP (but rather none) Other Medical Recommendations
Visa Required? Yes           Visa Type: National Long Stay Visa (Type D)     Who Applies: Work Permit Required? No  Who Applies:
Police Clearance Required: No HIV Clearance Required: No Child Protection Clearance Required:   No
Send papers to: Deadline:
Visa/Travel Details: Apply at closest Polish Consulate. If not coming from the EU, the volunteer MUST have a visa before travelling!

Requesting Organization

Organization Name: Polish Seminary of Theology and Humanities Calling Division: Trans-European Division Calling Union: Polish Union Conference Calling Conference: East Polish Conference Country: Poland Region:

Supervisor
Supervisor: Porawski-Orzechowska, Dorothy Ann	Title: Director of the School of Foreign Languages

Approved By:   Dorothy Porawski-Orzechowska, Director for Polish Seminary of Theology and Humanities on Jan 28, 2020. Entered by: Porawski-Orzechowska, Dorothy Ann