Infield Mentor Trainer | Puerto Rico

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Ponce (PR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States seeks a Teacher Trainers to lead training for in-residence missionaries and other instructors. You will coordinate weekly sessions, develop materials, and oversee the quality of instruction across 10–15 teachers.

You will also monitor well-being, oversee curriculum updates, and occasionally teach in classrooms. Strong leadership, language ability, and experience as a missionary are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Must have 6 months experience as an MTC teacher or equivalent
• Must be a returned missionary
• Must be fluent in a non-native language (except for English or ESL area assignment)
• Demonstrates knowledge of MTC language learning strategies and methodologies
• Must understand MTC training principles, show problem-solving and organizational abilities
• Must communicate effectively
• Demonstrates ability to work under pressure
• Must have tech skills to function in MTC environment
• Must have interpersonal and leadership skills
• Must understand Preach My Gospel
• Demonstrates proactive and self-motivated attitude
• Experience having served as a missionary
• May have physical requirements such as sitting and using monitors for long periods

Responsibilities

• Trains and evaluates teachers and missionaries (75%).
• Provides individual coaching and ongoing in-service training through weekly meetings.
• Provides materials and policy information to teachers.
• Observes and evaluates missionaries and teachers.
• Facilitates teacher improvement according to needs.
• Supports training of new teachers before classroom experience.
• Ensures teachers understand and teach the approved MTC curriculum.
• Leads updates or new MTC curriculum.
• May fill in as a classroom teacher when needed.
• Advocates for missionary well-being (10%).
• Evaluates missionary experience and performance.
• Ensures well-being of each missionary.
• Leads teachers in meeting individual needs of missionaries.
• Leads in creating an ideal learning environment.
• Handles day-to-day supervisory matters and disciplinary issues.
• Provides recommendations for merit increases and coordinates with other lead teachers.
• Assists the Manager of Training (10%) with reporting on progress and performance.
• Assists in interviewing and hiring decisions for teachers.
• Participates in area training meetings and coordinating resources.
• May assist in assessing proficiency levels in languages of missionaries and applicants.
• May take on MTC teacher responsibilities as needs arise
• May be assigned other duties at the MTC such as Mission Leadership Seminar

Skills

MTC training experience

Cross-cultural communication

Leadership and coaching

Tools

Technology in training

Job description

Job Description

This position is central to the missionaries' role to 'Invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end.' Teacher Trainers are lead support level individual contributors, responsible for ensuring that in-residence missionaries receive effective training by leading teachers, conducting individual and group trainings, and facilitating ongoing improvement and coaching of teacher performance. It is expected that a Teacher Trainers will assist in overseeing the work of 10-15 teachers.

Job Description

This position is central to the missionaries' role to 'Invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end.' Teacher Trainers are lead support level individual contributors, responsible for ensuring that in-residence missionaries receive effective training by leading teachers, conducting individual and group trainings, and facilitating ongoing improvement and coaching of teacher performance. It is expected that a Teacher Trainers will assist in overseeing the work of 10-15 teachers.

Responsibilities

• Trains and provides ongoing evaluation and development of teachers and missionaries (75%)
• Provides individual coaching and continuing in-service training of teachers through leading weekly meetings
• Provides teachers with materials and policy information.
• Observes and evaluate missionaries and teachers.
• Facilitates opportunities for teacher improvement according to needs.
• Assists the Manager of Training in training new teachers prior to classroom experience.
• Ensures teachers understand and effectively teach approved MTC curriculum.
• Leads in establishing updates or new MTC curriculum
• Fills in as a classroom teacher when needed
• Leads in advocating for missionary well-being (10%)
• Evaluates missionary experience and performance.
• Ensures the well-being of each missionary.
• Leads teachers in providing for the individual needs of missionaries.
• Leads teachers in creating an ideal learning environment.
• Administrative Functions (5%)
• Handles day-to-day supervisory matters, conferring with Manager of Training regarding disciplinary issues.
• Provides timely recommendations for teacher merit increases.
• Coordinates with other Lead Teachers regarding common employees.
• Assists the Manager of Training (10%)
• Reports missionary progress to the Manager of Training.
• Reports teacher performance to the Manager of Training.
• Assists in interviewing, evaluating candidates’ teaching and language capacities, and making hiring decisions.
• Assists in area training meetings.
• Assists in coordinating training resources.
• Recommendations for teacher dismissal
• May be asked to assist in assessing the proficiency level of missionaries and teacher applicants in the target language.
• May take on MTC Teacher responsibilities to teach missionaries as needs arise
• May include other temporary assigned duties at the MTC (e.g. assisting with Mission Leadership Seminar)

Required

QUALIFICATIONS

• 6 months experience as an MTC teacher
• Must be a returned missionary
• Must be fluent in a non-native language (except for English or ESL area assignment).
• Demonstrates knowledge of MTC language learning strategies and methodologies
• Must have a solid understanding of MTC training principles, demonstrate problem-solving and organizational abilities, and have exceptional training competence.
• Must communicate effectively
• Demonstrates the ability to handle pressure well.
• Must have technology skills to adequately function in the MTC environment.
• Must have exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Must have a solid understanding of Preach My Gospel
• Demonstrates encouraging attitude, proactivity and self-motivation
• Experience having served as a missionary
• To successfully perform the essential functions of the job, there may be physical requirements which need to be met such as sitting for long periods of time and using monitors/equipment.

Preferred

• 1 year of experience with teaching, training, or tutoring in any capacity

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