ESOL Instructor

Position: ESOL Instructor

Division: Families Community Building and Workforce Development

Location: Education Center

Status/Hours: Part time - 16 hours per week (10 contact hours 5 preparation hours 1 hour for weekly staff meeting); Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday evenings

Hourly Rate Range: $42 per hour - $42 per hour

Program Description:
The Education Center provides adult education services to the Brooklyn community offering ESOL classes GED preparation and language-supported vocational training. Additionally the center operates a Family Welcome Center that provides case management workforce development programming and community workshops. Many students speak Spanish Arabic or Chinese as their first language.

Position Description:
The BCS Education Center is seeking a part-time ESOL Instructor to teach an English course integrated with job training in hospitality for the restaurant and hotel industries. Classes meet Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday evenings for a total of 10 contact hours per week. The instructor will also dedicate 5 hours per week to lesson preparation and 1 hour per week to staff meetings. The instructor will focus on helping adult learners achieve measurable skills-gain testing and retention targets while fostering an engaging and inclusive learning environment.

Accountable for:

• Measurable skills-gain targets
• Testing targets
• Retention targets

Responsible for:

• Design and facilitate ESOL classes for students in an integrated ESOL and job training course
• Curriculum design and lesson planning
• Maintain attendance records
• Attend weekly staff meetings

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelors degree
• Certificate or higher in TESOL
• Knowledge of TESOL methods and techniques; experience working with multicultural adult learners
• At least one year of teaching experience preferably in a community setting
• Language skills in Spanish Arabic and/or Chinese are preferred
• Availability to teach Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday evenings

BCS and Turning Point require that all employees entering the workplace be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless an exemption is granted as a medical or religious accommodation.