Substitute Teacher for ESOL

YMCA of Greater Boston•Boston, MA

55d•Onsite

About The Position

The YMCA of Greater Boston’s International Learning Center (ILC) has been helping the community learn English and develop employment skills to improve their lives for over 24 years. This position involves being a substitute teacher for ESOL, Career Advancement, and English for Immigrant Entrepreneurs classes for adults from diverse backgrounds. The role requires developing and delivering engaging lessons, fostering a safe and inclusive classroom, and collaborating with colleagues and advisors to support student progress.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required; Education background preferred.
TESOL, TEFL, TESL certificate preferred.
Eligible to live and work in the US.
Sensitive to socio-economic and ethnic minority issues.
Strong communication skills, inter-personal skills, and classroom management skills.
Able to participate in paid Professional Development.
Able to work independently and as part of a team.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, and Zoom.
Comfortable learning and using web-based file storage i.e., Google Docs, SharePoint, etc.
Eager to contribute to a collaborative working environment.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual a plus.

Responsibilities

Be a substitute teacher for ESOL, Career Advancement, and English for Immigrant Entrepreneurs classes to adults of diverse linguistic, cultural, religious, socio-economic and educational backgrounds.
Survey and incorporate adult learner goals into coursework for a student-centered and goal oriented ESOL class.
Develop lesson plans and deliver engaging and contextualized lessons which integrate academic and employment skills utilizing the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS).
Provide a safe and inclusive classroom environment that fosters students’ language production.
Select and adapt materials, educational apps, and web resources for Google Classroom and Zoom.
Present clear content and language objectives to students for each class.
Incorporate digital literacy skills into class content and coursework.
Collaborate with Education and Career Advisor to ensure that all students are progressing with their personal, education, and career goals.
Conduct formative and summative assessments regularly to evaluate students’ progress.
Work collaboratively with peers on curriculum review, common planning and program improvement.
Communicate classroom/student issues to Program Director in a timely manner.
Keep accurate and timely attendance records.
Provide progress reports to students twice a year.
Attending teacher meetings.
Document weekly lesson plans in Google drive.