PT English as a Second Language (ESL): Noncredit Instructor

Cerritos College•Norwalk, CA

11h

About The Position

Cerritos College’s Continuing Education Division is hiring a noncredit English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor. The division provides noncredit and fee-based courses on campus and in the community, with support services that include intake and assessment, contextualized learning, onboarding, and student transition services. ESL courses range from low beginning to low advanced levels. Faculty are expected to maintain current knowledge of their disciplines and teaching practices, communicate regularly, and maintain student confidentiality. Instructors assigned classes must teach all assigned courses for the scheduled minutes and in accordance with course outlines, help students understand their progress, maintain accurate enrollment, attendance, and academic records, and submit required syllabi, grades, attendance reports, and other course materials by published deadlines. They must maintain a safe instructional environment and meet final examination and record-retention requirements. Assignments depend on sufficient funding and enrollment and may be on campus or remote, as assigned. Faculty assignments may include day, evening, and/or weekend classes. Employment requires fingerprinting and criminal history clearance, submission of a TB Risk Assessment, proof of California residency and eligibility to work in the United States, and signing a loyalty oath. The District does not provide immigration sponsorship.

Requirements

Meet one of the stated minimum qualification pathways: a relevant bachelor’s degree in ESL/TESOL or a specified related field, with any required ESL certificate; a specified related bachelor’s degree plus one year of ESL teaching experience at an accredited institution and an ESL certificate; a full-time, clear California Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential authorizing ESL instruction; a bachelor’s degree plus two years of related occupational experience; an associate degree plus six years of related occupational experience; a full-time, clear California Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential authorizing instruction in the subject matter; or the applicable minimum qualifications for noncredit apprenticeship instructors under Section 53413.
Understand and be sensitive to the needs of students, community members, and employees from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds.
Be able to teach on campus or remotely as assigned.
Provide proof of California residency before employment.
Provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States and sign the loyalty oath.
Obtain fingerprints for criminal history clearance through the State Department of Justice and pay the required processing fee if offered employment.
Submit a TB Risk Assessment reviewed and signed by a health professional before employment.
Submit transcript copies verifying required degrees and/or coursework; foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES-certified agency, and qualifying education or training must be from regionally accredited institutions.
Provide a resume or curriculum vitae and a copy of unofficial transcripts showing completed coursework and degree conferral date.

Nice To Haves

Community college teaching experience in noncredit programs.

Responsibilities

Maintain currency with current information, concepts, laws, and ideas in the discipline and with best practices in teaching and learning.
Check mailbox, voicemail, and email regularly and maintain student confidentiality.
Teach assigned classes for all scheduled minutes and in accordance with course outlines of record.
Notify the Instructional Dean or designee in advance of necessary class absences and prepare plans to maintain continuity of course content if a substitute is assigned.
Provide opportunities for students to be aware of their progress.
Submit a syllabus for each class to the Division Office.
Maintain accurate student enrollment, attendance, and academic progress records and submit them by published deadlines.
Submit end-of-session grades and supporting documentation, attendance reports, first-day/no-show student information, and textbook orders by published deadlines.
Use electronic textbooks or course packs only when they meet the stated requirements for free access to tests and exams, accessibility, designated college staff read-only evaluation access, and download or print availability.
Meet all classes during the final examination period and give final examinations at the scheduled time unless an exception is approved.
Retain corrected final examination papers for at least one year after the close of the semester or summer term.
Maintain a safe learning environment in classrooms, laboratories, and other instructional spaces.
Allow the instructional manager and/or Instructional Dean to review assignments upon request.
Complete the checkout form before leaving campus at the end of the academic term.