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Pacific Area: Infield Mentor Teacher Trainer (12 month fixed-term)
Western Australia, Australia (Remoto)
To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.
Job Description
The Mission Department is seeking to appoint an Infield Mentor Teacher Trainer. This is a 12‐month fixed-term, part-time position, working 20 hours per week. The role will be fully remote and can be based in any country within the Pacific Area.
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
Reports to manager level in Training Department
* 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)
Qualifications
Required:
* 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
For queries, please contact the Pacific Area Talent Acquisition Team - pacificarearecruitment@ChurchofJesusChrist.org
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Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
* Job Identification 371181
* Job Category TR - Training
* Posting Date 03/13/2026, 07:57 PM
* Locations 27 Hollister Way, Noranda, WA, 6062, AU (Remoto)
* Apply Before 03/27/2026, 05:00 AM
* Job Schedule Part time
* Regular or Temporary Temporary
* Worker Type Employee
* Number of Openings 1
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