Part-Time Esol Instructor - All Levels Mornings And Evenings

The Lehman College Adult Learning Center (ALC) is a teacher-led direct-service project of the Institute for Literacy Studies (ILS). Our shared mission—advancing urban education—has deep significance for the schools, colleges, and community-based settings in our home borough of the Bronx. Four interrelated core values inspire and infuse our work: commitments to human capacity, social justice, the power of democratic communities, and transformative work for all persons.

We provide thoughtful, innovative instruction, individualized counseling, and a nurturing environment for learners aged 16 and older. Students enter our program with the hope that the ALC’s key programs comprising free classes for Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equivalency (HSE), and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), including career and college readiness can provide them with a meaningful pathway toward qualitatively better lives and economic self-sufficiency. In turn, our classes embed adult learning in real-life contexts to ensure that everyone who comes through our door has the skills to not only get a foothold but compete in the modern workplace.

Reporting to the Director and the ESOL Coordinator, the Lehman Adult Learning Center seeks dynamic ESOL teachers for part-time employment starting September 2023.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• Create and implement student-centered lessons with a thematic focus;
• Attend staff meetings;
• Work collaboratively with all ESOL teachers to share curriculum ideas, lesson plans, and classroom management strategies.
• Administer BEST Plus test, and participate in registration and orientation;
• Attend Professional Development workshops as required;
• Assess students’ work and provide feedback on an ongoing basis;
• Plan and submit a class curriculum to the ALC twice yearly;
• Participate in program-wide events and activities;
• Maintain attendance records;
• Performs the duties of other positions when necessary.

Attributes of Lehman’s ALC staff members are:

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse constituencies, including urban students, faculty, and administrators.
• Experienced with immigrant and underrepresented students with a strong understanding of student support and academic services in education.
• Experienced in analyzing problems and identifying solutions as a team.
• Informed about trends and issues facing immigrant, low-income and first-generation college, underrepresented, and disadvantaged students in education.
• Creative, organized, and committed to learner-centered, participatory education.

Perform other duties when necessary.

• Qualified candidates must have prior experience teaching in Adult ESOL classrooms, both in person and on online, such as on Zoom.
• Must be creative, organized, and committed to learner-centered, participatory education.
• Bachelor's degree required; ESOL teaching certification preferred.

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