Part Time Evening ESOL Instructor

ESOL Instructor

Status: Part-Time

We work with many employers in Boston, assisting their employees to develop and improve their English language skills. You can make a difference and help people advance in their careers! New contracts starting often, with evening and afternoon instructors needed. Evening availability a plus! This position is part-time, approximately 6-8 hours per week. (half time teaching, half time planning hours).

JVS creates specially tailored educational and training programs coupled with a network of services and supports designed to help employers and their staff gain the education and skills needed for superior performance, job satisfaction, and career advancement. Through the English for Advancement Program, our team also helps individuals gain the language and job readiness skills they need to gain employment or advance to the next step in their career pathway.

The ideal candidate is flexible, collaborative, and open to learning. Many of our on-site classes may take place in non-traditional learning environments when delivered at employers such as restaurants, manufacturing facilities, and hospitals so innovation and adaptability are key.

Evening instructors highly in demand! Evening availability is a plus!

Part-time hours available for several types of classes. Help individuals gain skills for employment, or teach workplace education classes to help employees improve their skills.

Part-time with the possibility of full-time depending on availability

Develop and deliver contextualized lessons that build participants’ English skills for life and work.

Understand the role of project collaborators, particularly if from other programs, and work together to achieve outcomes.

Establish relationships with key stakeholders - participants, employers, partner organizations, funders - and work collaboratively in a structured and ongoing manner.

Work collaboratively with and encourage collaboration between team members to ensure performance goals are met.

Provide assistance to fellow team members when needed.

Take ownership of the instructor role as a leader both in and outside the classroom.

Be flexible to individual learning styles and set appropriate limits to ensure all students have an equal opportunity to learn.

Assign, edit and correct student work in a timely and ongoing basis.

Provide students with feedback regarding performance in class and discuss any obstacles that may be impeding progress.

Administrative / Communication

Track and report attendance, homework completion, classroom participation and testing outcomes on a weekly/monthly basis.

Assist with planning and implementation of Celebration of Achievement ceremonies at the end of class.

Highly professional presence and communication skills are a must, as the instructor will be representing JVS off site at employer/partner sites and will need to maintain good relationships with our employer partners.

BS/BA in Education or related field; TESOL Certificate and/or Master’s preferred.

2-3 years of workplace or related training/teaching experience preferred.

Knowledge of adult learning theory.

Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills.

Instructional planning.

Building Relationships, Collaboration and Teamwork.

Planning/Organizing.

JVS is strongly committed to diversity and a workplace environment that respects, appreciates and values employee differences and similarities. By providing and supporting a work culture that fosters and builds upon diversity and its strengths, JVS will better serve our local communities and continue to provide quality services. JVS is an employment at-will organization and an equal opportunity employer committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws.