Teach the Bible to one child, at their own table.

Who we look for

• A committed Christian, known at a local church, whose pastor will speak for you.
• At least 21 years old.
• Patient with children, and willing to teach each lesson as it is written rather than from memory.
• Able to travel to families in your part of Lagos.
• Willing to be checked thoroughly. Every tutor is, including people the pastors have known for many years.

The checks every tutor passes, and why

These checks are about paperwork and about children. They are not a judgement on anybody’s faith or character, and nobody is excused them.

1. Your identity documents, seen in person. You upload a photograph of your ID, and bring the original when we meet you. A parent opening their door needs to know the person is who we say they are.
2. Your NIN. We look at your NIN slip in person and write down only the last four digits. We never keep the whole number.
3. Two references, which we collect ourselves. One from your pastor and one from somebody else who knows you well. We write to them directly and they answer us privately; you will not see what they say. A reference handed in by the person applying is not really a reference.
4. A guarantor form. Somebody of standing signs to say they know you and will stand behind you.
5. Five questions about your past. We ask everybody about convictions, dismissals and anything ever raised about them in relation to a child. Most people who tell us about something are still approved. Something we find out later, that you did not tell us, always ends an application.
6. An interview, in person. Face to face, never by phone, because this work puts an adult alone with a child.
7. Our Child Protection Policy. You read it and sign it. It is short, and it matters more than anything else here. Read the policy
8. The training, and its assessment. 5 short readings (The open door, Nothing is secret, When a child tells you something, Contact and communication, Teaching well), each followed by questions about real situations. Some questions must be answered correctly whatever the score. You do it at your own pace, on your phone.

The rules in a family’s home

These do not bend, for anybody.

• An adult is at home for every lesson. If you arrive and there is no adult in the house, you do not teach. You leave, and you tell us. You are still paid for that visit.
• The door stays open. You teach where the family can see and hear you.
• You never message, call or follow a child on any app, and you never give a child your number.
• No gifts or money to a child, ever.
• No meeting outside lessons. You never arrange to see a child away from a lesson, and you never offer a lift.
• You never ask a child to keep a secret, and you never photograph or film a child.

How and when you are paid

• ₦4,500 for each lesson you teach in a family’s home, plus ₦1,500 towards your transport.
• ₦4,500 for each lesson taught online.
• You are paid twice a month, on the 1st and the 16th, by bank transfer into an account in your own name. We check that the name on the account matches your identity document.
• A lesson is paid once the family has had three days to raise any question about it. A lesson a family has questioned waits until we have looked into it.
• If you travel to a lesson and the child is unwell, or the family cancels with less than a day’s notice, you are still paid.
• Rates are set by the ministry and may change. A change never alters the pay for a lesson you have already taught.

How long it takes

Usually about a month from sending your details to a decision, and sometimes longer. Most of that time is spent waiting for references and finding a time to meet. You can help by telling your referees to expect our email, and by uploading your documents early.

What happens when you apply

1. You create an account, or sign in, and tell us about yourself.
2. You upload your documents, answer the five questions and name your two referees.
3. You do the training at your own pace.
4. We meet you in person.
5. The pastors decide, and you see the decision on your application page.

Our privacy notice says what we hold about applicants and their referees, who handles it, and how long we keep documents from people we do not take on.