Teach Abroad
Use your skills to impact the world
USE YOUR SKILLS TO IMPACT THE WORLD
God is radically changing lives among unreached people groups through the ministry of Ethnos Canada, and schoolteachers are key players on that team. By providing a quality education to children of missionaries you can make it possible for those missionaries to reach and disciple lost people in remote locations.
IMPACT CHILDREN FOR CHRIST
Many children of missionaries have a vibrant walk with the Lord. Others are searching and are in the process of claiming their faith as their own. For them this process is filled with many questions and sometimes doubts about who God is and how they fit into His plan. As a teacher you not only help children grow academically and socially, but you impact them spiritually as well.
MINISTER CROSS-CULTURALLY
While all instruction is in English, your students are likely to come from any of a variety of nationalities. Odds are good that some will not be Westerners. In addition, many schools offer opportunities to serve in the community.
BUILD A LEGACY
Many missionaries’ children become missionaries, pastors or church leaders. So when you teach, you are nurturing and developing tomorrow’s spiritual leaders.
Questions?
WHERE DOES ETHNOS CANADA HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS?
You’ll find opportunities everywhere missionaries serving with Ethnos missionaries: Latin America, Africa and Asia-Pacific, as well as North America, Europe and Australia. Locations vary, from isolated jungles to bustling cities, hot lowlands to cool mountainsides, and lush rainforests to arid areas. The climate varies accordingly. Most locations offer gorgeous scenery. All provide great opportunity for cultural awareness and enrichment.
HOW MUCH FINANCIAL SUPPORT WILL I NEED?
Monthly support levels vary from country to country and do not include travel expenses to and from the country of service. We recommend that you arrive on location with one month’s support in hand. Singles or widows: $1,500-$2,500. Married couples: $2,500-3,500. Add $200 per preschool child and $450 per school-age child.
WHERE WILL I LIVE?
In most countries, furnished housing will be provided for you. Missionaries pay rent to maintain these apartments or homes. In other locations, missionaries will assist you in finding a suitable apartment or house to rent.
WILL I BE REQUIRED TO LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE?
In most cases associates do not need to learn another language in order to perform their ministries. Depending on the length of your term of service, you may be required to learn the national culture and language as a part of your on-field orientation. We’ll make expectations clear to you before you apply. All instruction in schools for children is in English.
WHAT TYPES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR MY CHILDREN?
Most associates use our boarding schools or inter-mission boarding schools as day schools since they live near the school centre. Some families in a village setting home-school their children. Clusters of families, living in the same location, may form a home-school cooperative.
WHAT IF I HAVE BEEN DIVORCED AND/OR REMARRIED?
A couple with divorce in their backgrounds will be considered for serving in Ethnos if divorce and remarriage took place prior to salvation. A divorced single person whose spouse has died will be considered for service in Ethnos. For more information, please contact us.
WHAT SIZE ARE THE SCHOOLS?
Our largest school has more than 200 students. The typical size is 40 to 50 students. Home-school cooperatives have five to 15 students. Enrolment at inter-mission schools ranges from 50 to 700 students.
WILL EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS BE AVAILABLE FOR MY MINISTRY?
Generally, supplies and materials are available, although they may differ from what is commonly found in Canada.
WHEN SHOULD I ARRIVE ON THE FIELD?
We advise arriving in the country where you will serve two to four weeks before your assignment begins.
AM I REQUIRED TO ATTEND ANY TRAINING?
An orientation is required. It is held in Ontario.
WHAT OTHER MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES WILL I HAVE?
Depending on the location, you may have opportunities to participate in local outreach, but such involvement will be limited by your fluency in the national language. During ministry breaks, we encourage you to visit church planting teams in order to experience firsthand our passion and vision for taking the gospel to unreached people groups.
WHAT IF I’VE STRUGGLED IN THE PAST WITH MORAL ISSUES?
By God’s grace, as we submit to the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, He conforms us over time to the image of Jesus Christ. Admission coaches will work with you to determine your readiness to serve with Ethnos.
HOW DO I GET STARTED?
Contact us using the form below, let us know how you’re interested in serving with Ethnos Canada. An application coach will get back to you soon!
Becoming a Missionary
With more than 6,000 people groups still unreached, the task is bigger than just us. God is calling out workers from the ethnos to go.
Our role in mobilizing, equipping and coordinating missionaries extends beyond our own culture. From all around to the world, God is calling out workers to be a part of reaching the ethnos!
Thousands of believers from more than three dozen countries are actively working together in Africa, Latin America, Northern Canada and the Asia-Pacific Region.
Are you ready to join?
Why Choose Ethnos?
what makes ethnos distinct?
Most missionaries serve through sending organizations. How can you and your church choose the one that’s right for you? Find some of the reasons you might choose Ethnos.
Available Positions
Home School Helper
Purpose: To glorify God and assist in establishing churches in PNG by working to support a NTM PNG homeschool family to educate their school-aged children.
Responsibilities:
Partner with an NTM-PNG homeschooling family serving in a tribal location to help educate their school-aged students, helping to facilitate transitioning, and academic growth of the students they teach. The Tribe-Based Homeschool Helper is a primary resource to the parents to help them carry out the education of their children on the mission field.
Duration: Preferred for a full school year, but shorter options could also be beneficial to a family.
Requirements
- Other Requirements
Willingness to be teachable, flexible and helpful. Minimum high school diploma.
Academic / University Counselor
Location: International School
Purpose: To provide an excellent, Christ-centered international education that meets the highest academic standards and equips students to live out a biblical worldview in all areas of life to the glory of God.
Responsibilities:
- Creating a learning environment in which each child in the class is enabled to work.
- Participates in coordinates and conducts activities that contribute to the effective operation of the counseling program in the school
- Support in University enrollment and advising for senior school students and parents
- Instructing the children per the school curriculum and best practices in teaching and learning
- Maintaining discipline within the classroom to enable children to work and learn.
- Maintaining the Christian ethos of the school within the classroom.
- Creating and maintaining a classroom that is aesthetically pleasing and conducive to learning.
- Attending and participating in staff prayer times.
- Attending and participating in regular staff meetings and in-service trainings sponsored by the school, or in parent consultations and back-to-school nights.
- Maintaining and submitting weekly lesson plans and assessment plans
- Providing input into curriculum revision and unit plan development
- Keeping records of children's progress as appropriate and providing written reports each term for the parents.
- Agreeing to adhere to any reasonable request made by the Principal or Director.
Requirements
- Other Requirements
● Committed evangelical Christian ● Bachelor's Degree in education or Bachelor's degree in the subject taught plus teacher qualification ● Fluent in English ● Educational Experience and Background in University and Academic Counseling ● Familiar with Google Office Suite
Bible Teacher and Discipleship Coordinator
Location: International School
Purpose: To provide an excellent, Christ-centered international education that meets the highest academic standards and equips students to live out a biblical worldview in all areas of life to the glory of God.
Responsibilities:
- Overseeing and implementing the school-wide discipleship program. Keeping track of metrics for spiritual growth through the annual survey and other means.
- Working and relating with students to develop and challenge their faith.
- Being available to students, and meeting and interacting with them regularly.
- Having a broad understanding of where individual students are in their faith journey, and providing feedback to the administration as appropriate.
- Assisting the Chaplain in monitoring the spiritual climate of the school.
- Advising administration on student initiatives to promote spiritual growth.
- Participating in assemblies, speaking when needed.
- Assisting the Chaplain in implementing the annual spiritual theme.
- Facilitating student discipleship or Bible study groups, providing structure. Ex: Conqueror series, spiritual healing groups, question can group, retreat, or addiction breaker.
- Developing student spiritual leaders and encouraging student initiative in starting small groups.
- Training staff in how to lead mentor or discipleship groups and how to have discipling relationships with students.
- Working closely with the Chaplain to implement spiritual events for students, both in ongoing forms like youth groups and in special events.
- Developing relationships and partnering with leaders of local church youth groups and discipleship programs.
- Helping teachers in Middle and Primary as they lead assemblies.
- Assist in the organization of bible elective classes and teach certain classes; possibly one per term. (Ex: Wildlife, etc.)
Requirements
- Other Requirements
● Committed evangelical Christian ● Bachelor's Degree in education or Bachelor's degree in the subject taught plus teacher qualification ● Fluent in English ● Familiar with Google Office Suite ● Youth ministry experience with a heart for student discipleship and evangelism ● Self Motivated ● Team Player ● Adaptable ● Willing to Learn ● Cambridge Curriculum experience is helpful ● Basic word processing skills