English as a Second Language ( ESL) Instructor

Title: English as a Second Language ( ESL) Instructor

Salary Range: $45, 000.00 (tentative based on education and experience)

Contract Term Length: 10 Months

Standard Hours: 37.50

Work Location: Hybrid

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Jefferson Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Jefferson Community College

Department: Humanities & Fine Arts – ESL

Total Rewards

Jefferson Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

The Humanities Division of Jefferson Community and Technical College has an opening for an English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructor for primarily the Downtown campus.

Job Duties:

This position will be responsible for full-time instruction in English as a Second Language writing, reading, grammar, and vocabulary. Fostering an active and inclusive learning environment, maintaining office hours for mentoring and coaching students, success and retention activities, and utilization of Blackboard for communication and feedback are additional requirements. Other duties include but are not limited to: • Academic advising • Course and curriculum development • Internal and external community service • Educational leadership and professional development.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in TESOL/Linguistics/Foreign Language/English or a related field required. Extensive experience in teaching multiple ESL levels and skills, teaching college composition and understanding of the importance of, working with students from diverse backgrounds required. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Teaching experience at the college level, 18 graduate hours in English, speaking at least one foreign language, international experience and online teaching experience preferred.

Additional Skills Requested:

This position requires the ability to work in a culturally diverse environment, which consists of frequent contact with a diverse constituency of students, faculty, staff, and the public. Candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to working with underrepresented minority students through teaching, mentoring, or administration are especially encouraged to apply. Candidates who have experience with intersectional, inclusive instruction and with a demonstrated ability to incorporate diverse perspectives into teaching and student engagement are encouraged to identify those experiences in the application materials. Jefferson Community and Technical College is working to build a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working.

Read Full Description