Summer Workplace English Program

Summer Workplace English Program

Spend your summer helping UVA employees with digital literacy, English language support, and conversation practice through this part-time summer position!

Many UVA service employees are refugees and immigrants who have resettled in Charlottesville. Managing work and life in a new language and culture is a complex undertaking. The Workplace English Program provides essential English language assistance to these individuals. Throughout a 5-week period over the summer, Instructional Assistants guide weekly English sessions for small groups of employees, offering ongoing support and during the week. 

Duties and Expectations

Summer Workplace English Instructional Assistants work closely with small groups of English language learner UVA employees for the duration of the program. Responsibilities of Instructional Assistants include: 

  • Planning and preparing one-hour weekly English lessons using provided curriculum and resources.
  • Leading the one-hour weekly English lesson for their assigned group of English learners.
  • Discussing and reviewing lessons with the Workplace English leadership team.
  • Keeping regular contact with each English learner throughout the week using voice and video messages via WhatsApp to encourage ongoing English practice.
  • Maintaining detailed records of each learner's progress throughout the 5-week program and writing a summary report for each learner. 

This position is 19-hours total over the course of the program.

2026 Summer Workplace English Program Schedule:

  • Wednesdays, 12-2 PM in New Cabell Hall
    • Dates: June 17, June 24, July 1, July 8, July 15

Eligibility Requirements 

The following are required components of the position: 

  • In-person availability for 3.5 hours per week during the 5-week summer program, along with one pre-program training.
    • Pre-program training: Wednesday, June 3, 6:00-7:30 PM (online)
  • Enrollment at UVA as an undergraduate or graduate student. 

Compensation 

IAs will receive an hourly undergraduate/graduate wage for the duration of the program.

  • Hourly wages: $14 undergraduate, $17 graduate.

Application  

If you would like to apply for the Workplace English Instructional Assistant position, click here.

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Questions 

If you have any questions about the Summer Workplace English Program, please direct them to visas@virginia.edu.