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Volunteer English Teacher

Teach English in Brazil at EduMais

Who we are looking for

We are always looking for committed and motivated volunteers to teach English in Brazil with us. Someone passionate about using their skills to improve the lives of at-risk young people in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas.

As well as the expectations we have of all volunteers, we strongly prefer our volunteer English teachers to be native or truly bilingual speakers. A TEFL certificate or other relevant teaching qualification is also a big plus.

What’s more, teaching English in the favelas poses its own unique challenges, so it’s vital that you are patient, reliable, flexible, loving, and kind. Our kids deserve nothing less!

Volunteering advert with EduMais student pointing and calling for volunteers to teach English in Brazil
Sally, who volunteered to teach English in Brazil with EduMais, makes the classroom rules with two students, one making a peace sign

Responsibilities

  • Classroom management
  • Planning, preparing and delivering lessons to a range of age groups on our main English program
  • Preparing and setting tests and exercises
  • Devising, writing, and producing new materials, including audio and visual resources
  • Giving weekly lesson feedback to help us improve future classes
  • Sharing EduMais’s mission and fundraising events on social media/with your network

Qualifications

  • Native, bilingual or professional working proficiency in English
  • TEFL, TESOL, or other recognised ESL certificate (preferable)
  • Intermediate level of Portuguese (preferable)
  • A degree in a relevant discipline, such as Linguistics, Literature or Education (preferable)
  • Teaching experience, especially with disadvantaged children (preferable)
Demi, who volunteered to teach English in Brazil with EduMais, helps out a student with her work in the classroom
Some of EduMais's students surround Daan, who volunteered to teach English in Brazil with EduMais

Duration

Short-term volunteer

  • 3 months

Medium-term volunteer

  • 6 months

Long-term volunteer

  • > 10 months

Start Dates

  • Flexible but preferably February/July

Time commitment

  • 5 hours per week
  • 10 hours per week
  • 15 hours per week
  • >20 hours per week

 

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Volunteer to teach English in Brazil with us!

Is teaching English in Brazil your goal? Do you want to improve the lives of disadvantaged kids in the favelas? Apply to join the EduMais volunteer family! Within your application, please include your CV and a letter of motivation.

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Find out what volunteering as an English teacher in Brazil is like by reading the blog post of one of our long-term volunteers

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