All volunteer opportunities are online/virtual.

HOWEVER! We are big on community and have an in person jubilation during the summer as well as in person volunteer appreciation/hang out events throughout the year.

Tutors and tech support volunteers have to be U.S.-based in Central and Eastern time zones for operational efficiency. Curriculum volunteers may be from any location.

Tutoring: Meet with students 1:1 via Zoom once a week

Ops/Tech: Point of contact for tutors and learning partners overseas, troubleshoot and problem solve any tech issues during lessons

Curriculum/Creator: Develop content, script lesson plans based on curriculum resources, design and build online courses in the Canvas learning management system

Ops/tech and tutor volunteers give 1-2 hours a week for each 8-10 week session.

Curriculum/creator volunteer opportunities vary and are project-based depending on volunteer availability.

A session is an 8-10 week period where a student and tutor typically go through one full English course level.

Sessions typically run during the following months
Winter: January to March
Spring: April to June
Fall: September to December

We always break for the summer and holidays.

Especially for those tutoring, the goal is to build healthy relationships with our students, and that is primarily achieved through consistently showing up.

If you’re unable to make an ongoing long-term commitment to tutoring, we have other non-student facing volunteer opportunities.

We have substitutes that can fill in when you are unavailable.

Prior tutoring or ESL teaching experience are not required. Lesson plans, curriculum, and training are provided! In addition, you’ll shadow an experienced tutor prior to tutoring by yourself.

You’ll shadow an experienced tutor until you are comfortable tutoring by yourself. We also provide detailed lesson plans with word-for-word scripts that you can use. Click this link for an example lesson plan.

You’ll receive an email with more details to get started with IAGA including an application link to consent to a background check. If you do not see a message from us within 72 hours, please check your spam/junk folder and reach out again.

We use Checkr to complete background checks. Upon the passing of your background check and being welcomed to the team, you’ll have a couple required trainings: online Trauma-Free World training and volunteer role based training.

If you are tutoring, we’ll work with you to schedule times to shadow a tutor volunteer.

We are committed to the safety of our students and the rest of our community. Utilizing personal references, background checks, and training such as the Trauma Free World course helps us meet and maintain our security requirements.

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