American Civics ESOL Instructor

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American Civics and ESOL Instructor (Advanced)

In-person, Part-time, 15 - 21 hours per week

Reports to: ESOL Director, Support Services Department

Hourly salary: $30 - $35, commensurate with education and experience

Schedule: 15 - 21 hours per week, Morning, daytime, evening, and weekend shifts are available. The schedule is based on the location of the site assigned.

Benefits include:

● Paid Safe, Sick and Prenatal Leave

● Employee Assistance Program

● Professional Development Assistance

● Great work environment

The Mosholu Montefiore Community Center (MMCC) is the largest not-for-profit provider of quality education, employment, and health and recreation programs in the impoverished neighborhoods of the North Bronx, serving the needs of more than 35,000 residents each year. Since our founding as a neighborhood community center in 1942, MMCC has served the needs of thousands of neighbors from all cultural backgrounds, religions, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and special needs.

The mission of MMCC is to improve the lives of Bronx and Manhattan residents with our dedication to humanitarian efforts; reaching out to a rich tapestry of cultures, building gateways to success through quality service and programs, building confidence, sustainability and working toward self-sufficiency for the individuals we serve.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Instruct different levels of ESOL/Civics students.
• Maintain and keep attendance records.
• Develop and design a curriculum that will connect with students from diverse backgrounds and age groups; overall approaches relating to literacy, life skills, and workplace English focusing on basic English skills such as listening/speaking and reading/writing.
• Assessing students with the BEST Plus 3.0 as Pre-Test for placement and Post-Test for progress in the computer.
• Assessments like quizzes, weekly/monthly tests, classwork, and homework are maintained in individual folder of students by the teacher as additional evaluation of students' progress.
• Writing Progress Notes for students monthly for evaluation and follow up of students' progress.
• Attending DYCD and LAC professional development sessions for learning and enhancing methods and approaches in language teaching.
• Participating in staff meetings for important information and interaction with co-workers on significant matters affecting the program.
• Respond to other duties as required by the director.
• Create lesson plans for multi-level ESOL/Civics Classes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Fluent in English and Spanish
• BEST Plus 3.0 certificate.
• Must have at least one year of teaching experience with adults in the ESOL/Civics field. Open to recent graduates from M.A. TESOL Programs or Literacy Assistance Center. TESLA graduate with ESL certificate(preferred).
• Computer literate to administer the BEST Plus 3.0 and for program reports.
• Knowledge of another language and culture besides English are required that may affect the students' ability to acclimate to an English-speaking environment.
• Flexible in dealing with co-workers as to coordination of activities such as celebrations, field trips, and lesson preparation.
• Must be able to adapt lesson planning, references, and materials to suit the students' styles of learning and English levels.
• Must be able to teach ESOL / Civics classes at varying levels

To Apply:

Send resumes, cover letters and questions to Danielle Poole, ESOL Program Director, dpoole@mmcc.org. Your cover letter must address your qualifications for this position, salary requirements and your interest in MMCC.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. DRUG FREE WORKPLACE.

MMCC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to cultural competency, diversity, and inclusion and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $30.00 - $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: 15 – 21 per week

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a BEST Plus 3.0 Certificate?
• Are you a TESLA graduate with an ESL certificate?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• ESL Teaching: 1 year (Required)

Language:

• english (Required)
• spanish (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Bronx, NY 10467 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Bronx, NY 10467: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person