Job Summary:
The ESL Instructor is a tenure-track faculty position reporting to the Dean of Adult Education and ESL Division. The primary instruction area is English as a Second Language, including advanced ESL transition courses. The ESL program helps students develop English language skills for life in the U.S. and for college and career preparation. It is part of the educational pathway from ESL instruction to ABE/ASE instruction, post-secondary education, and career training. Other responsibilities include academic advisement, curriculum development, student advisement, support for adjunct instructors, service on college and division committees, and compliance with ICCB Adult Education professional development, performance, and other ICCB requirements.
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), or Master’s degree in Linguistics, Adult Education, or English with a specialization in TESOL.
- A commitment to the community college mission and to working with diverse student populations. Demonstrated success and academic experiences with diverse populations and diverse teaching methods. Reflecting departmental and institutional values, candidates are expected to have the ability to advance the Department’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Ability to work effectively and constructively with persons of diverse cultures, language groups, and abilities; demonstrate sensitivity to and ability to work with the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
- Competency in technologies commonly used in post-secondary instruction.
Desired Qualifications:
- Demonstrated success and experience teaching adults English as a Second Language at the community college.
- A commitment to teaching adult English Language Learners workforce preparation, community education, academic preparation and adult basic education courses.
- Familiarity and usage of current and innovative technology for instructional purposes.
- Demonstrated ability to teach math as applied to daily living, workforce preparation, and academic preparation.
- Bilingual in Spanish and English.