ELT Instructor - Part-Time, Evening Shift

Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc • Louisville, KY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Catholic Charities of Louisville’s Migration and Refugee Services department is seeking a patient, well-organized, and adaptable instructor to teach adult refugee students. The instructor teaches Beginning ELT literacy and Low Beginning ELT classes, emphasizing survival English and work skills that prepare students for employment and daily life in the community. The role requires comfort teaching students from diverse cultures and adapting communication and teaching methods to individual classrooms as enrollment changes. The school has open enrollment, with new students expected to join classes each week. The instructor demonstrates the agency’s Welcome, Empower, and Strengthen values and supports its mission, vision, and Catholic identity.

Classes take place in person Monday through Thursday from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM. The instructor must be flexible to complete administrative tasks outside class times. The work is performed in a classroom and office setting with moderate noise from computers, printers, and people moving.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with experience teaching ELT to adults.
• Strong classroom management skills.
• Ability to provide high-quality instruction to students across English proficiency levels, from literacy to advanced.
• Technology skills for teaching in a virtual classroom, including familiarity with Zoom, Google Classroom, and other online teaching programs.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with colleagues, clients, and community members.
• Good organizational and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Self-confidence, enthusiasm, and initiative.
• Ability to read, write, and understand English.
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to work under pressure, use time and resources effectively, and exercise sound judgment.
• Ability to multitask and respond to deadlines.
• Ability to work well with a diverse group of people.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to drive to offsite locations to provide classroom instruction as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-person group instruction and tutoring for students.
• Plan lessons and activities appropriate for students’ English proficiency levels.
• Connect students with resources and other services in the community.
• Record students’ attendance and progress.
• When working with volunteers, provide training and prepare lessons and activities for individual or small-group instruction.
• Record all ELT documentation in agency computer database programs and/or required forms.
• Participate in agency-wide activities.
• Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time