Teacher of English to Afghan Adults and Children
About the Organization
Building Community in New Hampshire helps refugees and other immigrants navigate their way to safe, healthy, productive, prosperous, and connected lives in New Hampshire. Founded in 2009 by a group of refugees from Bhutan, BCNH now serves hundreds of clients from around the world. Our case managers, former refugees themselves, are from Congo, Haiti, Ukraine, and Afghanistan. Our deputy director is from Bhutan.
Even as immigration and refugee resettlement are under attack, we are expanding our services to those who are here: we are hiring a team of three to teach English to Afghan women and children. We anticipate revenues in 2025 of $869,000 and already have grants and contracts totaling approximately $600,000 in hand for 2026. The next executive director, nevertheless, will need to lead BCNH through a turbulent period for refugees and the nonprofits that serve them.
BCNH has an office on Elm Street in Manchester and satellite office in Nashua. The board is almost as diverse as the staff and dedicated to our mission. The current executive director is retiring in December after leading the organization for seven years.
About the Job
One of the most powerful tools refugees need to flourish in New Hampshire is English. BCNH seeks a full-time teacher of English to Afghan adults and children in Manchester, Concord, and on-line. The teacher will work collaboratively with our Dari- and Pashto-speaking case managers to build classes for Afghan women, men, children in school, and parents with pre-school children. Instruction will happen in places and times most convent for the learners and the instructor. Many learners will be starting at the basic level.
BCNH has a proud history of serving refugees from Afghanistan and around the world. We are based in Manchester and employee case managers who were refugees themselves. Our mission is to help refugees and other immigrants navigate their way to safe, healthy, productive, prosperous, and connected lives in New Hampshire. Now, as immigrants are facing so much open hostility, BCNH is more important than ever and your skills as a teacher of English are greatly needed.
Additional details are posted at bcinnh.org
Send a cover letter and resume to Richard Minard, executive director: rminard@bcinnh.org