Esl/Efl Instructor

Air Education and Training Command•Lackland AFB, TX

About The Position

The ESL/EFL Instructor plans and conducts classroom instruction in English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) and English for Specific Purposes (ESP), and trains teachers to become ESL/EFL instructors. Students include military personnel at ranks from cadet and private through general officer, as well as senior civilian executive-service-equivalent members. They represent more than 100 countries, range in age from 18 to over 60, and have diverse educational, cultural, and religious backgrounds. The instructor develops or adapts lesson plans and instructional materials to meet students’ linguistic and pedagogical needs, provides instruction from basic to advanced English, assesses and counsels students, and supports teacher development. Instruction may include preparation for graduate-level college courses and U.S. war colleges, more than 24 specialty areas such as aviation, medicine, and explosive ordnance disposal, and basic and advanced instructor development and ESL course management. The position requires U.S. citizenship, the ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance, a mobility agreement, and willingness and ability to travel by military and commercial air within and outside the continental United States. A pre-employment physical is required and must be maintained. The position is subject to the DoD Priority Placement Program, and travel and relocation expenses will not be paid. Instructors must maintain current certifications and may be videotaped while teaching for training purposes.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Males must be registered for Selective Service.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance as a condition of continued employment.
Must sign a mobility agreement under the agency mobility program.
Must be willing and able to travel by military and commercial air in the CONUS and OCONUS.
Must satisfactorily complete a pre-employment physical and maintain the required physical qualification.
Must maintain current certifications.
Meet the basic education requirement: a four-year degree including or supplemented by a major in education, or 24 semester hours (or equivalent) of specified coursework in education, ESL, EFL, linguistics, foreign languages, TESOL, or a subject appropriate to the position.
Meet one additional qualification option: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09, three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or a qualifying combination of education and experience.
Specialized experience, when used, includes training ESL/EFL/ESP teachers; planning and conducting instruction for adults; adapting or developing instructional materials; and making professional recommendations to improve curriculum, training materials, instruction, student administration, or program management.
Demonstrate knowledge of ESL/EFL/ESP instruction, English and American culture, instructional design and materials development, and student assessment and measurement.
Demonstrate skill in evaluating and critiquing instructor-students’ practice teaching.
Demonstrate effective oral and written communication and the ability to work harmoniously with students and organizational personnel and to analyze and complete training studies and projects.
Submit transcripts when education is used to qualify; foreign education must be shown to be equivalent to U.S. education.
For experience credit, employment entries must include beginning and ending month/year dates and exact hours worked per week.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in TESOL, TESL, TEFL, ESL, EFL, applied linguistics, or linguistics.
Undergraduate degree in ESL/EFL, English, or foreign languages, plus one year of professional-level experience teaching ESL/EFL to adults.
Any undergraduate degree, 24 semester hours (or equivalent) of undergraduate coursework equivalent to a major in TESOL, TESL, TEFL, ESL, EFL, or linguistics, and one year of professional-level experience teaching ESL/EFL to adults.
Native speaker or equivalent, with no speech impediment.

Responsibilities

Prepare lesson plans by adapting instructor texts, guides, or commercial texts, or by developing a plan of instruction to meet students’ specific linguistic or pedagogical needs.
Teach ESL/EFL/ESP to a diverse student body from more than 100 countries and across a broad age range.
Counsel students and recommend placement, remedial training, or enrichment training based on observation, assessment, and evaluation.
Establish a learning environment conducive to adult ESL/EFL/ESP learning and ESL/EFL teacher training.
Ensure the classroom is orderly and professional in appearance.
Teach English from basic elementary through advanced levels, including preparation for graduate-level college courses and U.S. war colleges.
Teach English in specialty areas such as aviation, medical fields, and explosive ordnance disposal.
Provide basic and advanced instructor development and manage ESL courses.
Train teachers to become ESL/EFL instructors.