Job Title: ESOL Instructor
PVN ID: LA-1808-002690
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: LAGUARDIA C. C.

Job Description

General Description

LaGuardia Community College’s Center for Immigrant Education and Training (CIET) in the Division of Adult and Continuing Education (ACE) seeks dynamic and innovative part-time ESOL instructors for its Fall semester (September to December) programs.

CIET provides comprehensive educational and training programs designed to help low-income immigrant English language learners improve their economic status and become independent and effective participants in the life of New York City. CIET offers no-cost, grant-funded ESOL programs that assist immigrant adults in their roles as workers, parents, and community members.

Responsibilities include:

  • Teaching ESOL approximately 9 hours per week;
  • Daily classroom instruction, student assessment, and lesson planning/ curriculum development;
  • Creating a communicative classroom environment for adult English language learners;
  • Tracking student progress and attendance, while assisting with all required documentation;
  • Completing approximately 5 hours per quarter of paid professional development workshops through the NYSED Regional Adult Education Network (RAEN);
  • Other related tasks, as necessary.
  • This part-time position will be at an estimated hourly wage of $33.00 an hour.

Please include a resume and cover letter, indicating dates and hours available to teach in Fall and preferred proficiency level(s) of instruction (beginners, intermediate, high-intermediate), along with the contact information for 3 professional references.

 

Other Duties

Qualifications

 

  • Bachelor’s degree, plus a recognized TESOL certification and/or MA TESOL coursework;
  • Relevant adult ESOL teaching experience, including use of contextualized ESOL lessons related to civic engagement, workforce readiness, computer literacy, and/or parent engagement;
  • Ability to use standard Microsoft Office software;
  • Best Plus oral assessment certification helpful;
  • Availability for either a morning (9:15am-12:15pm) or evening (6:00-9:00pm) weekday schedule, at least 3 days a week.

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Center for Immigrant Education and Train
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$32.00-$33.00
Hour(s) a week
8.00-9.00
Closing Date
Oct 24, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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