ESL Instructor

Job Details • Monroe, LA

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About The Position

Louisiana Delta Community College’s Adult Education Department is hiring an ESL Instructor for a grant-funded administrative/staff appointment. The instructor teaches ESL classes in a classroom setting using instructional methods suited to adult learners. The role also supports student progress toward high-school equivalency and participation in Adult Education programming.

The instructor maintains student records, attendance, progress reports, and assessment documentation in accordance with program policies and confidentiality requirements. The position also involves registration, testing, scheduling, and maintaining a clean, professional, and supportive classroom environment.

Requirements

• Associate degree or higher.
• One year of experience teaching ESL.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of personalities.
• Passing a pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Three years of teaching experience.
• Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

• Establish positive, trusting relationships with students.
• Foster student accountability, self-advocacy, self-awareness, and critical-thinking skills.
• Teach ESL classes in a classroom setting using instructional methods suited to adult learners with English as a Second Language.
• Follow administration policies for measuring and documenting student educational gains, attendance, and attainment of goals.
• Keep daily attendance records and progress reports, and maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date records.
• Protect the confidentiality of student records in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Ensure students who qualify are pre- and post-tested as needed.
• Assess program students using the TABE and TABE CLAS-E tests as required by Adult Education Program policy.
• Create a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to students’ maturity and interests.
• Participate in and manage registration, testing, and scheduling events.
• Promote ESL students’ participation in all aspects of Adult Education programming.
• Facilitate ESL students’ progress toward a high-school equivalency test.
• Maintain a clean and professional classroom environment.

Benefits

• Retirement.
• Multiple medical insurance options.
• Supplemental insurance options, including dental, term life, disability, accident, and vision insurance.
• Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan for certain child-care and medical expenses.
• 14 holidays per year, typically including a longer break at Christmas.
• Annual (vacation) leave and sick leave.
• Employee Assistance Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree